Formidable Dragon
Three rum styles, Amaro di Angostura, molasses, honey, and twin citrus make Martin Cate’s huge modern tropical drink dark, spicy, and surprisingly coherent.
- Glassware
- Brandy snifter
- Strength
- 19% ABVBefore dilution
- Garnish
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- Orchid Use one food-safe edible orchid.
- Mint sprig Use one fresh, aromatic sprig.
Ingredients
- Fresh lemon juice 22.5 ml
- Fresh lime juice 22.5 ml
- Honey syrup 15 ml Mix equal parts honey and warm water; refrigerate and use within two weeks.
- Molasses syrup 22.5 ml Dissolve two parts white sugar and one-quarter part mild molasses in one part hot water; cool, refrigerate, and use within two weeks.
- Amaro di Angostura 15 ml
- Blended aged rum 45 ml
- Black blended rum 30 ml
- Overproof Jamaican rum 7.5 ml Use a lightly aged, pot-still Jamaican rum around 57% ABV.
- Soda water 30 ml Use cold, freshly opened soda water.
Preparation
- Add all the ingredients to a spindle blender with 540 ml crushed ice and four to six small cubes.
- Flash-blend at high speed for five seconds, then open-pour with a gated finish into a chilled large brandy snifter.
- Add more crushed ice to fill and insert a swizzle stick.
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