Devil's Own Mistress

Name: Devil's Own Mistress
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 8 ml Bénédictine; 45 ml Overproof Rum; 8 ml Crème de Banane; 6 drops Absinthe; 23 ml Sweet Vermouth; 8 ml Fernet Branca

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Stir Overproof Rum, Sweet Vermouth, BéNéDictine, Fernet Branca with ice. Strain into a rocks glass.

One evening, while rummaging through my phone notes, I stumbled upon an idea for a riff on the Away Colors cocktail. My initial mix included rum, Fernet, banana liqueur, Benedictine, and Punt e Mes, with Planter's OFTD boosting the rum flavor. However, this didn't quite hit the mark as intended. Adjusting to sweet vermouth instead of the aromatized wine and adding a touch of absinthe improved the balance significantly. Browsing through my list of drink names for inspiration, I came across "Devil's Own Mistress" in Stephanie Schorow’s book The Combat Zone. This moniker originally referred to performer Amy Walker.

Method

Stirred

Glass

rocks

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Herbal

Strong

Sweet

Warm