Palmetto Cocktail Recipe
The Palmetto is a classic pre-Prohibition cocktail, a rum-based variation on the Manhattan, featuring aged rum, sweet vermouth, and orange bitters. Adapted from Harry Craddock's 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book.
Make This
- Base
- Rum
- Glass
- Coupe
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- 4 minutes
- Strength
- Medium
- Flavor
- Sweet
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 fl oz Caribbean Blended Rum Aged 6-10 Years
- 1 1/2 fl oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
- 2 dashes Angostura Orange Bitters
Instructions
- Chill a coupe glass in the freezer.
- Add all ingredients to a mixing glass filled with ice.
- Stir until well-chilled, about 20-30 seconds.
- Strain into the chilled coupe glass.
- Express an orange zest twist over the drink and drop it in as garnish.