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Henry's Dream

3⁄4 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Rhum Agricole
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into an old fashioned glass.

History

I decided to tinker and continue on with my rhum agricole-mezcal stirred drinks that started with Up Jumped the Devil and followed by Stranger than Kindness. This time I went with the Cynar-apricot duo that I learned to appreciate in the One One Thousand, and I utilized Punt e Mes to bolster the fruity and bitter notes. For a name, I kept with the Nick Cave song titles concept with Henry's Dream.

Cocktail summary
Posted by yarm on
Created by
Frederic Yarm, Somerville, MA
Year
2021
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2021/09/henrys-dream.html

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Comments
sfnyc commented on 7/07/2026:

What a crazy combination of flavors. Leave it to Yarm to pull it off. 5 stars.

Craig E commented on 7/09/2026:

Looking forward to trying this. I first encountered a mezcal and rhum agricole base in the Diablesse, served at the old Marvel Bar in Minneapolis. Copied the formula in my DeGrassi. 

I notice on your website you used Première Canne. Would you spec blanc rhum specifically for this?

yarm commented on 7/12/2026:

Use what you've got. I only have one blanc and one aged rum agricole at a time. I'm a fan of how burly Rhum JM is but the strength of it all ought to balance what mezcal you're using. JM would match a robust mezcal like Peloton de la Muerte, for example, but would dominate a softer mezcal like Fosforo Ensemble.