Bob Dillin'
Stir, strain, rocks, garnish.
Stir, strain, rocks, garnish.
Stir, strain, up.
Stir, strain, up, twist.
You can also use wormwood extract or wormwood bitters to punch up the bitterness of the vermouth to late 19th Century levels. Otherwise, consider cutting back on the orange liqueur and vermouth a bit for a dryer balance.
This one depends very much on how you make it. Without some sort of attempt to mimic the wormwood infusion, it is a 3 star cocktail, a bit too sweet for its own good (even though I used dry curacao.) The whole concept revolves around the wormwood infusion to the vermouth. Since I don't have wormwood growing, I used 1/4 oz of Malort (which is simply an intense wormwood infusion into neutral spirits) in place of a portion of the Dolin Rouge. This transformed the drink to something closer to what was intended: sweet and fruity at the sip but backed by substantial wormwood bitterness that extends through a long finish.
Dry shake, shake, strain, up, garnish with fennel pollen.
Swizzle over crushed ice, top with more crushed ice, bitters, and mint sprig.
Shake, strain, up.
Very nice. I'm a fan of mixing citrus and amaro, and this is well balanced with the other ingredients. I used the Cynar 70 proof, which made it just a tad more bitter, but still pleasant.
Build in glass over ice, stir, garnish.
Fill a saucepan about halfway up with water, and bring to a gentle boil. Whisk the egg yolk and all liquid ingredients except coffee in a heat-safe bowl above the boiling water, whisking for two to three more minutes until the mixture thickens. Stir into coffee in an Irish coffee mug, and garnish with fresh grated nutmeg.
Shake, strain, up.
Stir, strain, up.
A bit flat, maybe better with a 1/2 oz. lemon juice?