Take Me To Jail
(Recipe Below)
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Take Me To Jail
1.5 oz (60mL) Italicus
2 oz (60mL) Irish Whiskey
.5 oz (15mL) Crème de Menthe
.25 oz (7.5mL) Lemon Juice
Dropper Saline
3 Dashes Orange Bitters
Lemon Peel Spritz
In a shaker tin, combine 2 oz Amaro Montenegro, 2 oz Irish Whiskey, .5 oz Crème de Menthe, .25 oz Lemon Juice, Dropper of Saline and 3 Dashes of Orange Bitters. Add ice, cover and shake for 30 seconds. Double strain into a chilled highball with a sphere
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Italicus
Country: Italy
ABV: 40 proof/20%
Brand: Apertivo Brand
Spirits Type: Amaro/Aperitif & Vermouth
Taste: Balanced, Candied Citrus Peel, Spicy, Floral, Herbal Bittersweet
Price Category: $$
Bergamont and Sicilian citron peel essential oils are released via a cold press method called "sfumatura". They are then macerated with a number of other essential oils, floral herbs and spices and blended with a neutral Italian spirit. It is filtered and then fortified with unrefined sugar and water. This process results is a delicious blend of complex flavors that makes this spirit almost a wild card of flavors when mixing with other spirits. Floral, herbal, sweet and bitter, and this spirit has a pleasant and citrusy lingering flavor due to the use of essential oils.
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Jameson Irish Whiskey
Country: Ireland
ABV: 80 proof/40%
Brand: Jameson
Spirits Type: Irish Whiskey
Taste: Delicate, Spice, Vanilla, Nut, Mild
Price Category: $
Triple distilled and matured in Bourbon and Sherry casks. The result is an exceptionally smooth whiskey with a medium body making it a great whiskey to blend into cocktails and shots.
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Green Creme de Menthe
Country: United States
ABV: 30 proof/15%
Brand: DeKuyper/Fortune Brands
Spirits Type: Liqueur/Cordials/Schnapps
Taste: Syrupy Sweet, Mint, Herbal, Spice
Price Category: $
A syrupy sweet liqueur with a strong mint flavor, lightly herbal. Chosen for its bright green color made by artificial food dyes.
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Lemon Juice
5-6% acidity
Less acidic than lime juice, lemon juice will add enough acidity to brighten flavors without overpowering when balanced with sweetness. Usually our preference when needing acid to emulsify with egg white, aquafaba or cream.
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Salt/Saline
Salt/Saline is a great flavor booster. It can balance sweetness and bitterness, smoothing out a cocktail. It can also enhance citrus flavor and acidity without the need for more acid.
A pinch of salt can be added to the cocktail, but for consistency, saline is easy to make and allows more control.
To Make It:
2 oz (60mL) Distilled or Purified Water
1 Tbsp (15g) Fine Sea Salt
Combine in a jar and shake vigorously. Once salt is dissolved, pour into a dropper bottle.
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Orange Bitters
Angostura Orange Bitters
Country: Trinidad and Tobago
ABV: 90 proof/45%
Brand: House of Angostura
Spirits Bitters
Taste: Citrus, Baking Spices and Vanilla
Price Category: $
Bitters are made by concentrating flavors into an alcohol base. Orange bitters vary by brand, but are generally made with bitter orange peel, cardamom, caraway, coriander, anise and toasted sugar.
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Lemon Peel
A lemon peel spritz and twist can add a quick bit of brightness and bold citrus to a cocktail. When roasted or charred, it can add a toasted and nutty aroma and flavor.
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