It’s spooky season this week so we’re governing ourselves accordingly. This cocktail comes courtesy of New Orleans’ Compére Lapin. The name is play on the story involving a man who gave up the recipe in exchange for his life during the Black Plague. You gotta do what you gotta do.
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Pinhook Bourbon
- 1/2 oz Moscatel
- 1/4 oz Housemade Amaro Blend*
- 1/4 oz Cocchi Americano Bianco
- 1/4 oz Averna
- 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Instructions:
Pour the above ingredients into a mixing glass with ice. Stir and strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with a dehydrated orange slice.
*Recipe for Housemade Amaro Blend
Begin by making the Amaro blend by combining 6 oz Antico Amaro Noveis, 6 oz Don Diccio & Figli Luna Aperitivo, 2 oz Cynar 70 and 10 drops eucalyptus bitters. Mix and pour into a glass container.
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