Cluck Ole' Hen Cocktail
By: Warren Bobrow
Published: March 12, 2012

The Cluck Old Hen Cocktail is an influence carried over from my trip to Charleston, South Carolina as a judge in the Iron Mixology Competition during the Wine and Food Festival two weeks ago.  
	I was drinking at the Belmont, a lovely cocktail lounge up on King Street in Charleston.   The Belmont is part of the new South in Charleston.
	They did an absinthe wash and my inspiration followed!
 Absinthe Wash
	Fill a Martini glass (or your choice of glass) with water, ice and of course Absinthe.
	Let sit for a spell
	Pour out water/ice/absinthe
	Your glass is now primed with an Absinthe Wash
 The Cluck Old Hen Cocktail
	Absinthe Wash of Tenneyson Absinthe chosen because of the unique Gin driven nature of Tenneyson
	Atlantico Platino Rum
	Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur
	Bitter End Mexican Mole' Bitters (because I LOVE Chocolate and Blood Oranges together!)
	Charred Blood Orange Rounds
 Preparation:
	Wash your glass with Absinthe *above*
	Sear the Blood Orange Rounds in a stainless steel pan - Cool
	Muddle the Blood Orange Rounds with a wooden muddler
	Add 2 shots of Platino Ron
	Add 1 shot of Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur
	Add 3 drops of Mexican Mole' Bitters
	Shake and double strain into the washed glass
	Sip to Cluck Old Hen scratching in the barn yard...