100 Year Old Cigar
Cocktail
Ingredients
Quantity
Unit
Ingredient
3
Ounce
Aged Rum
0.75
Ounce
Bénédictine
0.75
Ounce
Cynar
0.3
Ounce
Scotch Whisky - Single Malt Islay
2
Dash
Angostura Bitters
1
Express
Lemon Oil
1
Rinse
Absinthe
4
Drop
Saline
Garnish
None
Instructions
Chill glass. Add ingredients to mixing glass. Rinse glass with absinthe. Add ice and stir. Strain into glass. Express lemon oil to top.
History
The 100 Year Old Cigar is a modern cocktail created around 2015-2016 by bartender Maks Pazuniak at Jupiter Disco in Bushwick, Brooklyn. It is a spirit-forward drink designed to evoke the smoky, complex aroma of a fine cigar using aged rum, bitter Cynar, Bénédictine, and a hint of peated Islay Scotch. The cocktail was featured in the 2016 book Brooklyn Bartender: A Modern Guide to Cocktails and Spirits by Carey Jones.