Roscoff

     Roscoff is my play on the classic drink the Rum Scaffa. Skipping the light rum, Benedictine and bitters recipe, I chose the Cocktail Virgin's recipe; consisting of rum, Cynar and orange bitters. Playing on that recipe I came up with the Roscoff. 

Roscoff

1 barspoon Fernet Branca

1 oz. Cynar

1 1/2 oz. Angostura 7 rum

1 dash Stirrings Orange Bitters

stir and strain

    The end result came out very herbal and bitter, almost to the point of being undrinkable. But the strong herbal aroma leading into a semi-strong cocktail with a hint of citrus worked somewhat decently. The Cynar shined through with a backbone of Fernet-Branca and a rounding of rum. Definitely a drink that not for the beginners, but all together decent.