mahogany hall

1 oz Redbreast Irish Whiskey (Teeling Small Batch)
1 oz Appleton Rum (Appleton Signature)
3/4 oz Lustau East India Solera Sherry
1/2 oz Cynar

Stir with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.Two Tuesdays prior, I was searching the KindredCocktails database when I spied the Mahogany Hall by New York City bartender Rafa Garcia Febles in 2013. The combination reminded me of Jackson Cannon's Goodnight Irene but with a split base that included rum. Rafa named this after a famous bordello in old New Orleans' Storyville that was owned by Lulu White who I paid tribute to in my Tales of the Cocktail Martini contest submission the Diamond Queen. Once prepared, the Mahogany Hall seduced the nose with woody spice, slightly raisin-like grape, and light molasses aromas. Next, grape and caramel notes mingled on the sip, and the swallow transacted with whiskey, rum, dried dark fruit, and funky herbal flavors on the swallow.