Plátano Imitación

Name: Plátano Imitación
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 dash Angostura Bitters; 8 ml Oleo-Saccharum; 8 ml Oleo-Saccharum (Banana); 30 ml Mezcal; 15 ml Aperol; 15 ml Sweet Vermouth; 30 ml AñEjo Rum

A stirred drink of mezcal and añejo rum with Aperol and sweet vermouth, sweetened with two oleo-saccharums, one made with banana. Smoky, bittersweet and lightly fruity. Created by Ian Lacy, Overland Park, KS, in 2023.

Similar names: Platano

Ian Lacy of Overland Park, Kansas, made the Plátano Imitación in 2023 as an attempt to recreate a cocktail with tobacco bitters and Madeira from a recent visit to a local bar. Without those ingredients at home, the creator used a blend of Angostura and black walnut bitters for the tobacco bitters and Carpano Antica in place of the Madeira. The original proportions were unknown, so the ratio 2:1:1/4 was chosen, giving a drink that sits between a Manhattan and a Boulevardier.

Method

Stirred

Glass

coupe

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Herbal

Smoky

Strong

Sweet