Bishop
The Bishop is a classic hailing back to at least 1935, when it was documented in The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book. It’s a rum-wine sour, essentially – as weird as that sounds, it works wonderfully in the glass.
Purists would have you believe that only a fine red Burgundy can be used in a Bishop, but we’ve found it to be a wonderful way to stretch out the last bits of any bottle of red wine you have laying around. The exception to that would be wines with a strong “peppery” taste, like Shiraz. The pepper flavor is just too much for this delicate balance, overwhelming the rum and lime.
Ingredients
- 3 parts Light rum
- 1 part Red wine
- ½ part Lime juice
- 1 tsp Simple syrup
Instructions
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled wine glass. Garnish with a wheel of lime.
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Read more
- Bishop Cocktail: The Rum and Red Wine Classic from The Spruce
- The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book by A.S. Crockett
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