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Chris Flannery-McCoy, Maison Premiere | Brooklyn, NY

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This rum and amaro-based cocktail by Chris Flannery-McCoy of Maison Premiere recalls the richness of an Old-Fashioned crossed with the anise undertones of a Sazerac. The full ounce of sweet Meletti amaro shines through the brown sugar rum base with notes of candied orange, caramel and saffron to pair with St. George absinthe’s minty, herbaceous bite.

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 1 ounce Meletti
  • 1 ounce Meletti
  • 1 ounce rum, aged (preferably Diplomatico)
  • 1 ounce rum, aged (preferably Diplomatico)
  • 1/2 ounce absinthe (preferably St. George)
  • 1/2 ounce absinthe (preferably St. George)
  • 5 dashes bitters, Bitter Truth Aromatic
  • 5 dashes bitters, Bitter Truth Aromatic

Garnish: grapefruit twist

Directions
  1. Add all ingredients to a mixing glass.
  2. Add ice and stir until chilled.
  3. Strain into a rocks glass over ice.
  4. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.

Tagged: absinthe, Diplomatico, Maxwell Britten, meletti, rum, St. George

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