Over the next ridge
Stir ingredients with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.
The ingredients and name are references to backpacking and day hiking in the Sierra and foothills. There is always something over the next ridge to draw the trekker onward. The aromas and the surrounding flora change as one ascends.
Likewise, this is a combination of flavors and scents. The gin brings an herbal Douglas fir presence--there is no direct substitute for the gin here, although one could combine Clear Creek Douglas fir eau-de-vie and a dry gin to make a facsimile.
The Chaparral amaro represents an intermediate altitude of spearmint and sub-alpine herbal. The bitter is mild, and somewhat fruity. Comoz strikes a balance between sweet white grape and wormwood bitter.
One could use Dolin blanc for a sweet variation, or a dry vermouth for a moderately drier/perhaps more balanced profile.
- Leeuwenhoek — Gin, Aromatized wine, Amer Picon, Kummel, Lemon peel
- Lera's Missing — Gin, Dry vermouth, Amargo-Vallet, Amaro, Suze
- Bishop Berkeley — Gin, Byrrh, Zirbenz Stone Pine Liqueur, Bitters, Absinthe, Simple syrup, Orange peel
- Death's Door Cocktail — Gin, Aromatized wine, Averna, Cassis
- Crimson Lake — Gin, Sweet vermouth, Bitters, Aperitivo
Curated to add the lemon juice to correct the recipe. I would like to try this one, but Marie Brizard Poivre de Sichuan is no longer available. Anyone have a recreation recipe for this ingredient? I figure it will require someone with a bottle to create one.