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Make it with Black Flannel Crow’s Nest Spiced Rum
Use Crow’s Nest Spiced Rum in the same quantity as the named spiced rum. Taste and adjust for its spice and sweetness.
Our expression: Crow’s Nest Spiced Rum · Crows Nest Spiced RumBlack Flannel Academy
Cable Car
Lemon · Orange · Rum · Sour · Tart & refreshing
Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Similar cocktail shown: Sidecar. “Sidecar (cocktail).jpg”. Resized for display.
Spiced rum and orange liqueur dominate this particular recipe, with a small lemon dose and cinnamon-sugar rim.
DrinkBoy published specification · 1 reference serve.
Glassware
Cocktail glass
Technique
Shake
Ice
None in serving glass
Garnish
Lemon twist and a dusting of cinnamon
Preparation effort
Moderate
Ingredients & measurements
| Ingredient | mL | US fl oz | Source measure / qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| spiced rum Captain Morgan's | 59.15 | 2 | 2 ounces spiced rum Captain Morgan's |
| Cointreau | 29.57 | 1 | 1 ounce Cointreau |
| lemon juice | 9.86 | 0.33 | 1/3 ounce lemon juice |
Converted equivalents are rounded for display; use one measurement system consistently. Dashes, spoonfuls, fruit counts and unspecified top-ups remain source measures. A blank equivalent does not mean zero.
How to make it
Prepare a cinnamon-sugar rim. Shake the liquids with ice and strain into the chilled glass.
Glass: Cocktail glass. Ice: None in serving glass. Garnish: Lemon twist and a dusting of cinnamon.
Flavor & balance
- Sour (Acidic) (dominant): Citrus contributes the principal tart edge; fruit ripeness and juice yield affect balance.
- Sweet (supporting): Sweeteners, fruit or sweetened modifiers round the attack and add weight; product sugar varies.
Assess sweetness, bitterness and tactile drying separately. These flavor expectations are based on recipe structure, not measured tasting scores. Actual products, ice and dilution will change the result.
Preparation & batching
Service complexity: moderate. Batchability: spirit components only.
- Measure and label the chosen product specification; chill appropriate glassware.
- Prepare and measure fresh fruit components for the service plan; do not assume a fruit count guarantees a juice volume.
Finish chilling, dilution and garnish at service. Trial the actual serving method before approving a batch. Workload is an editorial assessment; no labor timing or storage validation is claimed.
Spirit & ingredient choices
Recipe notes & variations
The reference gives 1/3 US oz lemon juice. This unusually small citrus dose is retained as a source-specific variant, not generalized to all Cable Cars.
For a Black Flannel variation, change one component at a time and record the selected product, proof, sweetener concentration and dilution. Compare it with this reference before naming or publishing the variation.
Sources & further reading
- Robert Hess / DrinkBoy — checked 2026-09-18. Recipe identity and published ingredient specification; editorial sensory and workload assessments are not source tasting results.