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Rum · Intermediate

Dark Magus

A Negroni's shape with rum in the gin's place: aged Jamaican rum, a pineapple amaro and a bitter red aperitivo, with a quarter ounce of banana liqueur underneath. Credited in the source to Craig Nielsen.

GlassRocks glass
GarnishOrange twist
5ozRocks / Old-Fashioned holds 5 oz of liquidShort glass built over ice. Half its volume is ice, so liquid stays low.

Build

Aged Jamaican rum1½ oz45 ml1 oz30 ml2 oz60 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml
Pineapple amaro¾ oz20 ml½ oz15 ml1 oz30 ml1 ¼ oz35 ml1 ½ oz45 ml
Bitter red aperitivo½ oz15 ml⅜ oz10 ml⅝ oz20 ml⅞ oz25 ml1 oz30 ml
Banana liqueur¼ oz7.5 ml⅛ oz3.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml½ oz15 ml
Angostura bitters2 dashes

Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 1½ oz45 ml.

Already built on your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour.

Rescaled to your 2 oz60 ml pour. Written around 1½ oz45 ml.

Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 1½ oz45 ml.

Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 1½ oz45 ml.

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Method

  1. Add everything to a mixing glass and fill it two-thirds with ice.
  2. Stir until cold.
  3. Strain over one large cube.
  4. Express an orange twist over the drink and drop it in.

Adapted from @alans.bar (opens in a new tab) on Instagram.

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