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100-Year-Old Cigar

1 3⁄4 oz Añejo rum, Zacapa 23

1⁄4 oz Islay Scotch, Laphroaig

1⁄2 oz Cynar

1⁄2 oz Bénédictine

1 ds Bitters, Angostura

1 rinse Absinthe

Instructions

Stir and strain into an absinthe-rinsed cocktail glass.

Cocktail summary

Posted by bwian on 6/11/2016

Created by

Maks Pazuniak

Is an

authentic recipe

Reference

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/05/100-year-old-cigar-rum-scotc…

Curator

Not yet rated

Average

4.5 stars

(61 ratings)

YieldsDrink

Añejo rum, Cynar, Bénédictine, Islay Scotch, Bitters, Absinthe

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Cocktail

craft, alcoholic

4.34426 61

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From other users

A very, very good drink. I tried this with Mezcal (Vida) instead of Islay Scotch in an attempt to up the smokiness. 4.5★
Made with Don Q Anejo. Definitely get the cigar sense.
Interesting. Worth revisiting but Ardbeg was too strong
Slow sipping strong drink. Many flavors are present. I did not find sweet at all.
4.5
A bit on the sweet side

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Comments

nex3 commented on 7/04/2016:

I substituted Ledaig 10 for the whisky and Clément Select Barrel for the rum. This really did capture many of the tastier notes of cigar smoke without being overpoweringly strong in any direction.

dmhess commented on 10/02/2016:

A nice balance of complex flavors, eminently drinkable.

laerm commented on 11/16/2019:

I had this as a four-star cocktail for a long time and today I realized I probably make it once a month and tell other cocktail nerds about it. Yeah, that's a five-star cocktail.

bkemp1984 commented on 8/13/2021:

In reply to I had this as a four-star by laerm

I love this review

NightNurse31 commented on 7/18/2022:

Absolutely love this cocktail. It really surprised me with how complex it is. Very balanced, does not lean too sweet in my opinion. I highly recommend using Pusser's Rum in this. I also prefer to do 1.5 oz rum instead of 1.75. Can't recommend this cocktail enough!

applejack commented on 10/01/2022:

Pretty sure this is supposed to have a dash of Ango.

Craig E commented on 10/01/2022:

Per comment and linked reference, added the missing bitters. Thanks!

drjones commented on 10/01/2023:

Reminds me of a slightly sweeter less smokey, Islay Rob Roy (AKA Smokey Rob Roy). It has more complexity from the Beny D, Cynar & Absinthe compared to Sweet V. A great Rum, non-tiki, cocktail with layers of flavors and room to improvise depending on your sweet/dry pallet. Next time I'll try 1 & 1/2 oz Rum (I used El Dorado 15), 1/2 oz Islay scotch, equal parts Beny D & Cynar totaling 3/4 oz.