Cocktail of the Week: Winter in Caracas

Monday, Jan. 30, 2017 | 2 a.m.

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz. Diplomatico Añejo Rum

1/2 oz. Yellow Chartreuse

1/2 oz. Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao

2 oz. Cranberry juice

Rosemary sprig, cranberries and powdered sugar for garnish

Method

Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a glass with crushed ice. Garnish and dust with powdered sugar using a sifter.

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This cocktail, created with Venezuelan rum, will warm you up on a cold, gloomy day.

Diplomatico Añejo Rum is a smooth, award-winning spirit, slightly spicy, with notes of nutty caramel and molasses. The two liqueurs in this recipe — Yellow Chartreuse, an herbal, honey-sweetened liqueur, and Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao, a French “triple sec” created with orange peels and cognac — are perfect complements to the mix.

When combined with sweet, slightly sour cranberry juice, you get a rich, comforting cocktail that’s sure to sustain you through the winter months.

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Cocktail created by Francesco Lafranconi, Executive Director of Mixology and Spirits Education at Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits.