Oaxaca Cocktail

Name: Oaxaca Cocktail
Prep time: PT0D0H0M
Cook time: PT0D0H0M
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Yield: makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 3 cherries; 1 oz. rum, preferably Flor de Cana 7 year; 1 ⁄ 2 oz. fresh lemon juice; 1 ⁄ 2 oz. Orgeat; dashes Bitterman's mole bitters; Champagne, to top

Serves
makes 1 cocktail

By SAVEUR Editors

Updated on January 13, 2021

Meaghan Dorman of Raines Law Room makes an ode to the first issue of SAVEUR's focus on Oaxaca with this fun, celebratory rum drink with bitters.

Ingredients

3 cherries
1 oz. rum, preferably Flor de Cana 7 year
¹⁄₂ oz. fresh lemon juice
¹⁄₂ oz. Orgeat
dashes Bitterman's mole bitters
Champagne, to top

Instructions

Step 1

Muddle 2 cherries in a cocktail shaker; add rum, lemon juice, orgeat, bitters, and ice. Shake vigorously, then strain into a coupe. Top with champagne and garnish with remaining cherry.