road to ruin

3/4 oz Planteray OFTD Rum
3/4 oz Butchertown Brandy (Courvoisier VS Cognac)
3/4 oz Punt e Mes
3/4 oz Amaro Zucca (Sfumato)

Stir with ice and strain into an old fashioned glass with a large ice cube.Two Fridays ago, I landed upon online recipe flashcards for Rosewater in Houston, and the Road to Ruin called out to me as an oddity akin to the Last Mechanical Art. Their website describes it as "An aggressively boozy and bitter cocktail from 2016. You'll probably hate it, but it's ok, because it hates you too (limit 1)." Moreover, the rum, Punt e Mes, and Zucca/Sfumato combination reminded me of the Improved Kingston Negroni and 1872 Cocktail, so I was intrigued. Once mixed, the Road to Ruin gave forth a roast and herbal bouquet. Next, grape and caramel notes on the sip flowed into dark rum, roast, and bitter herbal flavors on the swallow.