Hemingway Stripper Pole
Shake, strain, rocks, lowball
The Campari and Aperol simulate a bitter grapefruit flavor.
Zach Pearson describes Batavia Arrack Van Oosten as "tasting like a buttered stripper pole."
- Daiquiri with its fair share of funk and grapefruity bitterness.
- Nicely complex and balanced with almost no sweetness
- Light, delicious, summery, mildly bitter, and still accessible. Surprisingly complex for a light cocktail.
Looks great. Might try this one out on a guest. I'll have to change the name lest they also get the image of Papa Hemingway riding a pole in their heads.
Having tasted the Hemingway Stripper Pole, I have to admit it's worthy of a 4.0 rating. I'd like Zach to explain, however, how he came to know that this cocktail tastes "like a buttered stripper pole." The story, Zach! Please!
All I can say about that incident is this: If you've ever been in the wine business in north Texas , chances are you've been to a strip club. And if your visit comes in the middle of summer, you know what Batavia Arrack smells like. Zachary
Definitely leans bitter and dry. The amount of lime juice seems high, making this more of a sour/dry than I prefer even though I went a little skinny on the lime. I might try again with 1/2 oz lime juice.