African Flower

2 oz Bourbon
3⁄8 oz CioCiaro
3⁄8 oz Crème de Cacao
2 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, rock, twist.

Cocktail summary
Created by
Becky McFalls, Little Branch, NYC.
Year
2008
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

Sam Ross' Bartender's Choice app for iOS.

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Average
4 stars
(19 ratings)
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  • A bit sweet - will reduce creme de cacao in the future.
  • a bit medicinal, menthol
  • Kind of in Manhattan territory in effect. Pleasant tingle, but a bit sweet (perhaps due to my relatively cheap bourbon and cacao).
  • 3/2/15
  • cio caiaro
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Comments

Not bad, but the bourbon (Maker's 46) dominated. Maybe forget the fiddly 3/8 measures and go to a full 1/4 for both next time.