Name: Archdeacon
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Jamaican OP aged rum; 30 ml Aged Jamaican rum; 22.5 ml Averna Amaro; 7.5 ml Cynar/carciofo amaro; 1 dash Tiki bitters

Archdeacon
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Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Ingredients:
1 oz	Jamaican-style overproof aged pot still rum
1 oz	Jamaican aged blended rum with funk
³⁄₄ oz	Amaro (e.g. Averna)
¹⁄₄ oz	Cynar or other carciofo amaro
1 dash	Tiki bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

Spirit-forward, characterful rum-laced and bittersweet with notes of herbal toffee and fudge.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2024 by Jason Edward Clapham of Clapham Cocktails in Oxford, England. As Jason says, "Not to be confused with the Archbishop, an equally-beguiling rum drink created by the Attaboy in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Archdeacon contains 236 calories

Alcohol content:

2.1 standard drinks
33.04% alc./vol. (33.04° proof)
29.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Chris Brislawn

20th February at 06:07

Took P. Schiano's finding to heart since Averna tends to dominate whatever else is in the drink and replaced the Averna with Ramazzotti, which plays nicely with the expressed orange twist. Used Smith & Cross and Appleton Estate 8-year-old Reserve, Bittermens Tiki bitters. We both enjoyed the interplay of dark, rich, caramel-y flavors, with just enough bitterness to keep it balanced. Would probably also be good with China-China amaro.

Paul Schiano

15th February at 00:56

The funk and the amaros do not play nice together. Almost a drain pour.

Chris Brislawn

20th February at 06:14

Try it with a less domineering amaro than Averna and perhaps a less funky blended rum than whatever you used. You might also dial down the Cynar to 1 tsp. We really liked this.

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