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Black Mesa

Black Mesa

4.2 43 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Aged rum (6-10yr)
1/2 oz OP high ester aged pot still rum
1/2 oz Pedro Ximénez sherry
2 dash Aromatic bitters
2 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS flamed orange zest twist over cocktail, then use as garnish.

Flavour profile

31.0% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 191 calories

History

Boozy, pungent, and funky, with a rum-forward bitter sweetness.

This recipe is adapted from a cocktail created in 2015 by Damon Boelte at Grand Army in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Damon's original recipe specified El Dorado 12 year old Demerara rum and Smith & Cross Jamaican rum.

Created by Damon Boelte