Violet Hour

2 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄4 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄10 oz Virgin Islands Rum, Cruzan Blackstrap (a bit over 1/2 tsp)
3 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Old Fashion
Instructions

Build in a rocks glass, stir.

History

As transcribed by Jonathan Forester: http://www.slashfood.com/2008/09/01/cocktail-hour-the-violet-hour/

Cocktail summary
Created by
Toby Maloney, Violet Hour
Year
2007
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

http://www.cocktailnerd.com/2009/07/last-nights-dogbite-the-violet-hour/;

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Comments
Dan commented on 11/04/2011:

Curated to provide another instruction, detail on bitters, and another source reference.