Post #631631 by GentleHangman on Sat, Apr 7, 2012 9:03 AM

I too have made Hurricane's posted recipe for the Black Magic.
Coruba was a bit difficult to obtain but I managed to pick up two bottles at an ABC liquor store. Smith & cross is totally unknown in my area so I used Appleton 12 & El Dorodo 12 along with the Coruba with exceptional results.
I don't quite understand the inclusion of Don's Mix . . . there's already 3/4 oz of white grapefruit juice in the drink, why not simply add about 1/4 oz of the cinnamon syrup? But- I added the Don's Mix anyway because I had some I'd made up for my Zombies.
Regarding the coffee; I brewed up some double-strength Kona coffee the day before and kept it in the fridge.
In my first drink I found 1 1/2 oz of the coffee produced a coffee flavor that overpowered everything else . . . but I drank it anyway because it was still a good drink! I think this is the portion of the recipe that will be subjected to experimentation to find the right brew strength/ amount to use that pleases the individual and balances best with whatever rum combinations are used.
The second time around I cut the coffee back to 1 oz and that seemed to smooth things out the way I like it and heightened the complexity of all the flavors.
I have tried many of the other variations of this drink and In my opinion this is, by far the best I've experienced.
Exceptional job Hurricane and thanks for sharing it with us all!

I bet you feel more like you do now now than you did when you came in.

GH

[ Edited by: gentlehangman 2012-04-08 08:09 ]