the last king of scotland

1 1/4 oz Blended Scotch (Famous Grouse Smoky Black)
1/4 oz Laphroaig 10 Year Scotch
3/4 oz Varnelli Punch Fantasia
1/2 oz Pedro Ximenez Sherry (El Maestro Sierra)
1/4 oz Cynar
1 dash Bittermens Mole Bitters

Stir with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with a flamed orange twist.Two Tuesdays ago, Andrea and I grabbed a drink at Daiquiris & Daisies. When I mentioned to bartenders and co-owners Daren Swisher and Joe Cammarata that I had just bought a bottle of Punch Fantasia but was stumped on what to do with it after making Sother Teague's Bumbo, I asked if they had any recipe ideas. Joe was able to find this one, the Last King of Scotland, from his files; the cocktail was created by Carlo Caroscio for Backbar's 2018 Negroni Week menu and seemed alluring with Scotch, sherry, and Cynar in the mix. In the glass, the Last King of Scotland presented an orange, smoky, nut, vanilla, and raisin aroma. Next, grape and caramel notes mingled on the sip, and the swallow wrapped things up with smoky Scotch, raisin, vanilla, and toffee flavors.