A Rum With a Vieux

Name: A Rum With a Vieux
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American

Recipe: Jim Romdall , Rumba , Seattle

Photo: John Valls

September 25, 2020

A trio of spirits richens this cocktail riff.

Rum has a natural affinity for brandy, and this simple spin on the Vieux Carre matches aged rums from Martinique and Jamaica with the richness of Cognac.

Ingredients

1 oz. lightly aged rhum agricole (such as Rhum JM Gold or Trois Rivières Ambré)
1 oz. Cognac
1⁄4 oz. aged Jamaican rum (such as Smith & Cross)
1⁄4 oz. rich simple syrup (2:1)
4 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
2 dashes Angostura bitters
2-3 dashes absinthe
1 lemon twist

Tools:barspoon, strainer
Glass:cocktail

Preparation

Rinse the inside of a chilled cocktail glass with the absinthe, discarding the excess. In a mixing glass, stir the remaining liquid ingredients with ice to chill, then strain into the prepared glass. Twist a lemon peel over the drink to express the oils, then discard.