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100 Year Old Cigar

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (250)
100 Year Old Cigar image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1⁄12 fl oz La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1 2⁄3 fl oz Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
1⁄2 fl oz Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
1⁄2 fl oz Cynar or other carciofo amaro
1⁄6 fl oz Peated single malt whisky
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Waterford Mixology Coupe Clear

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. No garnish to prepare.

Method

  1. RINSE chilled glass with absinthe (swirl around to coat and discard excess) and set to one side.
  2. STIR other ingredients with ice.
  3. STRAIN into absinthe-rinsed glass.

Garnish

  1. Serve naked, without garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of 100 Year Old Cigar contains 235 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 29.11% alc./vol. (58.21° proof)
  • 25.6 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015/6 by bartender Maks Pazuniak whilst working at the Counting Room in Brooklyn, New York City. His cocktail travelled with him when, in 2016, Maks opened the Jupiter Disco Bar with business partner Al Sotack, also in Brooklyn (Bushwick). Maks original recipe, served in a Nick & Nora:
  1¾ oz Ron Zacapa No. 23
  ½ oz Cynar
  ½ oz Bénédictine
  ¼ oz Laphroaig 10-Year Single Malt Islay Whisky
  1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
  ¼ oz absinthe (to rinse glass with excess discarded)

100 Year Old Cigar was first published in Carey Jones' 2016 Brooklyn Bartender: A Modern Guide to Cocktails and Spirits.

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Review

Stirred down and spirit-forward, so suited to late-night sipping. This cocktail has broader appeal when served on-the-rocks in an old-fashioned glass, either way it is cigar-like and suits being accompanied by one.

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Comments & Discussion

Michael Pulcinella
I don't smoke cigars and yet I love this cocktail. Yes, it reminds me of my grandfather's cigars so maybe there is a pleasant nostalgic association happening. But this is objectively a fine, amaro-esque cocktail, no matter how you look at it.
score: 1
Frederic D. Premium Member
One of my favorite drinks I have made from Difford’s Guide recently. The taste is in fact reminiscent of a cigar, in the best possible way, from the richness of the rum and Benedictine up front to the smoky ash on the finish. Not an everyday drink but definitely delicious.
score: 2
Lucas Bigai
Just like an new and interesting liqueur, may be good paired with cigar.
score: 1
trendomexico Premium Member
Very strange that really taste like cigar, smtg smokey, maybe licking an ashtray. When the final cocktail evokes one flavour or smell really familiar, but that there was not in the original components: pure magic. Expecto patronus in cocktail.
score: 2
Tim Cull
Really is evocative of a cigar in the best possible way. I love it.
score: 2
Lex Gordon
I don’t have the right rum for this, I plan to try it when I do. In the meantime I made a “100 year old spanish cigar” with anjeo tequila and mezcal and it’s a pretty lovely drink! I may play with a small amount of ancho Reyes.
score: 2
Bocman
A strong cocktail is perfect for a long drink with a cigar 🍸
score: 1
Rick Rosemont
I like this. I used Lagavulin 16, a favorite for the Scotch component. I made one for an acquaintance who is a cigar guy. We had this with a cigar and he was quite happy.
Can’t say more than that.
score: 1
Craig Kaplan
I quite liked this. I made it to be up and had a few sips and then transferred it to cubes. I liked the many notes and the very long finish. I don't have any single malt so I used blended. Rum was Old Monk. Potentially I was heavy with the absinthe rinse. I will try it again
score: 2
Anthony Combs
I personally feel this cocktail falls short of the hype. I would rather pair a neat Scotch or bourbon with a cigar than this cocktail.
score: 1
Michael Pulcinella
How about drinking this IN PLACE of a cigar? Maybe combined with an actual cigar, which might overpower the subtle flavors, you aren't getting how interesting this cocktail is on its own. My 2 cents.
score: 0

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