It Gives Me the Vapors
Jan. 28th, 2019 08:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
madbakerThis week's Resolution Recipe: the Japanese Cocktail.
It was invented in 1862 by famed cocktailian Jerry Thomas.
2 oz cognac
1/2 oz orgeat
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Combine all in a mixing glass filled with ice and stir 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with a lemon twist.
What worked: It was reasonably good. I used a medium-grade brandy instead of cognac; I suspect a good cognac would make this better. I also tried it with a Calvados, but I didn't like that as much.
What didn't: It didn't excite my taste buds.
Will I make it again? I will put it in the book, but it'll be an occasional mix rather than a go-to. Especially if I only like it with cognac, which would require buying yet another bottle.
(Did anyone get the header joke? I'm mildly proud of it.)
It was invented in 1862 by famed cocktailian Jerry Thomas.
2 oz cognac
1/2 oz orgeat
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Combine all in a mixing glass filled with ice and stir 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with a lemon twist.
What worked: It was reasonably good. I used a medium-grade brandy instead of cognac; I suspect a good cognac would make this better. I also tried it with a Calvados, but I didn't like that as much.
What didn't: It didn't excite my taste buds.
Will I make it again? I will put it in the book, but it'll be an occasional mix rather than a go-to. Especially if I only like it with cognac, which would require buying yet another bottle.
(Did anyone get the header joke? I'm mildly proud of it.)
