Cocktail: Cartagena Buck

This was one of two cocktails I made up for last New Year's Eve and the better of the two. It's like a dark n' stormy dressed up with the citrus-vanilla flavor of Licor 43.

Cartagena Buck

(Formerly known as the NYE 2012 #1)

By A. Huddleston

(makes 2)

1.5 oz dark rum

1.5 oz licor 43

lemon juice (squeeze ½ lemon for 2 to 3 drinks)

4 dashes angostura bitters

ginger beer

Combine rum, licor 43, lemon juice and bitter in a shaker with ice; shake until cold. Divide between two rocks glasses filled halfway with ice. Top each drink with about 3 oz. ginger beer.