Name: Black Tie
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 15 ml Light white rum; 15 ml Triple sec; 7.5 ml Orgeat syrup; 1&frasl;2 barspoon Blackstrap molasses; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years

1/2 fl oz

Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)

1/2 fl oz

Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur

1/4 fl oz

Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup

¹⁄₂ barspoon

Blackstrap molasses

3/4 fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

1/6 fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of physalis (cape gooseberry).

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with physalis (cape gooseberry) on rim.

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
18.58% alc./vol. (37.16° proof)
18.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) — Nuts

Comments & Discussion

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Chris Brislawn Commenter Appreciated Commenter 10 months ago

Molasses is even harder to work with in cocktails than honey, so thin it 2:1 with hot water to make molasses syrup. I increased the orange liqueur and orgeat slightly and eliminated the sugar syrup in Difford's recipe, then increased the white rum and the lime a bit. No idea where to get Cape Gooseberries. This merits inclusion on your Tiki Bar menu, whatever the garnish.

Nikolaus Linder Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 1 year ago

An instant favorite. Tried it on crushed ice with Legendario Añejo, then with El Dorado 12 yo. But the best run was witzh Cruzan Black Strap. What a feast :)

Ignacy Szczupal Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 3 years ago

Molasses has a basic viscosity comparable to dense peanut butter. You can often find diluted molasses on the market to make it easier to use, but if you choose a natural, unprocessed product, you should dissolve the molasses with the rum in the shaker by STIRing it before shaking it, otherwise you will leave a lot of undissolved molasses.

John Hinojos Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 3 years ago

Very flavourful rum cocktail. The molasses added to the rum flavours. Did not use the sugar syrup and had it a bit more sour than most may like. Would try this with a float of 151 or with Jamaican rum. Very nice for an evening sipper.

Ignacy Szczupal Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 3 years ago

I followed your advice and after trying the Havana 7 year old, I made a second version with Plantation Vintage Jamaica 10 year old (distribued only in Nicolas store in france https://www.nicolas.com/en/Liquors/-Rum-Plantation-Jamaica-10-years-old/p/476383.html)
The difference is indeed appreciable. The cocktail gains a fresher fruit flavour and at the same time a character that is somewhat lacking in the usual Havana 7y. The cocktail has gone from a i try and liked to a favorite.

jason keane Commenter Appreciated Commenter 5 years ago

I tried it with and without the sugar syrup. I thought with molasses and orgeat that sugar was no needed. But it worked a bit better with the sugar. Maybe the same offer could be had on the balance by reducing slightly the amount of lime juice. This is one for the dark-flavours people only. Rum and liquorice.

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