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Black Magic No.2

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (88)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fl oz Amaro Montenegro
1 fl oz Peated single malt whisky
1⁄3 fl oz Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur
2 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Double old-fashioned

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a DOUBLE OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
More cocktails with similar strength and taste profile

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Black Magic No.2 contains 255 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 22.98% alc./vol. (45.96° proof)
  • 23 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

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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Comments & Discussion

Tim Cull
The orange zest twist is pretty critical on this one. I forgot it at first, felt like something g important was missing, remembered it and added it after, and it was a totally different cocktail (for the better)
score: 1
Josh Harpoon
Strange but nice cocktail, I’ve used the very peated Ardbeg Corryvreckan and it’s magic.
score: 1
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
Look, it has a lovely balance, don't get me wrong. But an Italian amaro, a Scottish whisky and a Carribbean liqueur? Really, who wants that? Maybe it's a Swiss thing, the sort of drink one enjoys after making the perfect watch. Who knows? But is there an algorithm that I'm not aware of that 'calculates' this sort of recipe? Sadly, our good host does not permit negative ratings... -1 for us.
score: 1
Caspian Berggren Premium Member
How is this good? I mean really, how is this good? The title is certainly fitting because by all metrics I feel like this shouldn't work yet somehow it does. The whiskey is so dominant that you need that increase of Montenegro to counterbalance it and this drink does it beautifully. The banana liqueur provides some sweetness and a finish of banana candy. It's lovely, no doubt about it.
score: 0
Justin Aniello
This one was quite a trip for me. First sip: what in the world is this. Second sip: well at least its interesting. Third sip: this is actually pretty good. Smoky and sweet, just a hint of banana.
score: 2
Robert Holen
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
score: 1
Avery Garnett
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.
score: 1
John Hinojos Premium Member
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.
score: 2
Christoffer Belhage
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 :)
score: 3

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Makes a minimum of 12.5 cocktails.
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