On Friday, Michael got home to find a lovely gift from is mom, Sue. She sent sorghum molasses, which I can now tell you is the best molasses ever. It's everything that's good about molasses without that bitter tangy element.
I digress. Sue also sent this great book: Cocktail Hour. It has all kinds of cocktails and interesting facts and vintage images. I knew we had to try one for Cocktail Monday.
Which one did we choose? The New 1920 Cocktail.
Rye, sweet vermouth and dry vermouth. Simple as it gets.
Oh, but don't forget the bitters- in this case, orange.
We happen to have three different types of orange bitters. We did a little taste test to see which one we'd use.
The lineup: Regans', The Bitter Truth, and local New York Fee Brothers:
Regans' was very spicy with lot's of clove, but it was very very bitter. Bitter Truth tasted much more like orange. Fee Brothers was the perfect balance between spice and orange flavor.
The winner was Fee Brothers hands down.
Pour 1 1/2 ounces Rye Whiskey, and 3/4 ounces each of sweet and dry vermouth into an ice filled shaker. Carpana Antiqua is the best sweet vermouth out there- remember people, it's all about the quality of ingredients.
Add a dash of those orange bitters:
Shake that up,
If you're feeling fancy you can garnish your chilled glass with a twist of orange peel tied into a knot.
Strain and enjoy.
This cocktail goes down easy. It's like a lighter, fresher Manhattan.
It does a Monday good.
Playing,
Meredith
1 comments:
I hope you dressed like flappers while drinking these. And had a secret password to get into the speakeasy.
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