Archive for January 2020

Tempting Proposition and The Doppelgänger

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Tempting Proposition

  • 1.5 oz. mezcal (Del Maguey Vida)
  • 0.5 oz. creme de framboise
  • 0.5 oz. dry vermouth
  • 0.25 oz. creme de cacao (Tempus Fugit)
  • 0.25 oz. green Chartreuse
  • dash of Bittermens Xoacolatl Mole bitters

Stir with ice and strain into coupe.

This one began with an exploration of chocolate and raspberry. Mezcal was the natural base to me, and the green Chartreuse added a lovely, herbaceous depth. It was a bit heavy at this point, so a touch of dry vermouth opened it up.

As I was experimenting, though, I considered another direction with a blackberry liqueur in place of the framboise. This didn’t need the Chartreuse, but did require a heartier pour with the vermouth. I’m not a huge fan of heavy-handed vermouth drinks, but this one had such strong flavors at the base that the vermouth really worked for me within the whole. Still, the Tempting Proposition won me over in this little one on one, so this second drink, with its very similar ingredients and profile, became the intriguing, yet slightly different, facsimile, hence the name.

The Doppelgänger

  • 1.5 oz. mezcal (Del Maguey Vida)
  • 1.0 oz. dry vermouth
  • 0.5 oz. blackberry liqueur (Echte Kroatzbeere)
  • 0.25 oz. creme de cacao (Tempus Fugit)
  • dash of Bittermens Xoacolatl Mole bitters

Stir with ice and strain into coupe.

Call Me In the Morning

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Call Me In the Morning

  • 1.0 oz. aged rum (Doorly’s 12)
  • 1.0 oz. gold rum (Motu)
  • 0.5 oz. macadamia nut liqueur (Trader Vic’s)
  • 0.5 oz. cream of coconut
  • 0.5 oz. lime juice
  • dash of Bittermens Elemakule Tiki bitters

Shake with ice and strain over cracked ice into tiki glass. Garnish with fresh mint.

Obviously this one came from the idea of a lime in a coconut. I had two rums I wanted to play with. Those came together with a yummy macadamia nut liqueur from Trader Vic’s. Not much more needed than some bitters, and I had a tasty drink.

Stick with one and you might forego the bellyache. Or take two and call me in the morning.