5 New Cocktails you've never heard of prior to today

January 21, 2012

Who would imagine mixing Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey with anything more than a couple cubes of ice?  I would.  And that is what keeps it interesting around here.  My friend Laura Baddish sent me a selection of liquor the other day that made me stand up to attention.  Inside the packed box were samples from both Perrier and Four Roses Bourbon plus a bottle of Tuaca. 

The creative juices started flowing immediately!

In past few weeks, many packages have arrived.  There has been glorious, lush bottles of Carpano Antica Formula, but how to create something brand new (from a flavor perspective) with no history from a visual perspective?  I'm not sure.  I'm just going to have to Whisper my Cocktail knowledge into each experimental sip!

So- there are all these bottles are spilling out over the table.  There is a bottle from the Rare Wine Company- Charleston Style Madeira- a bottle of Florio Sweet Marsala and a tall bottle of E. H. Taylor, bottled in Bond Bourbon. 

With oranges charring away in the cast iron pan- I thought that I'd take this opportunity to create some new drinks.  I usually go to Twitter to see what is out there- but today there seems to be an overload on this channel and I cannot Tweet my thoughts!

There is a little line of brilliance and beauty circling through my head from a chance meeting that  I experienced recently on Twitter.  "i never count what i lost just what i take" over and over.

They are most enlightened words that I read- written by a most intriguing friend and by saying them over a couple of times, they have made my day percolate to say the least.

I re-read this sentence- and it caused me to smile a knowing smile. A smile filled with the bounty of creative juices bubbling up inside of me. 

Is this meant to teach me something?  I believe so. 

Thanks, I'm paying attention and listening.

A Twitter Hiccup Cocktail

Ingredients:

Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon

Carpano Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth

Perrier Pink Grapefruit

Royal Rose Three Chili Simple Syrup

Four slices of navel orange, charred in a cast iron pan

Bitter End Memphis BBQ Bitters

 

Preparation:

To a cocktail shaker, Muddle the charred orange slices then add 2 shots of Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon and 1/4 ice.  Add 1/2 shot of Carpano Antica Formula.  Add 2 Tablespoons of the Royal Rose Syrup.  Shake and strain into a coupe' glass.  A couple drops over the top with Bitter End Memphis Barbeque Bitters will enliven this drink.  Of course you should finish the cocktail with a splash of Perrier Pink Grapefruit to give it a lift.

Perrier.  That's a venerable brand.  When I was growing up there was always Perrier in the fridge at home.  We drank that in Europe on our trips.  The water was unsafe abroad and Perrier is in my mind's eye as the only thing we'd have on the table during a meal.  When the bottles appeared at my door, I was drawn to the cocktail table and eventually into my glass.  Not a bad choice for mixing!

 

Chicagoland Fizz

Ingredients:

Four Roses Bourbon

Rare Wine Company Madeira

Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth

Charred Grapefruit juice

Perrier Lemon 

Lucid Absinthe wash

Preparation:

Wash your glass out with a tiny bit of Lucid Absinthe

To a cocktail shaker fill 1/3 with ice.  Add 2 shots of Four Roses Bourbon.  Add a 1/2 shot of Rare Wine Company Charleston Sercial Madeira.  Add 1/2 shot of Carpano Antica. Shake. Adjust sweetness with a bit more Vermouth if necessary.  Strain into a champagne glass, top with 2 oz of freshly squeezed grilled grapefruit juice and finish with Perrier Lemon.

 

This cocktail came to me during a marathon session of the Blues Brothers. There is something to be said for the amazing "chase" scene that barrels through the streets of Chicago.  I always get on the edge of my seat for this epic chase.  I need a cocktail to calm myself down!

Hence-

Elevated Train through Channeling the Blues Brothers

Ingredients:

St. George Mt. Tam Botanical Gin

Tuaca Madagascar Vanilla and Italian Brandy liqueur

Freshly squeezed lime juice

Perrier Lime.

Preparation:

To a cocktail shaker fill 1/3 with ice.  Add Botanical Gin, Tuaca and the lime juice.  Shake.  Strain into a short rocks glass and finish with a splash of Perrier Lime.  Fizzy goodness!

 

Veritable White Out Cocktail

Ingredients:

JM Rhum Agricole

JM Syrop of Canne (Sugar Cane Syrup from Martinique)

Florio Sweet Marsala

Perrier Lemon

Coconut Water Ice- Freeze coconut water in an ice cube tray and use in this drink!

Preparation:

Fill a cocktail shaker 1/3 with ice.  Add 2 shots of the Rhum Agricole.  Add 1 shot of Cane Syrup from JM.  Add 1/2 shot of Sweet Marsala.  Shake and strain into a coupe' glass with a couple coconut water ice cubes  and then finish with a splash of Perrier Lemon. 

 

Show and Tell me Anything Cocktail

Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon

Colonel E.H. Taylor Bourbon

Tuaca Liqueur

Charred Orange hunk

Perrier 

Preparation:

Muddle charred orange hunk in a cocktail glass.  Add 2 shots of Four Roses and 1 Shot of E.H. Taylor Bourbon.  Add 1/2 shot of Tuaca and shake.  Strain into a tall glass with a couple cubes of ice.  Top with Perrier and a chunk of charred orange.

 

Enjoy these drinks!  And please remember to use only good stuff when mixing these brand new classics!

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