About
This cocktail was created by Dan Smith (@ergativity) and has become a staple on the menu at Queen Mary Tavern (@queenmarytavern) in Chicago. Gin and overproof Jamaican rum sound unexpected together, but in an Old Fashioned format they work surprisingly well. The gin provides structure and botanical lift, the rum brings funk and intensity, and the small addition of salt sharpens everything without reading as salty.Cheers y’all!
Ingredients
- 1 oz · 30 mlnavy strength gin
- 1 oz · 30 mloverproof Jamaican rum (Smith & Cross)
- ¾ tsp · 3.75 mldemerara syrup
- 2 dashesAngostura bitters
- 1 dashsaline solution
- orange peel oil
Method
- 1
Add all ingredients to a mixing glass.
- 2
Add ice and stir until chilled.
- 3
Strain into a double rocks glass over large-format ice.
- 4
Express orange peel oil over the surface.
- 5
Garnish with an orange twist.
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