Cupid’s Requiem

This cocktail is inspired by a chocolate-covered strawberry that can be enjoyed this Valentine’s Day. It is a very complex cocktail that begins with a strong rum and strawberry flavour and finishes with a nice bitter bite from the chocolate liqueur. I made this cocktail with the intention of using homemade ingredients. The chocolate liqueur recipe I got from Kevin Kos (https://www.kevinkos.com/post/white-creme-de-cacao) (for convenience, I opted to use the blender method). For the strawberry syrup, I used a sous vide method to maintain a fresh strawberry flavour in the syrup. (Note: you may need to adjust the amount of syrup depending on which one you use)

Type of Glassware

Coupe

Ingredients

1.5 oz. Aged Rum
0.5 oz. Creme de Cacao
0.5 oz. Lime Juice
1 oz. Strawberry Syrup
1 Dash Cocoa Bitters
Garnish: Strawberry

Instructions

Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker
Add ice and shake
Strain into a chilled coupe
Garnish with a strawberry