Tincture-based vermouth
This is the first version of my sweet vermouth recipe using only tinctures, instead of boiled spices.
- 500 ml Wine
- 175 ml Brandy
- 1.5 oz Oloroso Sherry
- 1 oz Bitter Orange
- 0.25 oz Sweet Orange
- 35 dr Anise
- 20 dr Clove
- 35 dr Cardamom
- 30 dr Juniper
- 20 dr Dande...
- 2 oz Scotch
- 1/2 oz Drambuie
- 1/2 oz Cynar
- dash Amer Picon
Homemade ingredients: Amer DeHainaut, Drambuie
I omitted Peach Bitters from the drink, since I don't have any. The recipe (from Kindred Cocktails) also suggests Macallan 12, which I'm not quite prepared to mix on a weeknight. To...
After my successful experiment last week, today I made a full batch of Amer DeHainaut sweetened with honey instead of sugar.
Tonight, I made a small batch of Amer DeHainaut with honey instead of caramelized sugar. (The honey is from Warm Colors Apiary in Deerfield, which is currently on tap at Follow the Honey in Harvard Square.) There was a certain taste, maybe just a feeling, in the Bigallet China China that I tho...
This work in progress amaro is based on Jamie Boudreau's emulation of Amer Picon, called Amer Boudreau. Here's the thing, I have never tasted Amer Picon, and it is quite possible that I never will. Instead, what I am trying to recreate is Bigallet China China, which according to Kindred Cocktai...