Cocktail
Optimist
The Optimist cocktail is a delightful mix of light white rum, Lustau Jarana Fino Sherry, freshly squeezed lime juice, and rich sugar syrup, perfectly balanced with Creole-style bitters. This refreshing drink, garnished with a grapefruit twist, is designed to uplift your spirits and add a touch of optimism to any occasion.
What you need
- Rum
- Fino Sherry
- Lime Juice
- Simple Syrup
- Peychaud's Bitters2 dashes
- Grapefruit twistGarnish
Plus ice and your own shaker or glass. The Bartifier cup measures every pour.
Make it with Bartifier
Choose the strength and how many glasses. Each pour shows which sections of the cup to fill; the free app walks you through the same steps.
Strength changes the base spirits only (vodka, gin, rum, tequila, whiskey, brandy). Everything else stays the same.
Steps for 1 glass, Standard.
Step 1: Fill the highlighted sections with rum, then pour into your shaker.
Step 2: Fill the highlighted section with fino sherry, then pour into your shaker.
Step 3: Fill the highlighted section with lime juice, then pour into your shaker.
Step 4: Fill the highlighted section with simple syrup, then pour into your shaker.
Step 5: Add 2 dashes of peychaud's bitters to your shaker.
Step 6: Add ice to your shaker.
Step 7: Close your shaker, then swirl.
Step 8: Strain into a coupe glass.
Step 9: Garnish With Grapefruit Twist.
BARTIFIER
One cup. Six sections. No guesswork.
Bartifier is a measuring cup with six sections. Fill the ones the app highlights and pour into your shaker: every drink measured the same way, from 1 glass to 100.
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