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Orange Crocus

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Orange Crocus

I had some saffron sitting in the spice cabinet that needed to be used.  Food?  No way.  Drink!

The Orange Crocus

  • Prep a small orange wheel and notch cut for the rim of a glass.  Chill a sour glass.
  • In a metal tumbler, add:
    • 2 oz of Havana Club 3
    • 1 oz of fresh orange juice
    • 1 tsp of clover honey
    • 1 bsp of fresh ground true cinnamon
    • 3 threads of Spanish saffron
  • Shake with ice for at least 20 seconds and the tumbler is frosty
  • Pour and strain with a Hawthorne and fine mesh strainer into the glass
  • Garnish with orange wheel

 

The Inforte Sour

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The Inforte Sour

Classy with the price tag

Not rum, but delicious.  Inspired to create a drink for a friends birthday, I came up with this sour.

The Inforte Sour

  • Prep a lemon wheel and blackberry on a toothpick.  Chill a sour glass.
  • In a metal tumbler, add:
    • 1 1/2 oz of vodka
    • 1/2 oz honey liquor (I used Barenjager)
    • 1 oz of fresh lemon juice
    • 1 tbsp of bakers sugar
    • 4 fresh blackberries cut in half
    • 1/2 oz of egg white
    • .5 ml of vanilla powder
  • Shake with ice for at least 20 seconds and the tumbler is frosty
  • Pour and strain with a Hawthorne and fine mesh strainer into the glass
  • Garnish with lemon & blackberry