24 Feb 2024: Left Hand

Is this a riff on a Boulevardier or a riff on a Negroni?

The Left Hand, concocted by NY bartender Sam Ross, the Left Hand is smooth with bitter notes of Campari accented by Chocolate Bitters.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz. bourbon (we used Jim Bean tonight)

• 3/4 oz. Campari

• 3/4 oz sweet vermouth (Carpano Antico)

• 3 dashes Chocolate Bitters

• Brandied cherry (garnish)

Add all to a mixing glass. Fill with ice and stir til well-chilled, about 20-30 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with a brandied cherry.

27 Sep 2022: Ginger Gold Rush Cocktail

Cocktail ingredients can become an investment, so one week this past summer, I decided to attempt to make two liqueurs - chocolate and ginger. They were surprisingly simple to make and the Ginger Liqueur, in particular turned out to be quite delicious. If you are thinking of attempting it, here is the recipe I used from Serious Eats.

So, armed with a supply of Ginger Liqueur, I just needed to find some cocktails to use it.

This one, Ginger Gold Rush, comes from Garnish With Lemon’s webiste and was just the right blend of bourbon and firey ginger for cooler early Autumn cocktail hours. The original, on which this cocktail is based, comes from Domaine de Canton and uses Elijah Craig Whiskey.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz. Woodford Reserve Bourbon

• 1 oz. Ginger Liqueur (see link above)

• 1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail mixing glas. Fill with ice and stir for 30 seconds until well-chilled. Strain into cocktail glass and garnish with lemon zest. (Note the Domaine de Canton version garnishes with a Luxardo cherry).