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Art of Choke
The Art of Choke is a stirred rum cocktail from the United States, bitter and fresh and citrusy. It is made with mint leaves, white rum, Cynar and more, served in a rocks glass over a large cube.
Kyle Davidson, The Violet Hour, Chicago, 2008. Stirring a drink with citrus broke the rules on purpose: it keeps the texture silky.
Ingredients
| Mint leaves | 6 leaves |
| White rum | 30 ml (1 oz) |
| Cynar | 30 ml (1 oz) |
| Green Chartreuse | 7.5 ml (¼ oz) |
| Lime juice | 4 ml (¼ oz) |
| Demerara syrup | 4 ml (¼ oz) |
Method
- Press the mint leaves lightly in a mixing glass.
- Add everything else, fill with ice and stir until cold, even though there is lime in it.
- Double strain over a large cube and garnish with mint.
- Glass
- Rocks glass
- Ice
- Large cube
- Garnish
- Mint sprig