The Fedora
(recipe from Imbibe magazine; created by Mike Ryan of Sable Kitchen & Bar in Chicago)
2 oz bourbon (Bulleit)
0.5 oz grenadine
0.75 oz lemon juice
0.25 oz simple syrup (brown sugar)
Pinch of salt
3 sprigs fresh thyme
Shake all ingredients vigorously with ice in shaker. Garnish with more thyme.
Wow! Great drink; shows off bartending skill.
I was really impressed with the balance in this cocktail; every ingredient harmonized but didn't become muddied. Tasted almost like a kicky punch but the charred-wood flavor in the bourbon and the thyme gave it a more earthy, almost sage-y taste. Took it from punch to refreshing cocktail! Bonus points because it looked awfully pretty :)
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
August 25th, 2010
Revision From Yesterday!
1.5 oz Bulleit Bourbon
0.5 oz Rose's Sweetened Lime Juice
1 egg white
Splash orange flower water
2 healthy dashes Ginger People ginger juice
2 healthy dashes Angostura bitters
Shake all ingredients together vigorously in shaker halfway filled with ice.
Relative success! The egg white and bitters made for a very nicely textured and frothy drink.
Thought maybe a stronger hint of orange? But then again I could taste the orange flower water....maybe a bit of Cointreau would have been nice, but I'm fearful of muddying up the drink with too many ingredients. Perhaps all it needed was some oil from an orange peel set on fire...anyway altogether a pretty mellow and mildly complex drink.
1.5 oz Bulleit Bourbon
0.5 oz Rose's Sweetened Lime Juice
1 egg white
Splash orange flower water
2 healthy dashes Ginger People ginger juice
2 healthy dashes Angostura bitters
Shake all ingredients together vigorously in shaker halfway filled with ice.
Relative success! The egg white and bitters made for a very nicely textured and frothy drink.
Thought maybe a stronger hint of orange? But then again I could taste the orange flower water....maybe a bit of Cointreau would have been nice, but I'm fearful of muddying up the drink with too many ingredients. Perhaps all it needed was some oil from an orange peel set on fire...anyway altogether a pretty mellow and mildly complex drink.
August 24, 2010
1.5 oz Bulleit Bourbon
0.5 oz Rose Sweetened Lime Juice
Splash lemon juice
Splash orange flower water
Splash Ginger People ginger juice
1 oz club soda
Combine all ingredients with ice in shaker and serve neat with orange garnish.
Not bad; the ginger and orange flower water gave it some complexity. Next time I'd like to try slipping in an egg white, and maybe some orange bitters floating on top.
0.5 oz Rose Sweetened Lime Juice
Splash lemon juice
Splash orange flower water
Splash Ginger People ginger juice
1 oz club soda
Combine all ingredients with ice in shaker and serve neat with orange garnish.
Not bad; the ginger and orange flower water gave it some complexity. Next time I'd like to try slipping in an egg white, and maybe some orange bitters floating on top.
August 18, 2010
1.5 oz Bulleit Bourbon
0.5 oz St. Germain
1 oz dry white wine
Shaken all together with ice and poured neat. Garnish rim with honey ring and peach slice.
A little too sweet. And too strong. Not bad tasting, but not enough complexity to take it beyond a Chick Drink. Had the added inconvenience of knocking me off my feet when I would have liked to be productive.
0.5 oz St. Germain
1 oz dry white wine
Shaken all together with ice and poured neat. Garnish rim with honey ring and peach slice.
A little too sweet. And too strong. Not bad tasting, but not enough complexity to take it beyond a Chick Drink. Had the added inconvenience of knocking me off my feet when I would have liked to be productive.
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