Name: Black Magic No.2
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Amaro; 30 ml Peated malt whisky; 10 ml Banana liqueur; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Black Magic No.2
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Serve in a Double old-fashioned

Ingredients:
2 oz	Amaro Montenegro
1 oz	Torabhaig Peated Single Malt Whisky
¹⁄₃ oz	Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur
2 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Double 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 orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Amaro (e.g. Montenegro) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Two parts amaro to 1 part Islay single malt is a boundary-pushing recipe but with a splash of banana liqueur, the resulting cocktail is balanced and tasty.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2019 by Roger Grüter at Angel's Share in Basel, Switzerland. Roger's original recipe calls for Laphroaig 10yo Islay single malt.

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
23.69% alc./vol. (23.69° proof)
23.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Robert Holen

22nd November 2024 at 19:24

Truly a love/hate cocktail. The flavour is very strong and unique. I enjoyed it and will probably make it again. The missus however.. Almost needed a bucket XD

Avery Garnett

12th October 2023 at 19:18

It works. It definitely works. It's also, however, incredibly strange. I absolutely love montenegro and creme de banane. I even quite like Islay scotch in a cocktail. I cannot get over the combination of burning rubber and banana though. Maybe it's a little sweet, even. Very worth trying either way.

John Hinojos

31st October 2022 at 23:28

Really enjoyed this cocktail. We are not a fan of smoky flavours in cocktails, but this all works. It is not overly sweet, but the amaro and banana blends well to produce a wonder blend of flavours.

Christoffer Belhage

28th October 2022 at 22:10

Tried one with Montenegro and one with Averna, and much preferred the Averna version.
It seems like there already is some "green banana" in the Montenegro, and thus the resulting drink is overly banana candy flavored.
Averna's spice pairs exceptionally well with a smokey Laphroaig, in my humble opinion :)

John Champion

13th October 2022 at 19:31

A fantastic use of Montenegro, which unfortunately doesn't have a ton of cocktails recipes out there. I used Laphroaig 10, and it was savory, smoky, herbal with just a touch of sweetness. Don't skip the salt, either, it really makes the flavors pop.