Blackbeard’s Girl

Name: Blackbeard’s Girl
Ingredients: 1 oz 151 Demerara Rum; 1 oz Meyers Dark Jamaican Rum; 1/2 oz Amaro Montenegro; 1/2 oz Velvet Falernum; 1/8 tsp Sea Salt

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By Mark Flaming

Submitted on: March 23, 2021

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After Dinner

She’s sweet, but a little salty. Despite the rum, this is NOT a tiki drink because it’s lacking the citrus. Think of it as salted caramel but with some complexity added by the Falernum.

Ingredients

1 oz
151 Demerara Rum

1 oz
Meyers Dark Jamaican Rum

1/2 oz
Amaro Montenegro

1/2 oz
Velvet Falernum

1/8 tsp
Sea Salt

Tools

Jigger
Mixing Glass
Bar Spoon
Strainer

Instructions

Garnish

Build

Stir & Strain

Glass

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By Mark Flaming

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I’ve been cocktail-curious since college, but only knew enough to be dangerous until blind luck would lead me to become friends with a few nefarious bar owners and managers. I got more serious about my cocktail game around 2016. Once the pandemic hit, it all got kicked into high gear. While certainly not a professional, I’ll cop to being a full-blown cocktail nerd....

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Add ingredients to a mixing glass filled with ice. Start from the bottom up, with salt, then the falernum and amaro, rums go last. This will wash most of the heavy syrup out of your jigger and keep it in the drink where it belongs. Salts can vary in intensity. Do not use iodized salt. An iodized salt will add a metallic flavor to your drink. The drink shouldn’t be overly salty… it should balance the sweetness so you just get a hint of salt at the finish. Stir at least 40 times to chill the drink...

Editor's Note

A potent, savory-sweet digestif combining high-proof Demerara and funky Jamaican rums. Amaro Montenegro and Falernum provide complex herbal spice, balanced by a crucial pinch of sea salt.

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Crafted Pour

28 September 2026

This sounds like a fantastic, sophisticated way to highlight the depth of dark rums! I love the idea of using salt to bridge those rich, spiced flavors.