The Scent of Bitter Almonds

1 1⁄2 oz Rhum Agricole, Neisson Élevé Sous Bois
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (+ a scant more)
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
1⁄4 oz Amaretto, Luxardo
1⁄4 oz Cynar
2 ds Bitters, Boker's
Instructions

Shake, strain into coupe. Garnish with a long lemon peel curled into the glass

Notes

The was designed to build almond aromas in straightforward (Amaretto, Orgeat) and oblique (the rum, the Cynar) ways. This works equally well with Rogue's Hazelnut rum.

Cocktail summary
Created by
Zachary Pearson
Year
2011
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author's original creation
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  • Could stand to be more bitter
  • Made this with pistachio orgeat. Opaque, not that handsome, but very tasty.
  • Lovely!
  • Rum- sweet, bitter
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Comments
laerm commented on 10/18/2017:

I think doubling the Cynar is a good idea.