An amaro, another amaro, rum and sherry. Those are the four wonderful ingredients in this cocktail
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Silk & Gators Cocktail
Greg Henry’s “Savory Cocktails” is quickly becoming a favorite of ours, and today we are making the Silk & Gators cocktail from his book. There is something intricate about cognac cocktails isn’t there? In this drink the cocktail is the true star, supported by minor amounts of other spirits.
Tricolore Cocktail
The Tricolore is created by Agostino Perrone at The Connaught Bar in London. We’ve picked up Perrone’s recipe from William Yeoward’s elegant cocktail book American Bar. With Perrone being of Italian heritage, but working in London, the ingredient list is obviously very personal and dear to him. What’s in it 1,5 oz london dry gin… Continue reading Tricolore Cocktail
Del Rio Cocktail
Normally we prefer mezcal over tequila, but when we found the recipe for Del Rio on eater.com we knew it was time to break a bottle of tequila. Apart from that, there is also sherry and elderflower liqueur in this cocktail, along with a generous amount of angostura orange bitter drops. This drink is stirred, not… Continue reading Del Rio Cocktail
Trident cocktail
This recipe we found in one of our essential cocktail books, Bitters – by Brad Thomas Parsons. The bitters used in this recipe are peach bitters, and the author recommends Fee Brothers version. It’s a rather unusual cocktail as it features aquavit, rarely used in cocktails. Another ingredient is hard-to-find cynar, an Italian artichoke liqueur.… Continue reading Trident cocktail
Solera Sidecar – from Death & CO
Once again we turn to Death & CO’s excellent book, for an inspirational new recipe. And this time we decided to try their twist on the classic Sidecar. Death & CO alters it by substituting cointreau with the more potent grand marnier, adding both sherry and amaretto to mellow everything just a tiny bit. The… Continue reading Solera Sidecar – from Death & CO
Coronation Cocktail (No. 1.)
Today we are having tapas for dinner and wanted to pair the food with a cocktail. As a base we wanted dry sherry as it’s often enjoyed together with tapas. Doing some research about sherry based cocktail we stumbled upon The Savoy Cocktail Book originally from 1930 by Harry Craddock. The original recipe says 1/2… Continue reading Coronation Cocktail (No. 1.)
Tobacco Road
This is the cocktail we originally bought Cynar for and now is the time to try it out. Tobacco Road combines smoky mezcal with herbal cynar and dry sherry. Lately we have come across several cocktails with sherry instead of vermouth. Tobacco Road 1,5 oz Mezcal 1,25 oz Cynar 0,5 oz Fino Sherry 2 dashes… Continue reading Tobacco Road