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 'rich' (2:1)

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup

¹⁄₂ barspoon

Blackstrap molasses

³⁄₄ fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of physalis (cape gooseberry).

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with physalis (cape gooseberry) on rim.

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
18.58% alc./vol. (37.16° proof)
18.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Comments & Discussion

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Chris Brislawn 48w

Molasses is even harder to work with in cocktails than honey, so thin it 2:1 with hot water to make molasses syrup. I increased the orange liqueur and orgeat slightly and eliminated the sugar syrup in Difford's recipe, then increased the white rum and the lime a bit. No idea where to get Cape Gooseberries. This merits inclusion on your Tiki Bar menu, whatever the garnish.

Nikolaus Linder Premium Member 1y

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 Premium Member 3y

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 Premium Member 3y

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 Premium Member 3y

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 5y

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.