About
This cocktail was created by Craig Nielsen in 2025 and lands somewhere in the tropical Negroni realm. Hampden Estate 8 Year gives it plenty of ripe fruit and Jamaican funk, while pineapple and banana push that tropical character even further. Campari and Angostura add a firm bitter, spiced edge, with orange oil brightening everything up. The name shares its title with a Miles Davis live album, though I could not find confirmation from Nielsen that this was the intended reference.Cheers y’all!
Ingredients
- 1½ oz · 45 mlaged Jamaican rum (Hampden Estate 8 Year)
- ¾ oz · 22.5 mlpineapple amaro (Heirloom)
- ½ oz · 15 mlCampari
- ¼ oz · 7.5 mlbanana liqueur
- 2 dashesAngostura bitters
- orange peel oil
Method
- 1
Add all ingredients to a mixing glass.
- 2
Add ice and stir until chilled.
- 3
Strain into a rocks glass over large-format ice.
- 4
Express orange peel oil over the surface.
- 5
Garnish with an orange twist.
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