Home Drum

Name: Home Drum
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 dash Angostura Bitters; 53 ml Cognac; 8 ml Scotch; 1 rinse Absinthe; 15 ml Velvet Falernum; 15 ml Cynar

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Stir Cognac, Scotch, Cynar, Velvet Falernum with ice. Strain into a rocks glass.

Inspired by the Cynar-falernum combo in the Brooks cocktail, I turned to Richard Seale’s description of the Cognac Corn'n'Oil during a Boston talk for my base spirit. Following Maks Pazuniak’s 100 Year Old Cigar proportions and smoky notes from Scotch and absinthe, I named it Home Drum, reflecting the Bajan phrase "Home drum beats first," which advises looking after your own family before others.

Method

Stirred

Glass

rocks

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Dry

Herbal

Smoky