The Warren Buffett
creator: bryan schneider smith & wollensky New york city (a regular buffett haunt)
Ingredients:
5–6 mint leaves
½ oz. vanilla cherry syrup
2 oz. aged rum (12-year el dorado recommended)
½ oz. fresh lime juice
4 oz. coca-cola marasca cherries
in a 2-ounce glass, muddle the mint leaves in the vanilla cherry syrup. add next three ingredients and fill glass with crushed ice. stir briefly. top with more crushed ice. garnish with mint leaves, cherries and drizzle of syrup.
Inspiration:
“Warren Buffett is well-known for his love of Cherry Coke, so we’re making a boozy riff on his favorite drink. Like a good Buffett stock, there’s a venerable aged rum in it. But if you want to enjoy this cocktail in true Buffett style—he’s a well-known teetotaler—just omit the rum.”