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Dark, spiced, Bajan
Barbados in a glass: inky blackstrap rum sweetened with spiced falernum, sharpened by lime, and dosed with Angostura. Dark, rich, and faintly medicinal — in the best way.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Blackstrap Rum
- 1/2 oz Falernum
- 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Method
Fill a rocks glass with crushed ice. Add blackstrap rum, falernum, and lime juice. Stir to combine. Top with a few dashes of Angostura bitters. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Documented as a traditional Barbadian drink in Yearwood's 1911 "West Indian and Other Recipes," combining rum and falernum with bitters. The formula surfaced in print circa 1963 (Miami Herald) and was revived by Seattle bartender Murray Stenson around 2006 with a blackstrap rum variation. Per Difford's Guide #3029. Name origin disputed: possibly biblical (Deuteronomy); linguistic/regional origin uncertain and remains "utterly inscrutable."
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