Optimist
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A dry, nutty sherry and white rum sour, sharpened by lime and rounded with a little sugar. Peychaud's adds a floral, aniseed note, and the charcoal rim gives it a dark, dramatic look.
Similar names: Bitter Optimist, Optimist Old Fashioned, The Optimist
Method
Shaken
Glass
flute
Difficulty
Medium
Flavor Profile
Ingredients
Servings:
1
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🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free🍷 Contains sulphites
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AdInstructions
- Chill the flute and give it a rim of charcoal.
- Add the white rum, dry sherry, lime juice, simple syrup and Peychaud's bitters to a shaker filled with ice.
- Shake hard until the shaker is frosty cold.
- Fine strain into the prepared flute.
- Twist a strip of grapefruit zest over the drink to release its oils, then discard it.