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Haut-Medoc

2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
1⁄2 oz Maurin Quina
1⁄4 oz Cassis, L'Heritier Guyot
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens Burlesque (1 dropper-full)
1 rinse White Crème de Cacao, Marie Brizard
1 twst Lemon peel (Expressed, garnish)
Instructions

Rinse coupe with Creme de Cacao. Shake all ingredients for 20 seconds (you're looking to have a bit more dilution than normal to bring out the woodyness of the Cassis) except garnish and double strain into coupe. Express long twist of lemon peel and rest across the drink.

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Created by
zpearson
Year
2011
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  • Very good! Well Balanced. Great use of some rare ingredients that I happen to have on hand.
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Comments
Rob Marais commented on 4/09/2011:

This is really intriguing. I've never seen the Maurin Quina before and will definitely look for it. I'm wondering what would happen if Cherry Heering or Combier Rouge were substituted for the cassis here.

Zachary Pearson commented on 4/09/2011:

I tend to think about cocktail development in terms of flavor or aroma accords. In this cocktail, I was thinking about the bitters first - they're fruity, with a chile spicyness and typical bitter notes. That led me to Cassis, which is fruity + a woody bitterness, which led me to Rye, which has a green, woody bitterness as well. Maurin Quina is cherry + almond + some interesting bitter notes, and the rinse of Creme de Cacao is meant to mimic the 20th Century cocktail, as well as to tie in and harmonize the other flavors, all of which go well with chocolate. This is still in the theoretical phase, as Maurin Quina is a special order only thing where I live ;) 

But to answer your question... I think that other cherry liqueurs might be a good substitition, as long as they have a bitterness to them. You might also want more lemon juice in the cocktail to make up for the loss of acidity in the cherry liqueurs.

Zachary Pearson commented on 4/22/2011:

So I'm busy today. My likker store actually sourced a bottle of Maurin Quina for me, and I made the drink as written (the bitters are dropper instead of dash). I like this, if I do say so myself. It tastes like a good left bank Bordeaux in a weird way, with woody notes forward, cassis and red fruit in the midpalate, then the bitterness of the Maurin Quina mixed with the chile-accented bitters on the finish. I think a bit of extra shaking is a good thing as it brings out the brambly Cassis more.