Bitters
Colonial Ties
Rocks Glass
Large Cube
Ingredients
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1 ozRye
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1 ozJamaican
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1 cubeDark Brown Sugar
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2 dashesOrange Bitters
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1 barspoonSoda Water
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0.25 ozAbsinthe
to rinse the glass
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1 twistLemon
expressed and placed on rim
Instructions
Soak a brown sugar cube with orange bitters in a chilled mixing glass. Add a barspoon of soda water and muddle the mixture into a smooth paste. Add the rye and Jamaican rum along with cracked ice and stir until well-chilled and diluted. Rinse a chilled rocks glass with absinthe, discarding the excess. Strain the cocktail into the prepared glass. Express a lemon twist over the surface and place it on the rim as garnish.
About
A Sazerac-riff from Eric Alperin of The Varnish that pairs rye whiskey and Jamaican rum over a muddled brown sugar and orange bitters base, finished with an absinthe-rinsed glass for an earthy, Cognac-like depth.
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