Sam hyde a flavorful smoke
While we were drinking the Up in Smoke at the Teeling Irish Whiskey event at Backbar, Andrea was curious about the Tiki drink on the menu especially after spying the finished product when others ordered it. (*) The drink was not sweet so perhaps a low sugar coffee liqueur like Copper & Kings Distillare Café or a 3/4 oz cold brew coffee + 1/4 oz simple or rich simple syrup combination (or 2/3 oz cold brew coffee + 1/3 oz Kahlua or similar). Garnish with a lime wheel, a fresh banana slice, and grated coffee bean. Shake with ice, pour into a Tiki mug, and fill with crushed ice. Overall, the stronger flavors of Scotch and apple brandy as compared to gin shifted the Remember the Alimony's balance in a new direction.
Next, caramel and malt on the sip shot into Scotch, apple, and herbal flavors on the swallow with a crisp apricot and anise finish. Once prepared, this drink aimed orange, apricot, and peat smoke aromas at the nose. Finally, I added a dash of Peychaud's upon straw tasting the combination since it needed a little extra depth.įor a name, I dubbed this one the Machine Gun Etiquette after a song by The Damned perhaps due to the smoky element or as an alternative to alimony payments. The Cynar also made me think of the Remember the Alimony, and the idea quickly came together. I then considered how well each pair with Cynar, and the Cynar made me think of the pairing with apricot liqueur in the Enjoy the Silence and other drinks like the One One Thousand. On my walk home from work two Saturdays ago, I was enjoying the Autumn evening and thought about the Fall-inspired combination of Scotch and apple brandy. Leaving some of the excess rinse in the glass would do no harm here. Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe or double old fashioned glass pre-rinsed with apricot liqueur (Combier), and garnish with an orange twist. Next, a dry white wine sip with a hint of fruit led into tequila, apple, apricot, and black tea on the swallow with a chocolate finish. The Caballero del Mar greeted the senses with a lemon oil, apple, and agave aroma. I also returned to the 3:1 split spirit formula with the minor component being apple brandy as I considered drinks like Everyone Wants to Rule the World and Spanish Caravan that brought the two spirits together.įor a name, I honed in on the spirit from Jalisco and dubbed this one after a curious statue in Puerto Vallarta of a boy with a cowboy hat riding a seahorse. My brain was also thinking about the tequila version of the mezcal drink Tainted Love, the Monopoly Money, that made it on to the regular menu (Tainted Love was only on the Yacht Rock Sundays menu) with that recipe, I focused in on how well tequila and apricot liqueur both complemented Swedish punsch. Two Wednesdays ago, I recalled how much I enjoyed my Martini riff Enjoy the Silence. Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with a lemon twist. 1/2 oz Aged Apple Brandy (Laird's Bonded)