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John the Baptist

1 oz Irish whiskey, Mitchell & Son Green Spot
1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Pistachio syrup
1⁄2 oz White Crème de Cacao, Marie Brizard
1⁄2 oz Apricot eau-de-vie, Blume Marillen
1⁄4 oz Half-and-half
1 t Cream of coconut, Coco López (matcha mix, see notes)
2 ds Absinthe
1 pn Nutmeg (as garnish)
2 spg Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain into a tiki mug over fresh ice, garnish.

Notes

To make the Coco Lopez, take 1 tsp matcha powder and stir it into 1 can of Coco Lopez. Or if you don't want 90 drinks worth, this is equal to 1/8 tsp matcha and 3 Tbsp + 2 1/4 tsp Coco Lopez.

To make the pistachio syrup, soak 8 oz raw shelled pistachios in 4 oz hot water for 30 min, strain. Blend nuts with 4 oz fresh hot water and steep for 2 hrs. Strain nut milk to pan and add 4 C sugar. Heat until just dissolved, strain and add 1/2 oz everclear and dash orange flower water.

History

This is messy, and has changed quite a bit. See comment thread and this video, where the creator makes the drink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii72c6R91H4

Cocktail summary
Created by
Long Thai, The Dead Rabbit, NYC.
Year
2015
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

http://liquor.com/recipes/john-the-baptist/#vR8eSeAZJLrJMm05.97

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Comments
DrunkLab commented on 10/23/2015:

Interesting flavors arranged inventively, but for me at least, too sweet to work as a punch or grog, and too big to work as a dessert drink. 

Zachary Pearson commented on 9/05/2020:

This version is decidedly different than the link. Any thoughts on what's actually going on here? Thanks,  Zachary

noksagt commented on 9/05/2020:

Looks like the recipe at the link has changed over time. No idea why. Current version doesn't have the asterisked sub recipes, though.

abenc85 commented on 9/06/2020:

1 oz Green Spot Irish whiskey

1/2 oz Apricot eau-de-vie

1/2 oz Creme de cacao

1/2 oz Pineapple juice

1/2 oz Pistachio syrup

1/3 oz Matcha Green Tea Coco Lopez*

2 ds Pernod absinthe

Matcha Green Tea Coco Lopez*

90:1 ratio of Coco Lopez to Match Green Tea Powder. I made 2.5oz to 1/8tsp.

Published recipe is completely inedible.

Zachary Pearson commented on 9/06/2020:

He makes the drink here - at the opening of the video, the menu page says Green Spot, green tea, apricot, coconut, pistachio, absinthe. The video seems like there's a lot more ingredients though. Thanks,  Zachary

Edit: So there are 8 things he's using in the video.  It looks like absinthe (2 dashes), pistachio paste (1 bsp), some sort of coconut milk or dairy, a yellow frothy liquid which seems to be pineapple, a brownish liquid that's murky so it's not Apry, 2 clear liquids (creme de cacao and the eau de vie?) and the whiskey (1 oz). Thanks,  Zachary

noksagt commented on 9/06/2020:

Is that a scoop of pistachio paste or is it the matcha Coco Lopez? I assumed the latter.

Zachary Pearson commented on 9/06/2020:

Hard to tell.... I'd guess they'd be about the same color and consistency. Would that make the brownish liquid pistachio syrup? Thanks,  Zachary

noksagt commented on 9/06/2020:

There are enough liquids from unlabeled bottles that I really dont know. I thought the first bottle after the scoop that you thought might be pineapple could be the syrup because it kind of looked like orgeat to me....but I agree that the darker liquid looks more like the syrup than Apry.

Zachary Pearson commented on 9/07/2020:

By the way, this is the best part about cocktail geeks. Trying to decipher a 5 year old video of unlabeled bottles to get a drink just exactly perfect. Thanks,  Zachary