.5 oz Smith & Cross
.5 oz Cynar
.5 oz Sloe Gin
.5 oz Creme de Cacao
3 dash Angostura
Stir and strain into a coupe glass
Sometimes I feel like I only make drinks because I get a new book in the mail. Today I received my copy of beta cocktails and just had to try it out. I'm pissed that I just heard about this book, because it was available in New Orleans when I was there over the summer for a convention. I even went to the bar it was being sold at and didn't even know about it. I still got thanks to their blurb page, but it would of been far more awesome if I got it there.
The book is interesting and I'll definitely be making a lot of drinks out of it. Opening the package I was surprised by how small the book was, but it is pure recipes with 1-2 on each page. The recipes are also pretty interesting with a lot of bitters and amaros. Of course this means I really will have to buy a new bottle of Cynar because I noticed 4+ Cynar recipes in a quick scan.
On to the drink. I was prepared to dislike this drink. Looking at the liquor bill there are a lot of flavorful ingredients and I feared it would taste like bourbon with a shot of grain alcohol added. The reality was quite different. On first sip the nose started with bourbon and transitioned to a funky dark fruit (plum-ish) smell. The taste started with corn / cherry from the bourbon which then transitioned to a funky rum note. Following close after the rum is a caramelized sugar and fruit note. The drink finally finished with a rounded chocolate flavor. After taking a few sips I began to see it a bit differently. It started to remind me of an amaro. I began to get an almost pepperminty spice off of the nose and the taste (taken in a quick swallow) reminded me a bit of Fernet Branc.
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