Name: Improved Rum Cocktail
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: 2 oz aged rum; ¼ oz maraschino liqueur; ¼ oz simple syrup; 2 Angostura bitters; 1 absinthe

Jerry Thomas's 1862 'improvement' on the Rum Cocktail — aged rum stirred with a splash of maraschino and a mere dash of absinthe, creating an aromatic, spirit-forward sipper that anticipates the Improved Whiskey Cocktail template.

combine and stir

cocktail glass

aged rum

maraschino liqueur

simple syrup

Angostura bitters

absinthe

lemon peel

Improved Rum Cocktail

Spirit-forward cocktails where the alcohol is the main event, typically stirred builds on ice. Boozy drinks reward sipping.

Boozy

Cocktails with layered flavors that reveal themselves over multiple sips, often built from many modifiers or aged components.

Complex

Cocktails carrying licorice or anise character from absinthe, pastis, sambuca, or anise-forward liqueurs. Anise is polarizing and unmistakable.

Anise

Cocktails where no single element dominates — the spirit, acid, and sweetness are in harmony. Classic sours and well-built stirred drinks often land here.

Improved Rum Cocktail

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