Name: Black Tie
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 15 ml Light white rum; 15 ml Triple sec; 7.5 ml Orgeat syrup; 1&frasl;2 barspoon Blackstrap molasses; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1)

Black Tie
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
¹⁄₂ oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
¹⁄₂ oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
¹⁄₂ barspoon	Blackstrap molasses
³⁄₄ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₆ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of physalis (cape gooseberry).
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish with physalis (cape gooseberry) on rim.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) - Nuts

Cocktail of the day:

18th October 2025 is Cravat Day

Review:

Depending on the sweetness of your molasses, you may not need to add sugar syrup.

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History:

Adapted from a drink created by Mark Lynch at Green 19 in Dublin, Ireland.

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
18.58% alc./vol. (18.58° proof)
17.6 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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Nikolaus Linder

23rd April at 16:24

An instant favorite. Tried it on crushed ice with Legendario Añejo, then with El Dorado 12 yo. But the best run was witzh Cruzan Black Strap. What a feast :)

Ignacy Szczupal

16th November 2022 at 00:26

Molasses has a basic viscosity comparable to dense peanut butter. You can often find diluted molasses on the market to make it easier to use, but if you choose a natural, unprocessed product, you should dissolve the molasses with the rum in the shaker by STIRing it before shaking it, otherwise you will leave a lot of undissolved molasses.

John Hinojos

10th October 2022 at 03:20

Very flavourful rum cocktail. The molasses added to the rum flavours. Did not use the sugar syrup and had it a bit more sour than most may like. Would try this with a float of 151 or with Jamaican rum. Very nice for an evening sipper.

Ignacy Szczupal

15th November 2022 at 23:46

I followed your advice and after trying the Havana 7 year old, I made a second version with Plantation Vintage Jamaica 10 year old (distribued only in Nicolas store in france https://www.nicolas.com/en/Liquors/-Rum-Plantation-Jamaica-10-years-old/p/476383.html)
The difference is indeed appreciable. The cocktail gains a fresher fruit flavour and at the same time a character that is somewhat lacking in the usual Havana 7y. The cocktail has gone from a i try and liked to a favorite.

jason keane

18th October 2020 at 02:40

I tried it with and without the sugar syrup. I thought with molasses and orgeat that sugar was no needed. But it worked a bit better with the sugar. Maybe the same offer could be had on the balance by reducing slightly the amount of lime juice. This is one for the dark-flavours people only. Rum and liquorice.

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