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corn n oil

Corn ’n’ Oil

This spiced drink gets its name from the black rum, which looks like crude oil in the glass. Sip it alongside grilled meat or barbecue ribs.

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ounces black rum
  • ½ ounce citrus-spice syrup see below
  • ½ lime juiced
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Instructions
 

  • Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake until cold and frosty, about 30 seconds. Fill a double old fashioned glass with crushed ice. Strain cocktail into the ice-filled glass and garnish with a swizzle stick.
  • CITRUS-SPICE SYRUP: Add 2 cinnamon sticks, the zest and juice of 1 lime, ¼ teaspoon whole cloves, ½ teaspoon almond extract, 1 cup granulated sugar, and 1 cup water to a saucepot and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove cinnamon and cool syrup to room temperature. Strain syrup and transfer to glass container. Store unused syrup in the refrigerator for up to one week.