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Handcuffed Lightning

Created and posted by yarm.
3⁄4 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz Swedish Punsch
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and garnish with an orange twist.

History

When I was looking through my drink database, I spied Tony Iamunno's Butterfly Sting with its Punt e Mes-Swedish punsch combination and wanted to improve on it. I recalled the Swedish punsch-apricot liqueur combination that I first discovered in the Havana Cocktail and then the apricot-Punt e Mes duo found in the Slope. Thus, I set my Muhammed Ali tribute riff in motion. For a spirit base, I split things up with a funky Jamaican rum and a rich Cognac, and for a name, I opted for the Handcuffed Lightning from Ali's quote, "I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick; I'm so mean I make medicine sick."

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Recent Discussion

  • Re Passion Chartreuse, 1 day ago David Pittman commented:

    Refreshing and tasty. A very nice summer drink.

  • Re The Botanist, 1 day ago drinkingandthinking commented:

    Predictable but pleasant. A less boozy vesper with notes of ...cinnamon? I used Blue Coat dry.

  • Re Twice Smitten, 2 days ago bstanton commented:

    Very refreshing. Made with Aperol. Next time will try with Campari. Highly recommend.

  • Re Mexican Necromancer, 2 days ago yarm commented:

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  • Re Eve's Vacation, 6 days ago Shawn C commented:

    The cocktail itself is brilliant. I used my own pomegranate grenadine syrup (had some particularly dark and intense aryls for this batch) and a fresh lime off the tree. The pomegranate was a great pairing with the fig which can be a bit intense if not properly mated. The Strega provides some slight mint/alpine herbal and bolsters the anise in the Mahia. The bitters provide a slight chili heat to the finish.