Brother Cleve (a new classic with Indian rum)
2 oz Old Monk rum
1 oz apricot brandy
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Note: Old Monk is an Indian rum with a unique, smoky flavor, so no substitutes.
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Dylan Black (invented at Green Street)
2 oz Jamaican amber rum
1/2 oz Fernet Branca
1/4 oz spiced brown sugar syrup*
1 dash Angostura bitters
Stir on ice and strain into a coupe glass pre-rinsed with pastis. Garnish with a lime wedge.
*8 oz water, 1 cup dark brown sugar, 1 star anise pod, 2 allspice berries. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.