tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79821545919676953412024-03-12T20:35:22.086-07:00RousingTheSpiritA discusion about the mixing and serving of drinks.David Shenauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14156252775429288306noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982154591967695341.post-73271249792592260962009-12-02T15:20:00.000-08:002009-12-02T15:47:43.900-08:00Flops n Sox<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Georgia"></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">I created this drink on a whim after a friend and coworker, </span></span><a href="http://clydewine.blogspot.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Lauren</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">,</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">asked for an egg nog. Of course I have no idea how do this on the fly. </span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">But being a slower than normal Monday at Beaker and Flask,</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> I took this as an opportunity to try something off the wall. </span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> My first thought was to produce Charles Baker Jr’s Porto Flip, </span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">or </span></span><a href="http://www.cocktailchronicles.com/2009/09/18/fernet-flip/"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Paul Clark’s Fernet Flip</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">. Finally, I remembered The Great Pumpkin. </span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">This is a drink that I learned to make at PDT during my short trip to NYC.</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Great Pumpkin</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> 1 oz. Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey </span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> 1 oz. Laird's Bonded</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> .5 oz. Grade B Maple Syrup </span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> 2 oz. Southampton Pumpkin Ale</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> Whole Egg</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> Dry Shake/Strain/Fizz Glass/Garnish with ground nutmeg</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> I had tried to make this cocktail with a different beer once before</div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> and learned that I have to build around the beer. I needed something big and dark.</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> Looking toward the taps at Beaker and Flask, I thought of the </span></span><a href="http://www.bayernbrewery.com/beer/doppelbock.htm"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Dopple Bock</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">.</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> I poured myself a taste, this time with cocktails in mind. It was malty and sweet with dry </span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> chocolate tones. I wanted the finished product to be feminine so I took a stroll</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> all the way to the other end of the huge back bar at Beaker and Flask.</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> (On a side note; if you’re busy behind that bar, you have to use the Rachel Ray goes </span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> to the fridge technique or you will be in a world of hurt come 3 am.) </span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> White port? Calvados? Armanac?</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> So many toys from which to choose... </span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> I had tasted the </span></span><a href="http://www.cognacmery.com/pineau.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Pineau de Charentes Rose </span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">just the other night and remembered that it</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> packed some killer apple tones on top of what seemed to me to be light, bright,</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> July berries. Perfect. Now I just needed to fortify it... Irish seemed natural </span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> to keep it soft while accenting the malt in the beer. And Boom! we</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> have a new cocktail for </span></span><a href="http://beersintheshower.blogspot.com/2009/09/mxmo-dizzy-dairy.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">MXMO</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">. Being a totally off the cuff kind of drink,</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> I wanted to name it something that reminds me of rolling out of bed in the winter. </span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> Flops n Sox</div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> 1 1/2 oz Pineau de Charentes Rose'</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> 1 oz Redbreast 12 yr 1 1/2 oz Bayern Dopple Bock</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> 1 egg 3 drops orange flower water</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> 2 dash Peychauld’s</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> Draw the beer from the tap and stir for a few seconds to lose some of the carbonation.</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> In a mixing tin, measure the first 2 ingredients and dry shake with the </span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> whites of the egg until emulsified. Add the beer and yolk with ice and shake</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> like a mother fucker for at least 10 seconds. Double strain into a wine glass </span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> garnish with OFW and the Peychauld’s</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Georgia; min-height: 12px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span></span></p></span></span></pre></span>David Shenauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14156252775429288306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982154591967695341.post-86252909694723280332009-09-07T14:02:00.000-07:002009-09-07T19:23:49.532-07:00Haiku D'Etat<div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374083869523986578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCFnH_eZC2FQ6ckVNVDB3JYDRSwmLIYi2WSkmiyJNygM3UTe9t63cizaI49sAVjyImy4tFvTQWRN_y9d1w0_3YZ4pvEnL6O22uGHtLuWT7NO-bV-1Fev6Lu8Kd3eQbpKwphz1wlmdUq8/s400/P1000728.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><pre style="text-align: left;"><span style=" white-space: normal;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><span style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Even though this was a short trip, I had a riot. Thank you, </span></span><a href="http://www.starchefs.com/chefs/rising_stars/2009/seattle/bio_Jim_Romdall.shtml"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jim </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and </span></span><a href="http://m.twitter.com/rockdoggydog"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rocky</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">,</span></span><span style="font: 9.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">for being gracious hosts. The menu that I poured while I was there went over well. I tried to bring some fun to the bar and added an interactive game to the drink list. The menu had the Haiku on it so every time someone ordered the drink, we forced them to write one. It's funny to me how many people were dumbfounded and struggled at this request while others seemed to have a haiku ready before we even asked.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; line-height: 13.5px; font: 14.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 16.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Haiku</span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; line-height: 13.5px; font: 14.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 1/4 oz Aberlour</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; line-height: 13.5px; font: 14.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3/4 Pineau de Charentes</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; line-height: 13.5px; font: 14.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1/2 Cherry WoodSmoked Syrup</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; line-height: 13.5px; font: 14.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 tsp Gammel Dansk,</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; line-height: 13.5px; font: 14.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1/2 lemon juice</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; line-height: 13.5px; font: 14.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 egg white</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; line-height: 13.5px; font: 14.0px Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">garnish with Elderberry Tincture</span></span></p><pre style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374095541273293090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgax2_96DdqE9myKD1leMiRabu2P4CPQnQ0DhHx-jBj07dt0cUy30dEMVGoYhJ9EcR_mbIyj-QZbIl_1aWE068cLiuDj_imO_kp9y8WTvT1H1JfwhUXNFpRa81aUz0BXG-BBhvRg6DTc2U/s400/P1000721.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 353px; width: 400px;" /></span></pre></span></span></pre></span><br /><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div></div></div>David Shenauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14156252775429288306noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982154591967695341.post-64789704636147583432009-08-05T01:33:00.000-07:002009-09-07T19:01:41.384-07:00Guest Bartending At Vessel<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Next week will be my first guest </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">bartending</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> adventure. I will be working at </span></span><a href="http://www.vesselseattle.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Vessel</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> with Jim </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rondal</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></span><a href="http://movingatthespeedoflife.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Keith</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Waldbauer</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. I'll be using </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">primarily</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.pernod-ricard.com/en/pages/2847/pernod/Corporate-responsibility/Quality.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pernod Ricard</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> products in the hopes to get a regular "Bartender Exchange Program" going between </span></span><a href="http://wsbg.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">WSBG</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and the OBG. Below is the cocktail list I plan to take with me.<br /><br />Fortress of Solitude<br />Redbreast 12 yr, </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Aperol</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, Cold Pressed </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stumptown</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Coffee, </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Santini</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">,<br /><br />Haiku<br /></span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Aberlour</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pineau</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">de</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Charentes</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, Smoked Syrup, </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gammel</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dansk</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, Elderberry Tincture<br /><br /></span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Souracher</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />Rye, </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Carpano</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Antica</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Campari</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, lime, ginger beer<br /><br />Chauncey<br />Plymouth Gin, Rye, Punt E Mes, Martel </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">VSOP</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Biltmore</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Iced Tea<br /></span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pisco</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lillet</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Rouge, Benedictine, Black Tea, </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cynar</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, Pickled Lemon </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cukes</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br />AKA Burro </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Punsch</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />El </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tesoro</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Reposado</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Amaro</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ramazzotti</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Carpano</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Arrack</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, ginger beer<br /><br />Ephemeral<br />Ransom Old Tom, </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dolin</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Blanc</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, St Germain, Celery Bitters<br /><br />Unnecessary Noise<br />Makers Mark, </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Aperol</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dolin</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Blanc</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, Pernod Absinthe<br /><br /></span></span><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In addition to getting to work behind a great bar with a some great peeps, I get to attend a lunch with </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.smallscreennetwork.com/video/liquid_muse_day2/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bill Samuels </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">of Maker's Mark at Zig Zag. I look forward to my trip north because of the relationship I've started to build with my fellow craftsmen up there. Having these relationships and a community of like-minded individuals is priceless... not to mention we're gonna have a blast!</span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, serif;font-size:78%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:9px;"><br /></span></span></div>David Shenauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14156252775429288306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982154591967695341.post-69528034417644691342009-08-05T00:19:00.001-07:002009-09-07T19:05:14.267-07:00Improved Rhum Cocktail<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKVZpOBIR9_XKZBxwEP1rOqNIUmtdE30sAnZff3K1N-3l5nxJTdB8anD3Z4PRNSQBwGZwAg8jDaHJYgEHL_E_p38_XLpEly7vLP7w8Wnhy0XNmlE0ZA4GeYAt6xAioNGOLWV05xmXLwk/s1600-h/Improved+Rhum+Cocktail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366376905498075666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKVZpOBIR9_XKZBxwEP1rOqNIUmtdE30sAnZff3K1N-3l5nxJTdB8anD3Z4PRNSQBwGZwAg8jDaHJYgEHL_E_p38_XLpEly7vLP7w8Wnhy0XNmlE0ZA4GeYAt6xAioNGOLWV05xmXLwk/s400/Improved+Rhum+Cocktail.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>IMPROVE YOUR COCKTAILS</div><br /><div>Jerry Thomas published the first ever drink book in the United States in 1862 called The Bar-Tender's Guide (also called The Bon-Vivant's Companion). In it, Thomas gave his recipe for an original Brandy Cocktail containing gum syrup, bitters, brandy and curacao. Building on that recipe, this Improved Cocktail adds a dash of absinthe along with Maraschino Liqueur replacing the curacao. Here is my version of the Improved Rum Cocktail. (I think its improved because it uses Depaz and <a onclick="'ft(" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Absinthe-Marteau/50437371369?ref=mf">Absinthe Marteau</a> ) -</div><br /><br /><div>Improved Rhum Cocktail</div><div>2.00 oz. Depaz Blue Cane Amber Rhum</div><div>0.50 tbsp. Absinthe</div><div>0.50 tbsp. Rich Demerara Syrup (2:1)</div><div>1.00 tbsp. Maraschino Liqueur</div><div>2 dashes Fee's Old Fashioned Bitters</div><div>Stir all ingredients with fresh cracked ice. Strain over a large ice cube in a rocks glass.</div></div>David Shenauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14156252775429288306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982154591967695341.post-53671693590039368692009-08-04T23:53:00.000-07:002009-08-04T23:57:43.907-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2vOP7FoJH3CEvurpzh-X_flXtkBh3dHGoGdZ29Sv3eccVIQj0TSeuxXUgOxQuBYMhmxh8_bf75LSa9M1OK5dEjtQ6rwRi5Ooo5IS9eBxACv1c1ka73Xz45nr0BkkabdtYBGB71pko0E/s1600-h/heartstrings.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366369913253670610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2vOP7FoJH3CEvurpzh-X_flXtkBh3dHGoGdZ29Sv3eccVIQj0TSeuxXUgOxQuBYMhmxh8_bf75LSa9M1OK5dEjtQ6rwRi5Ooo5IS9eBxACv1c1ka73Xz45nr0BkkabdtYBGB71pko0E/s400/heartstrings.JPG" border="0" /></a>Heartstrings <div>1 ½ oz Boca Loca Cachaca</div><div>1 oz Cherry Heering</div><div>½ oz lime</div><div>¼ oz Cinnamon Syrup</div><div>¾ oz egg white</div><div>hibiscus tincture</div><br /><div></div><div>For Syrup</div><div>3 cinnamon sticks </div><div>1c sugar</div><div>1c water </div><div>Use a mortar and pestle to smash the cinnamon sticks . Heat everything saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cover and simmer for two minutes. Remove from the heat and let the mixture steep for 2 hours. Strain through a fine mesh strainer or cheese cloth. Bottle and keep in the refrigerator for a month or so.</div><br /><div></div><div>Hibiscus tincture</div><div>½ Cup of dried hibiscus tea, </div><div>1 Cup Demerara 151 Rum </div><div>Place in sterile jar for 2 days shaking every few hours. Fine Strain using a cheese cloth</div>David Shenauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14156252775429288306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982154591967695341.post-25203688303885989712009-08-04T23:43:00.000-07:002009-09-07T19:24:25.094-07:00Sophia Loren<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4V7EB9mOXYjp53rjn2kZ_k_jJhDNOnaax8Yd4N5JA9UsQaFq0IjYCO3DBQGX3yAx5_cFvJLDUiIjXpszYUcp_9uTStH_T2ElY1i64FyU6-ZDwyD9_n10-mtfDbHkB7RLK05GT9V8PVuo/s1600-h/Imbibe_SophiaLoren_recipe_Mock_Ver.1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366384100440575826" style="WIDTH: 308px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4V7EB9mOXYjp53rjn2kZ_k_jJhDNOnaax8Yd4N5JA9UsQaFq0IjYCO3DBQGX3yAx5_cFvJLDUiIjXpszYUcp_9uTStH_T2ElY1i64FyU6-ZDwyD9_n10-mtfDbHkB7RLK05GT9V8PVuo/s400/Imbibe_SophiaLoren_recipe_Mock_Ver.1.jpg" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">S</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ophia Loren</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 ¼ oz Cardinal Mendoza Spanish Brandy<br />¾ oz Cherry Heering<br />¼ oz Del Maguey Chichicaba Mescal<br />2 Dashes Angostura orange bitters </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Flammed Orange Zest</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass. Fill with freshly cracked ice and stir gently until chilled and softly diluted. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a flamed orange zest.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7RpGA6d9V5vF0MRw_WMFhzrs-QHeV91Lw9kWuEUS_FcEpteH8sl-9_dbaBGfL08bontDfcX4W4rDcq_ifx3mBF4CynXWeasgkuP8bPuG2NJ5EHs5FFTY_Twey67JwUmcKPVy7eLIu5o/s200/Sophia+Loren.JPG.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378913470345201842" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Verdana"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />Imagine </span></span><a href="http://www.weblo.com/celebrity/Model/Sophia_Loren/494654/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sophia Loren</span></span></a><a href="http://www.weblo.com/celebrity/Model/Sophia_Loren/494654/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">in a spicy Spanish film from the 1940’s, a stunning black on black dress accentuating her natural curves. At first glance it seems simple and delicate; upon further inspection you see that the devil in the details. This woman is to be respected and savored. Sophia Loren is timeless, elegant and sexy. The rich hue of the cocktail will remind you of a bracelet of Madagascar Rubies. A woman drinking this cocktail would have cat-like grace and balance, she'd be rich and well-mannered. But if you cross her, the spicy and smoky tones would have you wishing you had never set your eyes on her. After the last scene, her image seems to burn in the back of your mind. The robust memory of the experience, and this cocktail, will linger and leave you wanting more.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p>David Shenauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14156252775429288306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982154591967695341.post-22474559972885747472009-08-04T23:30:00.000-07:002009-09-10T12:09:10.887-07:00Contract Killer<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This was my losing drink for the Metaxa competition put on by </span><a href="http://www.imbibemagazine.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Imbibe magazine</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. It is one that still gets ordered from time to time. Metaxa was unknown to me untill I bought it in the hopes of winning a trip to Greece. The name is perfect: one will never win a contract with a marketing company with 2 homemade ingredients, even if they're fairly commonplace at most scratch bars.<br /><br />Contract Killer<br />1.25 oz Metaxa Seven Star<br />.5oz Real Pomegranate Grenadine<br />.5oz orange juice<br />.5oz lemon juice<br />.5oz Benedictine<br />.5oz egg white<br />7 drops Lavender Tincture<br /><br />Add all ingredients to a shaker and shake dry to arouse the egg white. Add ice and shake vigorously. Double strain using a fine tea strainer into a chilled coupe. Garnish with single candied rose petal.<br /><br />For Lavender Tincture-<br />1/2 cup edible lavender<br />1 cup 101 proof vodka (I used Smirnoff Blue label)<br />Steep for 5 days in a sterile jar shaking daily.<br />Strain through a coffee filter.<br /><br />For Grenadine-<br />3 cups distilled water<br />3 cups pomegranate seeds<br />1 tsp. ea. vanilla/ orange flower water/ vodka<br /><br />Bring water and seeds to a boil, then simmer for 10 min until sacs release the juice. Strain through a sieve covered with cheese cloth. Measure volume and bring to boil again. Stir in sugar at 2:1 ratio, or half as much sugar as pomogranate mixture. Remove from heat. Add remaining ingredients. Keep refrigerated.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, serif;font-size:78%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p>David Shenauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14156252775429288306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982154591967695341.post-64760450372345290912009-08-04T23:19:00.000-07:002009-08-25T23:44:47.990-07:00Must Know Classic CocktailsBittered Gin Sling<br />2 oz. Hayman’s Old Tom gin 1 oz. lemon ½ oz. gomme dash Fee’s Old Fashioned Shake / WATER / ICE SPEAR<br /><br />Chrysanthemum<br />1½ oz. Dolin Blanc ¾ oz. Bénédictine ½ tsp. St. George absinthe<br />Stir / COUPE / orange zest<br /><br />Corpse Reviver, #2<br />¾ oz. Plymouth gin ¾ oz. lemon ¾ oz. lillet blanc ¾ cointreau<br />Shake / UP/ 5 drops absinthe<br /><br />Hemingway Daiquiri<br />2oz. Ron Matusalem Platino ¾ oz. lime ¾ oz. grapefruit ½ oz. luxardo maraschino ¼ oz. rich demerera SS Shake / UP<br /><br />Ideal Cocktail<br />1 ½ oz. Plymouth gin 1 oz. Carpano Antica ½ oz. grapefruit ¼ oz. luxardo maraschino<br />Shake / UP / flaming orange / cherry<br /><br />La Paloma<br />1 ½ oz. Herradura Silver ½ oz. limepinch salt 3 oz. grapefruit soda shake / COLLINS<br /><br />Mai Tai<br />1 ½ oz. Appleton V/X ¾ oz. lime ¾ oz. falernum ½ oz. orgeat ½ oz. cointreau dash grenadine<br />Shake / BUCKET / crushed ice / spanked mint<br /><br />Pink Lady<br />1 ½ oz. Plymouth gin ½ oz. lemon ½ oz. applejack ½ oz. grenadine ½ oz. egg white Shake dry, then wet / COUPE<br /><br />Picon Punch<br />2 oz. Amer Picon ½ oz. grenadine<br />Shake / COLLINS / crushed ice / cognac float<br /><br />Pisco Sour<br />2 oz. Don Cesar Pisco1 oz. lemon ½ oz. gomme ½ oz. egg white<br />Shake dry, then wet /ABSINTHE/ angostura swirl<br /><br />Rosy Dawn<br />1 oz. Plymouth gin 1 oz. Hennessy Cognac ½ oz. orange curaçao ½ oz. cherry heering ½ oz. lime cordial 16 drops rose bitters<br />Shake / WINE / CRACKED ICE<br /><br />20th Century<br />1 ½ oz. Plymouth gin ¾ oz. lillet blanc ¾ oz. lemon ¾ oz. house crème de cacao dash gomme<br />Shake / COUPE<br /><br />Vieux Carré<br />¾ oz. Rittenhouse Rye ¾ oz. Carpano Antica ¾ oz. Hennessy Cognac bar spoon Benedictine 2 dashes Angostura & Peychauds Stir / BUCKET / CUBE<br /><br />Ward 8<br />2 oz. Rittenhouse Rye ¾ oz. orange ¾ oz. lemon ¾ oz. grenadine Shake /COUPEDavid Shenauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14156252775429288306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982154591967695341.post-3862673876315876492009-08-04T21:50:00.001-07:002009-08-04T22:08:06.288-07:00EphemeralA <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">shout out</span> to <a href="http://www.oregonbarguild.org/forum/account/13/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ouroboros</span></a> who has become a great customer and friend. He brought me my first bottle of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Bittertruth</span> Celery bitters. I made this cocktail on a whim for his birthday simply by using two of the new ingredients to the bar then then tasting it and adding what has been coined "Bartender's Ketchup" by Mr. Chas <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Munat</span>. This drink became an instant classic. Beware, there is no <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">substitution</span> for the Ransom Gin in this Cocktail so if you aren't lucky enough to live (or work) in the great State of Oregon You may be Shit out of luck.<br /><br /><br />Ephemeral<br />1.5 Ransom Old Tom<br />.75 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Dolin</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Blanc</span><br />1 tsp St <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">germain</span><br />10 drops Celery Bitters (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Bittertruth</span>)<br />Stir and strain into a classic glass and garnish with a grapefruit peelDavid Shenauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14156252775429288306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982154591967695341.post-44578501262882911482009-08-04T21:41:00.000-07:002009-08-04T22:07:40.405-07:00AKA Burro PunschAKA Burro <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Punsch</span><br />1.5 oz El <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Tesoro</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Reposado</span><br />.5 oz <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Carpano</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Antica</span><br />.5 oz <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Amaro</span><br />.25 oz <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Batavia</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Arrack</span><br />.5 oz ginger beer<br />orange wheels for garnish<br />Stir all except the ginger beer with freshly cracked ice, Add ginger beer and stir lightly to integrate. Strain into a rocks glass that has been <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">preped</span> with orange slices holding a large cube of ice.<br /><br />El <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Tesoro</span> is the star with it's lush fruit, pepper and smoke. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Carpano</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Arrack</span> round the edges with their earthy sweet and spiced notes. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Ramazotti</span> brings a snappy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">compexity</span> with flavors of toffee, bitter orange and gentian. Finally, the ginger beer adds a subtle heat and effervescence that ties it all together.David Shenauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14156252775429288306noreply@blogger.com0