Name: Black Mesa
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Rum - 6-10yr old Caribbean blended rum; 15 ml Rum - Overproof pot still rum; 15 ml Sherry - Pedro Ximénez; 2 Angostura or other aromatic bitters; 2 Orange bitters

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Flamed orange zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (preferably over a chunk of block ice).

1 1/2 fl oz	Bacardi 8 year old rum
1/2 fl oz	Overproof pot still rum
1/2 fl oz	Pedro Ximénez sherry
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
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Review:

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

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 213 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
33.35% alc./vol. (66.7° proof)
25.4 grams of pure alcohol

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