I choose from its name.
JC wanted to make a new cocktail from his beloved Smuggler's Cove Cocktail book, so I chose the one called Formidable Dragon. Why not?
The recipe calls Lemon juice, Lime juice, Honey Syrup, Molasses Syrup, Amaro di Angostura, 3 kinds of Rum, and Seltzer.
We didn't have some of the ingredients, so he substituted Amaro Ciociaro for Amaro di Angostura, and used Kuromitsu (Japanese black honey) instead of Molasses Syrup.
Kuromitsu is usually served with traditional sweets. Although it tastes similar to molasses, it has distinctive flavor.
I was a little skeptical how it would work as a cocktail ingredient, and sure detected distinctiveness in the cocktail, but it wasn't bad. It actually gave exotic flavor.
It was heavy so I had to mix constantly so that the Kuromitsu wouldn't stay on the bottom of the glass, but otherwise, I surprisingly enjoyed this cocktail.
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