Curtain Call

Written By Daniel Zajic

CURTAIN CALL

  • 1⅓ oz. / 45 ml. light rum

  • ⅓ oz. / 10 ml. Campari

  • ⅔ oz. / 20 ml. fresh lemon juice

  • ½ oz. / 15 ml. simple syrup

  • 3 fresh basil leaves

  • champagne or sparkling wine, to top

  • garnish with three skewered olives

METHOD
add all ingredients except champagne to shaker tin / shake with ice until chilled / fine strain into coupe or Nick and Nora / top with champagne / garnish with skewered olives

ABOUT
This one was created by Arash Ghassemi (@bababubblezz) at Green Door & Schwarze Traube (Berlin), where it won the German Bacardi Legacy cocktail competition in 2016. It’s like an Old Cuban with a color change and an herbal twist. The rum stays the same, but lemon replaces lime, and basil steps in for mint. Instead of Angostura, Campari brings the bitter—adding both depth and a beautiful hue. Switch it up this summer and give this one a try. Cheers y’all!

Daniel Zajic
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