Almond Cigar

The ALMOND CIGAR is an award-winning cocktail invented by one of the owners of a famous bar in Prague called Bugsy’s. I’d agree with the “award-winning” label on this rum drink. It’s a very good tart/sweet thirst-quenching drink and is worth purchasing Disaronno Amaretto if you don’t have it. Add to the Amaretto a good golden or dark rum along with sweetened lime juice and I think you’ll agree.

Requirements: Golden or dark rum, Amaretto (Disaronno preferred), lime cordial, cinnamon stick and lime twist for garnish

• 1.5 oz. golden or dark rum
• .75 oz. Amaretto di Saronno
• .75 oz. lime cordial
• cinnamon stick and/or lime twist for garnish

Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled shaker and shake vigorously for 15-30 seconds. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a lime twist or cinnamon stick.

Comments: First, you can experiment with different types of rum, either golden or dark. It’s recommended that a 3 y/o golden rum like Havana Club be used. (The 12-year El Dorado, pictured above, didn’t work as well as a 5-year Angostura golden rum.) Second, lime cordial is recommended because it has a certain sweet-sour tartness that regular lime juice doesn’t have. I found my self-made lime cordial fresher — made by fresh-squeezing one lime, adding water (1/2 oz.) and simple syrup (1/4 oz.). If you have citric acid (I didn’t), add 1/4 oz. You can experiment based on your sweet/sour preferences. Enjoy this very good rum drink.

History of the name: I don’t know how this rum, lime & Amaretto drink was named Almond Cigar. It’s actually not a Cohiba cigar with roasted almonds combined into a Cuisinart food processor and then mixed with some rum. But I can imagine that snacking on almonds or smoking a cigar while drinking it would be ideal.

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