little black dress

1 1/2 oz Cihuatan Jade White Rum (Privateer Tres Aromatique)
3/4 oz Pedro Ximenez Sherry (El Maestro Sierra)
1/2 oz Mr. Black Coffee Liqueur
1/4 oz Lucano Caffe (Borghetti Espresso Liqueur)
1/8 oz Amaro Sfumato
1 peel Orange

Shake with ice, strain into a footed Collins glass, fill with crushed ice, and garnish with an orange twist. Two Fridays ago, I was perusing sets of online recipe flashcards from The Violet Hour in Chicago, and the Little Black Dress from their Spring 2022 menu called out to me. Their Instagram had a photo post of the drink during that menu's time frame with the description, "We all know the classic Espresso Martini, but have you met the Little Black Dress? ⁠Rum pairs famously with its counterpart's coffee flavors layered in with Mr. Black Coffee Liqueur and Lucano Caffe⁠. The addition of PX sherry adds a unique nutty complexity for a flirty Violet Hour spin on everyone's favorite after dinner pick-me-up." Since coffee liqueur and Sfumato have been paired in drinks like the Oakland and Dark Matter, I was curious to see what it would be like when the coffee balance was greater than the amaro amount here. In the glass, the Little Black Dress twirled around with orange, roast, and raisin aromas. Next, roast and dark, rich grape notes on the sip welcomed rum, coffee, bitter espresso, raisin, and herbal flavors on the swallow.