15 March 2010

Pádraig Colón II

Building off the first test:

1/4 oz Reposado
1/4 oz Allspice
1 oz Irish Whiskey
1/4 oz habanero/ginger syrup*
- stir together well and pour into rocks glass
6 or 7 drops Cointreau
several dashes Peychaud's

*3/4 cup simple syrup made with equal parts water and raw sugar. Heat through, add ~2 tablespoons chopped ginger and two habaneros (deseeded). Steep for 10 mins and strain.

08 March 2010

Block-Ade

Reading the book Daring Young Men: The Heroism And Triumph Of the Berlin Airlift June 1948 - May 1949, I came across this recipe. Some of the women living in the American occupied zone put together a charity cookbook to raise money for German orphans. One of the recipes was for Block-Ade (serves 75):

  • 2 cans fruit cocktail
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 bottles cognac
  • 6 bottles red wine
  • 6 bottles white wine
  • 6 bottles champagne

06 March 2010

Pádraig Colón

Just made my first half attempt at the drink I expect to call the Pádraig Colón, and was surprised to have a nice result right off the bat. This isn't the final recipe, but it's probably the base of the end product:

1/4 oz tequila reposado
1/4 oz St Elizabeth Allspice Dram (Pimento liqueur)
3/4 oz Bushmills