“The Taksim”
1.5 oz Rye Whiskey (Rittenhouse)
0.5 oz “Turkish Coffee” Bourbon (see below)
0.5 oz Punt e Mes sweet vermouth
0.25 oz Luxardo Maraschino
Shaken, served neat
Turkish Coffee Bourbon
300 mL Buffalo Trace Bourbon
2 oz Philz Ambrosia coffee (dark roast)
5 green cardamom pods, crushed
1 black cardamom pod, crushed
1 toasted Ancho Chile
2 toasted cacao beans, crushed
1 cinnamon stick
Let sit 18 hours before putting through coffee filter
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“Mexican Pharmacy?” (an original): 1 part habanero/rosemary-infused tequila (El Jimador reposado), 2 parts tequila blanco (Espolon), 3/4 parts Fernet Branco, muddled with sliced meyer lemon and cucumbers, honey, shaken and served on ice.
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“Russian Pharmacy?” (an original): 2 parts fennel/cucumber-infused vodka (salvaged a terrible Smirnoff), 1 part fernet, 1 part water, muddled with sliced meyer lemon and cucumbers, honey, shaken and served on ice.
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Started with my dry rub (cumin, cinnamon, curry powder, paprika, cayenne, salt), then 45 minutes “naked” over a mesquite grill. Threw in brown paper bags, over a rack in the oven at 270o F for 3 hours. Could have lowered oven temperature ~15o, and done less time directly over coals. Sauce of diluted Stubbs, with pan-juices, salt, and apple cider vinegar.
