Our wonderful OM organized a fun in-house event for us last week that involved a professional Mixologist coming by to teach us a thing or two about creating the perfect cocktail. If you think about it, a Mixologist is like a libations expert version of a Joyologist....so...that's pretty cool, no?
My friend and fellow Weebly, Katie, and I ended up crafting a super delicious version of an Old Fashioned--even the mixologist said "Damn, you guys did really well!" after taking a sip! We didn't win the contest (Mike's use of a lavender sweetening agent was too divine to pass up), but we were quite pleased with our creation. Trish and Katie's "Smooooth Operator" New-Old Fashioned Recipe 1.5 oz of Spirit (we chose Lemorton Reserve Calvados Domfrontais) .25 oz of a sweetening agent (Sirop JM was our agent of choice) A few dashes of bitters. Our mixologist explained this is like salting food--it not only balances the sweetness, but it pulls something enticing out of the cocktail. (We went with Amargo Chuncho) An embellishment like a citrus peel--squeeze over the top of your drink, rind side out. We learned that lemons are brightening and lightening, orange holds on to richness, and grapefruit is a wildcard that works well with Agave. (Orange was the winner, and we ended up using two peels) Pop in a large ice cube (check out Weebly site www.thewhiskeyball.com for the perfect ice making mold), stir quickly, and enjoy! Cheers :) In Gratitude, Trish
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Schmaubs
1/22/2014 03:39:48 am
Perfect timing! An Old-Fashioned recipe was just featured in New Girl last night ;)
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