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

Black Mesa
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
¹⁄₂ oz	Jamaican-style overproof aged pot still rum
¹⁄₂ oz	Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez Sherry
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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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 (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
EXPRESS flamed orange zest twist over cocktail, then use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Pedro Ximénez sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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Review:

Pungent, funky and boozy with harmonious rum-dominated bitter sweetness.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Damon Boelte at Grand Army, Brooklyn, New York, USA. Damon's original recipe called for El Dorado 12 year old Demerara rum and Smith & Cross Jamaican rum.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Black Mesa contains 191 calories

Alcohol content:

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

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Matt

14th July 2024 at 23:40

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

30th August 2023 at 23:25

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

30th August 2023 at 23:30

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

John KM

9th December 2022 at 22:52

One of my favourite cocktails ever. The taste is exquisite

John Hinojos

18th September 2022 at 03:47

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.