Kingston Watusi

Name: Kingston Watusi
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Jamaican Rum; 15 ml Crème de Banane; 15 ml Campari; 15 ml Fernet Branca

Jamaican rum leads, with Campari and Fernet Branca adding bitterness and a little banana liqueur rounding it off. Stirred and served in a rocks glass; created by Frederic Yarm at Drink in Boston in 2022.

Frederic Yarm came up with the Kingston Watusi at Drink in Boston in 2022, after a Saturday-night shift when a nightcap was wanted but looking up a recipe felt like too much effort. Ideas that crossed the creator's mind included a Kingston Negroni with Smith & Cross rum, a Banana Boulevardier, a Banana Toronto and an Eeyore's Requiem. These merged into one drink, which was given the name Kingston Watusi.

Method

Stirred

Glass

rocks

Difficulty

Medium

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Herbal

Strong

Sweet

Tropical