Mano Negra

Dark, luscious, tropical, & spicy.
1 1⁄2 oz Virgin Islands Rum, Cruzan Blackstrap
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Falernum (dark)
1⁄4 oz Passion fruit syrup, B.G. Reynolds
1 ds Aphrodite bitters, Dr. Adam Elmegirab
4 dr Jamaican #1 bitters, Bittercube
Instructions
Shake til frosted with plenty of fresh ice, then dump unstrained into a chilled rocks glass. Optionally, express and discard a lemon peel. Add two or three more drops of Jamaican #1 bitters for aromatics.
Notes
A dark and spicy sour with glints of tropical fruit, balanced to a little shy of Tiki sweetness. For a stronger, drier, less molasses-intensive drink, substitute half (or more) of the Black Strap with Lemon Hart 151. Falernum syrup: make Rick from Kaiser Penguin's rich falernum (here: http://www.kaiserpenguin.com/remixed-astro-aku-aku/ ), but add 1T of medium-roast coffee beans and .5T of pecans and toast them with the other spices. Any homemade should be a fine substitution, as should commercial syrups (e.g. B. G. Reynolds). If using Velvet Falernum, substitute half with allspice dram.
Like/dislike
Format
Similar cocktails
  • Tiquirí — Light rum, Rum, Lime juice, Vanilla syrup, Lime
  • J Gaze — Rum, Bitters, Lime juice, Pineapple syrup
  • Me & My Monkey — Nicaraguan Rum, Crème de Banane, Aperol, Jamaican rum, Lime juice, Passion fruit syrup
  • The Haigh — Light rum, Curaçao, Maraschino Liqueur, Bitters, Pineapple juice, Lime juice
  • The Haole's Lament — Navy strength rum, Puerto Rican Rum, Fernet Branca, Sherry, Passion fruit syrup, Lime juice
  • Wilke Paradiso — Rum, Bitters, Passion fruit syrup, Lime juice
  • What the Dickens? — Rum, Cognac, Peychaud's Bitters, Bitters, Pineapple juice, Lime, Simple syrup, Lime juice
  • Thief of Hearts — Venezuelan rum, Overproof rum, Branca Menta, Virgin Islands Rum, Lime juice, Passion fruit syrup
  • Quarantiki — Rum, Falernum, Hibiscus Liqueur, Sherry, Lime juice, Macadamia nut liqueur, Mint
  • Ranglum — Dark rum, Falernum, Overproof rum, Lime juice, Simple syrup

2 Comments