The Cheeseburger

Name: The Cheeseburger

Ingredients:

1 oz Flor de Cana 7-year rum

2 muddled Roma tomatoes

1 oz iceberg lettuce water*

1 oz beef (well reduced)

2 tbsp toasted bread crumbs

1 tsp dry mustard powder

2 tbsp aged cheddar

1 large Kosher dill pickle

Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

Heat pan to medium, sprinkle in cheddar, and use the sides of a spoon to gather cheese into a circle. Brown and remove from pan to cool on a plate. Mix breadcrumbs with dry mustard and wet the rim of a glass with pickle juice and dip in crumb mixture.

Muddle tomatoes and ice in a glass and slowly pour in lettuce water*. Stir rum and beef juice together in a shaker and float over ice. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and garnish with cheddar and a pickle knot.

*To make lettuce water, put a wedge of lettuce through a juicer or food processor and liquify.

Garnish:

cheddar and a pickle knot

Glass:

Rock Glass