la corla

1 1/2 oz Smith & Cross Rum
1/2 oz Rosso Antico Sweet Vermouth
1/2 oz Select Aperitivo (*)
1/2 oz Mr. Black Coffee Liqueur
2 dash Bitter Truth Chocolate Bitters
1 dash Angostura Bitters (2 dash from a Japanese bitters bottle)

Build in an old fashioned glass, add a large ice cube, stir to mix and chill, and garnish with an orange twist.
(*) Select is somewhere between Campari and Aperol, so perhaps a sub could be 1/4 oz of each.Two Mondays ago, Andrea and I headed down to Equal Measure for the Dutch Kills pop-up event sponsored by Amaro Montenegro. For a second drink, I asked bar owner Richie Boccato for the La Corla that my neighbor was rather enjoying; moreover, the idea of a Kingston Negroni cross with a Coffee Negroni seemed like a good way to round out the visit. Once served, La Corla donated orange, rum funk, and coffee aromas to the nose. Next, coffee roast, grape, caramel, and orange notes on the sip were chased by funky rum, bitter coffee, and roast flavors on the swallow.