Rum Old Fashioned

Rum Old Fashioned image
Serve in
an Old-fashioned glass...
2 shot Bacardi Carta Ocho aged rum BUY
½ shot White overproof rum
¼ shot Taylor's Velvet Falernum liqueur
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters BUY
⅛ shot Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
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How to make:

STIR rum with three ice cubes in a glass. ADD sugar, falernum, bitters and two more ice cubes. STIR lots more and add more ice.

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

Comment:

The flavour of the overproof rum greatly adds to the character of this Old Fashioned.

Origin:

Created in 2009 by Goncalo de Sousa Monteiro, Berlin, Germany.

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