Name: Black Mesa
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 15 ml OP high ester aged pot still rum; 15 ml Pedro Ximénez sherry; 2 dash Aromatic bitters; 2 dash Orange bitters

Ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Overproof aged pot still rum (high-ester 4-6 years old)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez Sherry

2 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

2 dash

Orange Bitters by Angostura

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

EXPRESS flamed orange zest twist over cocktail, then use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Black Mesa contains 191 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
30.98% alc./vol. (61.97° proof)
23.7 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Pedro Ximénez sherry — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Comments & Discussion

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A J Wilson Premium Member 1y

Fantastic with Havana Club 7 and Smith & Cross (and yes, a fair bit of dilution). A teaspoon of Ancho Reyes takes it to the stratosphere!

Matt Premium Member 2y

Jamaican overproof is dominant flavor, even with only 1/2 oz. Others note that letting it rest (and get a little melt-water) helps mellow it out - I think I'll make with cube ice next time. Also, PX sherry adds sweetness and a nice flavor, but not as much sweet as the demerara syrup I use in a Rum O.F.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 3y

My personal notes say this is brand-dependent, and I'm sure you'd agree. Appleton 8 and Hamilton 151 was serviceable at first, though as the block of ice melted, it vastly improved. Something to play with.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 3y

O. F. T. D. replacing the Hamilton?... Different drink; maybe more edgy and focused in its rum nuances, but not necessarily better.

John KM Premium Member 3y

One of my favourite cocktails ever. The taste is exquisite

John Hinojos Premium Member 4y

It is boozy and dry. Definitely, a cocktail that needs to rest and let some of the block of ice melt. First comes over like firewater, but afterward becomes a very nice sipper. It is definitely a 10 or 10+ on the boozy scale.