Pedro Martinez Cocktail

Name: Pedro Martinez Cocktail
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American

Recipe: Michael Shea , Rum Club , Portland, Oregon

Photo: John Valls

August 20, 2020

A rummy spin on the classic gin cocktail.

A rich, hearty rum from Guyana (Rum Club uses a house blend) forms a luscious base for this sugarcane spin on a classic gin cocktail. Shea recommends clove-forward bitters, such as The Bitter Truth Decanter bitters—you can use Angostura and other aromatic bitters as substitutes.

Ingredients

2 oz. Demerara rum (such as El Dorado 5 year old)
1 oz. Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1⁄4 oz. maraschino liqueur
10 drops aromatic bitters
3 dashes orange bitters
4 drops absinthe
1 small strip lime peel
2 lemon twists

Tools:barspoon, strainer
Glass:rocks

Preparation

Squeeze the lime peel inside a mixing glass, then drop in the peel and add the remaining liquid ingredients. Stir the ingredients with ice to chill, then strain into a glass holding a single large ice cube. Squeeze 2 lemon twists over the top of the drink to express the oils, then discard.