Posted by Carlos on June 29, 2010 – 2:06 pm
Absinthe Sour
1oz Absinthe
1oz Simple Syrup
1oz Lemon Juice
1/2 Egg White
Dry Shake all ingredients
Add Ice, and Shake
Double Strain into a Sours Glass (or Goblet/Old Fashioned)
Garnish with a Lemon Twist
I acquired a large amount of glassware from a bar that has been recently renovated; In hindsight most of the glasses are ugly and the majority of them useless. This glass however, caught my eye and I instantly knew it would be perfect for a Sour. With the next few days off, I though it was a good idea to start off the day with some absinthe.
With sweet notes that quickly morph into a sour attack on the sides of your tongue, this cocktail’s silky textured liquid slides down a treat and leaves behind the dominant anise flavours of Absinthe.
Posted by Carlos on June 29, 2010 – 1:28 pm
The Bramble
1 1/2oz Gin
3/4oz Lemon Juice
1/2oz Simple Syrup
3/4oz Creme de Mure (or Creme de Cassis, if Mure is not available)
Fill a rocks glass with Crushed ice
Pour Gin, Lemon Juice and Simple Syrup over the ice and stir
Drizzle the Creme de Mure over the top of the cocktail
Garnish with a Lemon wedge and 2 raspberries
This is one of the cocktails I have always found visually appealing, and have always wanted to make, yet simply it is never on my mind when I’m making cocktails. I finally decided to break my posting drought and bring you a rather popular cocktail.
The Bramble is a very simple cocktail that uses widely available ingredients, and takes very little time to prepare. In fact, its dead bloody simple.
I did not mix the Creme de Mure with the rest of the cocktail before I started drinking it, which resulted in the top of the cocktail tasting slightly tart and having strong (but very pleasant) flavours of the Martin Millers Gin that I used; As I approached the read:dreaded the bottom of the glass, the cocktail became quite sweet and fruity, there were still traces of the gin and lemon juice, however they were heavily subdued.
A cocktail for the warm Summer or Spring months.
Posted by Carlos on June 2, 2010 – 1:11 pm
In Search of a Cocktail has been lost the the deepest depths of the internet for a few months now, this all happened when the company that was hosting the blog decided that I had breached their Terms and Conditions and without notifying me, deleted all of my data. All it took was one click and *poof* months of reviews and cocktails vanished; Quite depressing.
All this occurred as I moved into a new house, no internet and little free time to find a solution. In fact during this time, I had a bit of cocktail downtime, It is only now, after a lot of hard work that I have restored this blog to its former ‘glory?’
What else has happened in this time? I have a new job, at a newly refurbished bar that serves cocktails with fresh ingredients and attracts a higher standard of clientele; A good move on my behalf!
I owe a few people reviews and even a few drinks, so to anyone that has missed the blog, I apologize. I will be topping up the site with some new cocktails very soon.
Welcome to the blog v1.5
Carl
