Fair & Warmer
Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled mixing glass. Stir and strain into a chilled coupe. Express the oils from the orange twist over the finished drink and garnish with the peel.
- I made this with Brugal anejo, Pierre Ferrand dry curaçao, and I subbed in Punt e yes for the Lillet rouge. This cocktail really brought out the flavor of the barrel for me.
- Faked the Lillet with half Martini Rosso and half Cocchi Americano. Kinda sweet, kinda unexciting. I can see maybe the reproportioning suggested in the comment being worth trying.
- I make 2oz rum, 1oz vermouth, 1/4oz cointreau. I think it's a better drier balance this way.
- President of Vice — Añejo rum, Bianco Vermouth, Dry apricot brandy, Curaçao, Amontillado Sherry, Peychaud's Bitters, Orange bitters, Orange flower syrup, Orange peel
- The Corsican — Bourbon, Añejo rum, Falernum, Sweet vermouth, Orange bitters, Orange peel
- East Harlem — Añejo rum, Sweet vermouth, Apricot liqueur, Curaçao, Bitters, Cherry
- Interborough — Rye, Sweet vermouth, Maraschino Liqueur, Orange bitters, Pineapple Gum Syrup, Lemon juice, Orange juice, Orange peel, Maraschino cherry
- Across 110th Street — Añejo rum, Sweet vermouth, Falernum, Bitters, Maraschino cherry
Curated from 1 1/2 oz to 1/2 oz Lillet as per source reference.
Dry curaçao is the key. There is no substitute.
This cocktail appears in the Hugo Ensslin's Recipes for Mixed Drinks (1917) with a mere two dashes of curacao. I prefer this drier "rum manhattan with a bit of orange" approach.
My build is closer to 2 oz aged rum, 1 oz sweet vermouth, 1/8 oz (1 tsp) dry curaçao. Not sure where the Lillet Rouge came in, but a little bitter complexity from a quinquina or perhaps a split of sweet vermouth & Punt e Mes would do no harm (but it's not the classic way).