Rum · Intermediate

Ja-mocha Driftwood

Name: Ja-mocha Driftwood
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz Jamaican rum; 1 oz Fresh lime juice; ½ oz Chocolate Stout Syrup; ½ oz Mr Black coffee liqueur; ¼ oz Giffard banana liqueur; ¼ oz Allspice dram; 3 dashes Tiki bitters

Tiki style: Jamaican rum and lime with a syrup of reduced chocolate stout, coffee and banana liqueurs and allspice dram, finished with a smoking cinnamon stick.

GlassCoupe

GarnishCinnamon stick

6ozCoupe holds 6 oz of liquidStemmed, served up. The liquid is the whole drink.

Build

Jamaican rum	2 oz60 ml1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml
Fresh lime juice	1 oz30 ml½ oz15 ml¾ oz20 ml1 ¼ oz35 ml1 ½ oz45 ml
Chocolate Stout Syrup	½ oz15 ml¼ oz7.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml⅝ oz20 ml¾ oz20 ml
Mr Black coffee liqueur	½ oz15 ml¼ oz7.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml⅝ oz20 ml¾ oz20 ml
Giffard banana liqueur	¼ oz7.5 ml⅛ oz3.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml
Allspice dram	¼ oz7.5 ml⅛ oz3.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml
Tiki bitters	3 dashes

Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

Rescaled to your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

Already built on your 2 oz60 ml pour.

Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

Tools

Uses an open flameA step here involves a lit match or a torch near citrus oil or alcohol, both of which catch. Work away from anything that can burn, keep the bottle well back from the flame, never flame anything over a glass you are holding, and never add alcohol to something already alight. Expect a brief flare — that is the point of the technique — and give it room.

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Preparations

Chocolate Stout SyrupUntil syrupysee method

Open a chocolate stout and pour it into a saucepan. Cook it on low until light steam comes off it, which brings out its caramel flavor, and keep it on low until it has reduced to a syrup. Let it cool before using.

Method

Add everything to a shaker with ice and shake.
Strain into a chilled coupe.
Lay a cinnamon stick across the top.
Optional, for show: hold the end of the cinnamon stick in a lighter flame until it catches, blow it out so it smokes, and lay it back on the glass. Keep hair, sleeves and paper well clear.

Recipe by Brandon of B Rocka Cocktails (@b_rocka.cocktails (opens in a new tab)). View the original post (opens in a new tab) on Instagram.

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