1.5oz "Russian Tiger Liquor" (see previous blog post for description)
4oz freshly brewed coffee
2oz half and half
2 egg whites
Combine all ingredients in ice-filled shaker and shake vigorously. Strain into an old-fashioned cocktail glass.
This drink started with just coffee and Russian Tiger Liquor, which I was hoping to treat as Kahlua. Unfortunately, RTL was far too overpowering in the drink, even with the addition of half and half. I decided to ice the drink, and to add egg whites to mellow out the taste without adding saccharine sweetness to it. One egg white would have suited the drink fine, but as I needed two egg yolks for my dinner recipe, I slipped the second white into the drink as well. The result was really pretty delicious; it was like a nutty-flavored iced coffee with cream. Yum!
Friday, October 8, 2010
October 1, 2010
2oz "Russian Tiger Liquor"
1 oz lemon juice
2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
Splash of soda water
Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled shaker; stir and strain into old-fashioned cocktail glass half filled with ice.
I inherited a strange Russian liquor from my former roommate. There are no English words on it anywhere and the only things I know about it are that it has an illustration of a tiger on its logo, and that it tastes kind of like a heavy-on-the-honey, weak-on-the-anise Jagermeister. Since it was already somewhat sweet (though nauseatingly strong), I decided it needed some sourness and bitters to balance it out. The resulting cocktail was pretty good; don't know how to describe the taste, but it was very strong, kind of sweet, and kind of sour. More of a kick in the face than a regular Old-Fashioned.
1 oz lemon juice
2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
Splash of soda water
Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled shaker; stir and strain into old-fashioned cocktail glass half filled with ice.
I inherited a strange Russian liquor from my former roommate. There are no English words on it anywhere and the only things I know about it are that it has an illustration of a tiger on its logo, and that it tastes kind of like a heavy-on-the-honey, weak-on-the-anise Jagermeister. Since it was already somewhat sweet (though nauseatingly strong), I decided it needed some sourness and bitters to balance it out. The resulting cocktail was pretty good; don't know how to describe the taste, but it was very strong, kind of sweet, and kind of sour. More of a kick in the face than a regular Old-Fashioned.
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