VODKA
Sparkplug
1.5 Sobieski
.5 cointreau
.5 lemon
2 dashes ango
Cava top
Shake & fine strain into wine glass
This is the lightest drink of the new menu and one of two that have a cava top. Regardless of the light, relatively sweet flavor of the drink - with 2+ oz of spirits and ~1 oz of Cava - it is one of highest ABV offerings. This coupled with the fact that it was created by Hanna (aka Sparky, Sparkle, Sparkplug) gives the drink its name.
GIN
Moseley 75
1 oz Earl Gray infused Old Highborn gin
.5 lemon
.5 honey simple
Cava top
Coupe
The Moseley 75 combines aspects from the classic cocktails French 75 and Bee’s Knees and adds the flavors of Earl Grey: black tea, bergamot, and assorted citrus. A Moseley Tea Service refers to the once-popular trend of combining gin in Earl Grey into a cocktail. In the inter-war years of the 20th century, it was the British equivalent of Irish Coffee. Moseley is an affluent area in Birmingham and the name is meant to evoke an air of British bourgeoisie and nostalgia.
BOURBON
Toasted Walnut and Apple Boulevardier
1 oz Walnut-infused bourbon
1 oz Carpano Antica vermouth
1 oz Campari
2 dashes apple bitters
build in pint glass, add ice, stir, strain over large rock, dehydrated apple garnish. For the Bourbon: toast 1.5 cup walnuts, vac sac with 750 ml bourbon, let sit 6 hours+
Highball glass
This is Hanna’s take on the classic Boulevardier cocktail. Boulevardier literally translates to socialite or man-about-town and is named for a Parisian magazine edited by the cocktail’s creator. The drink is similar to a Negroni but swaps out the gin for bourbon/rye, making for a more autumnal/wintery flavor profile. Our version uses Carpano Antica vermouth, baked apple bitters, and Buffalo Trace infused with toasted walnuts all of which amp up the rich spices and flavors that typify the season.
Bacon fat Old Fashioned
2 oz bacon fat infused bourbon
1/4 oz maple syrup
1 dashes Angostura bitters
1 dash orange bitters
orange twist
Large cube
Highball glass
- In a small saucepan over low heat, warm bacon fat, stirring occasionally until fat melts. Combine the molten fat and bourbon into a large, nonreactive container, and stir. Cover and let stand at room temperature for 4 hours, then freeze for 2 hours.
- Remove solid fat with a spoon, then strain the bourbon through a cheesecloth and bottle.
Scott was inspired by NYC staple PDT’s Benton’s Old Fashioned in adding this cocktail to the menu. The bacon fat adds salinity, depth of flavor, and mouth-feel to the Buffalo Trace that is unique and delicious. It also follows our nose-to-tail philosophy nicely.
RUM
Papa Jakarta
1 oz Cana Brava
.75 Batavia Arrack
.75 Grapefruit
.25 lime
.5 thyme simple
Shake and 2x strain into coupe, garnish with thyme spring
Lucy’s fall spin on a Hemingway Daiquiri. Hemingway, often called “Papa”, was diabetic and so the story goes that he preferred to take his daiquiris with grapefruit in place of sugar. The fall flavors are introduced to the drink through the inclusion of thyme in the simple syrup and Batavia Arrack van Oosten: a spirit derived from red rice (from the region of Indonesia that contains Jakarta). It has its roots in the era of Dutch Colonial trade and was a staple of American punches from their inception into the 19th century. It’s unique flavor has been described as “somewhere between Haitian rum and single-malt Scotch.” It is a very old and fascinating ingredient.
BRANDY
Farmer, Refuted
1.5 oz Laird’s Applejack
1 oz Dolin Blanc
.5 Genepy des Alpes
Lemon bitters
Stir over large cube, lemon peel
Highball glass
Laird’s, the oldest distillery in America and holders of license #1, has been making Applejack for almost 300 years. George Washington favored the Laird family recipe and recreated it at his home in Mt. Vernon. When the Revolutionary War was in its formative stages this was the stuff was flowing while the founding fathers plotted in pubs.
Warning: This gets even nerdier… The Farmer Refuted was the name of an Alexander Hamilton penned pamphlet that argued for ending loyalty to King George and blasted loyalists in the colonies (it’s also a song from Lin Manuel Miranda’s completely flawless musical Hamilton). As France came to the aid of early Americans, so does a French spirit play a support role in this drink. Genepy is an alpine wormwood lighter than its relatives, chartreuse and absinthe. Dolin Blanc marries the strong flavors and the lemon oil and bitters complete it.
TEQUILA
Ancho Muddle
1.5 tequila
.75 lime
.5 simple
muddle roughly 1/8th apple and 3-4 inch celery stalk, add liquids, shake and dump, ancho powder/ celery leaf garnish
Highball glass
The simplicity of this drink is part of what makes it so delicious. Familiar flavors of peppery tequila and tart lime are given a new framework with celery and apple. The drink is finished with ancho chile powder and a celery leaf garnish.
RYE
Pennsylvania ex-pat
1.5 Rye
.5 Cardamaro
.25 Poire
3 dashes JTD bitters
Coupe
Spicy rye is tempered by Cardamaro. From the Piedmont, Cardamaro is Moscato based (the only wine based amaro) and flavored with cardoon, a thistle related to artichokes. The drink is sweetened by pear liqueur (Mathilde Poire, an old familiar from the Moscow Mueller). The name is a tip of the hat to the place where Old Overholt began before relocating to Kentucky.
Rye Old Fashioned
Oaxacan Old Fashioned
Moscow Mueller
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