Original Cocktail
Amaro Sfumato Rababaro has arrived on almost every Los Angeles bar’s program. Its smoky, sweet rhubarb flavors enhance creations from bitter to sweet.
As an avid home bartender, I was drawn to the Sfumato movement with plans to experiment. My personal successes (and failures) at creating original cocktail recipes gives me more appreciation for my favorite bartenders and bar programs! They had my respect from the start, but the complexity of home mixing takes my love of their craft to a new level.
In this amaro’s case, the smoked rhubarb reminds me of the intense roasted flavors of Mediterranean espressos – so I set out to play with that aspect. I combined the Amaro Sfumato with Mr. Black’s focused coffee flavors and rounded it out with Uncle Nearest 1856 whiskey – a 100-proof Tennessee harkening back to the earliest American whiskey traditions. A small addition of demerara syrup adds “fat” and body, and accents the richness of the other ingredients.
Specs
| 2 | oz | Uncle Nearest 1856 Whiskey |
| 1/2 | oz | Mr Black Coffee Liqueur |
| 1/2 | oz | Amaro Sfumato Rababaro |
| 1/4 | oz | Demerara Syrup |
Directions
A simple, stirred cocktail: stir *lightly* over ice and strain to a chilled cocktail glass. Please don’t over stir this – you don’t want much dilution.
Tasting Notes
Mostly dry like a fine espresso, with a bit of smoke – an intense coffee experience; just enough body from the demerara syrup. If you can’t get to Italy, this will give you reasons to say ciao bella!
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