100-Year-Old Cigar (Rum, Scotch, and Cynar Cocktail) Recipe

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Maggie Hoffman
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Maggie Hoffman
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Updated August 29, 2018
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Vicky Wasik

If you gravitate toward stirred, brown spirit–focused drinks, you'll love this cocktail. Created by Maks Pazuniak at Jupiter Disco in Bushwick, and featured in Brooklyn Bartender by Carey Jones, it starts with rich aged rum. Honeyed Bénédictine adds sweetness and an herbal character that's boosted with a rinse of anise-y absinthe. But the key to this drink's savory side is a mix of vegetal, bittersweet Cynar and peaty, smoky Laphroaig Scotch.

Recipe Details

100-Year-Old Cigar (Rum, Scotch, and Cynar Cocktail) Recipe

Active 3 mins
Total 6 mins
Serves 1 serving
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Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 ounces (50ml) aged rum, such as Ron Zacapa 23

  • 1/2 ounce (15ml) Cynar

  • 1/2 ounce (15ml) Bénédictine

  • 1/4 ounce (10ml) peaty Scotch, such as Laphroaig

  • 1 dash Angostura bitters

  • 1/4 ounce (10ml) absinthe

Directions

  1. Chill a cocktail coupe.

  2. Add rum, Cynar, Bénédictine, Scotch, and bitters to a mixing glass, then fill with ice. Stir until well chilled, about 30 seconds.

  3. Rinse chilled cocktail coupe with absinthe, discarding excess. Strain cocktail into rinsed glass and serve immediately.

Special equipment

Mixing glass, cocktail strainer

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
221Calories
0gFat
16gCarbs
0gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories221
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g0%
Saturated Fat 0g0%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 3mg0%
Total Carbohydrate 16g6%
Dietary Fiber 0g0%
Total Sugars 13g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 0mg0%
Calcium 0mg0%
Iron 0mg0%
Potassium 11mg0%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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