tio amargo

2 oz El Dorado 5 Year Rum (Hamilton's 86° Demerara River)
1/2 oz Cynar
1/2 oz Amaro Montenegro
2 dash Fee's Chocolate Bitters (Angostura Cocoa)
2 dash Orange Bitters (Angostura Orange)

Stir with ice and strain into an old fashioned glass with a large ice cube.Two Wednesday ago, I was perusing online recipe flashcards when I found a set from Livery in Indianapolis and latched on to the Tio Amargo for their Fall 2021 menu. The combination of Cynar and Montenegro was one that worked in drinks like the Italian Buck and the Jook Sing, so I was curious to try it here especially with how well Cynar pairs with flavorful rums. Once assembled, the Tio Amargo opened up with a caramel, funky herbal, woody, and tangerine bouquet. Next, caramel on the sip helped deliver dark rum, cherry, herbal, chocolate, and orange flavors on the swallow.