Brilliantly balanced and composed, this is a rum-forward boozy digestive with herbal complexity and enlivening ginger to contemplate a great meal and a...
Due to my current state of stock, I had to revert to using more fringe ingredients... El Dorado 8 and Barrow's ginger might be a fine base combo... but the amaro sub of 2:1 Cardamaro to Amaro Sfumato? Not bad, but too intense... All in all, nice drink.
I'm a big fan of montenegro amaro and ginger, but something was off in this one. Very spirit forward and had almost a cough medicine flavor. It did mellow out quite a bit as it chilled, but I think it was still a miss for me.
Delicious! The Amaro gives it a nice texture and goes down smooth. This recipe is also great when you swap out the rum for bourbon. Highly recommended either way
Being a big rum drinker, this is outstanding. The rum is in front with the ginger and amaro adding wonderful herbal notes. Perfect after a rich dinner. Would definitely have this drink again.