Post #750279 by OnlyATikiLad on Thu, Sep 3, 2015 11:59 PM

On 2015-08-30 13:27, PalmtreePat wrote:
The Tortuga:
1 oz LH 151 (or hamilton 151)
1 oz Havana Club 123-proof (extinct product, book suggests either 1 1/4 oz havana club seleccion de maestros or 3/4 oz 151 proof cruzan)
1 oz sweet vermouth
1/2 oz orange curacao
1/2 oz white creme de cacao
1/2 oz lime juice
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz orange juice
1/4 oz grenadine

Shake everything with ice cubes and strain into a glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a lime wedge.

From Potions of the Caribean.

It's not bad, but it's not my favorite. I think a little more sour and a hair less creme de cacao would improve things, but I haven't gotten around to playing with the recipe yet.

Palmtreepat.....you're spot on regarding Tortuga. The actual recipe being used in 1958 at the Havana Trader Vic's calls for..
1/4 oz. Creme de cocoa
1 oz. Lemon juice