Stir/strain/up/mosh
Also good with Punt E Mes and Cherry Heering in place of the M&R and Averna.
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with 7 evil exes.
As a nod to the namesake character's constantly changing hair color, other flower-based liquids can/should be substituted for the Crème de Violette at the drinker's discretion. A couple dashes of Rose Water (which amps up the floral aspect) or Orange Flower Water (which severely tames the bitterness) both work nicely. Crème Yvette, Hum, Lavender Liqueur or Bitters, etc. might also be worth trying.
Hell yes Scott Pilgrim.
I love the comic and the movie, and have wanted to use this as a drink name for a while... After a few tries, I found the best success with proportions matching the character herself: equal parts bitter, tart & floral, with a double dose of rye (wry) and a splash of purple!
Made with Templeton Rye and Rothman & Winter Creme De Violette. Subbed lemon for lime juice, and added 1dsh Miracle Mile Yuzu Bitters. Really enjoying this a lot. Going to try 2oz rye next time. A cocktail I will definitely make again. Love the Scott Pilgrim reference too.
Thanks! I like it a lot with lemon too, but I was trying to stay away from the "accidental grapefruit" flavors to let the florals shine through a bit more... Also, jealous! Those Yuzu Bitters are pretty high on my wish list.
Out of curiosity, I subbed in 1scant tsp rose water for the violette tonight. Really good. I'll have to try it again when I'm not so low on rye, but I think I might prefer it this way.
Self-curated to include new ingredient options.
Finally got around to making this. Wow. Even my Campari hating wife loves this. Definitely going in my rotation.
Awesome, I'm glad you both liked it! I've been surprised at how much positive feedback I've gotten on this one... A couple months ago, I was teaching it to my favorite bartender. The 2 guys next to me were intrigued and ordered a round for themselves. They liked it so much they paid for mine and begged me for the recipe!
It'd be great to float the violette (or other floral liqueur) after the rest of the drink has been prepared and served, so Ramona's hair changes colors before the customer's eyes. Alternately, it'd be great if Mary Elizabeth Winstead could serve me this drink.
I like both of those ideas. Mostly the second one.
Stir with ice. Strain into a lowball with large single cube. Garnish with an orange peel.
Fill a pint glass with cracked ice. Add the bourbon and cherry Heering and stir well. Strain the drink into a chilled coupe.
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I tried this and didn't find it particularly interesting. Yes, Cherry Heering is a complex, interesting cherry liqueur, but the drink cried out for something. I added a 1/4 oz of Campari and a dash of pie-spice bitters (I used Angostura, but a clove-forward bitters would work well too, as would chocolate or mole). At that point, it wasn't really the same drink, but I certainly enjoyed it.
Anyone else like this as written?
Dan,
Frankly, I don't think this is a cocktail - it certainly needs something to make it interesting, and to get the volume of the drink to something more appropriate.
Haven't tasted this, but I agree that it seems like it's missing something. That said, I must say that there's quite a few classic cocktails and their variants having this formula(although most of them has a dash or two of bitters). Like Eric Alperins Highlander, calling for 2 oz Scotch, 1/2 oz Cherry Heering and a lemonpeel. So a dash of bitters and a complementary spray of citrus oils might do the trick. Now I have to try this drink, I guess...
Stir over ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
This is my first try at a cocktail variation on a classic. Open to suggestions and input.
Variation on a Manhattan
Shake and strain.
Good lord, Stew, you've done it again. Delicious. Looking at it on paper, it looked good.....but I never would have guessed it would taste like this.
Shake all ingredients and strain into sugar/chili rimmed coupe. Garnish with a lemon/lime wheel.
For rim: Kosher salt, organic evaporated cane sugar, chipotle powder, ancho chile powder, regular Spanish paprika. Sugar/salt ratio is one-to-one. Spice to taste.
Removed "fresh" from the modifiers - we assume that you're going to use fresh juices, etc... as per the Style Guidelines.
Stir. Serve up. Express oils from and orange peel and discard peel (flame if you like). Smile.
Changed from "Bourbon" to "Whiskey" as it tastes marvelous with a straight rye.
Stir, strain, low ball, big cube
901 Very Good Cocktails, Stew Ellington
Great drink and a nice Scotch spin on a Little Italy, but 1-2 dashes of orange bitters does the trick.
Corrected: 1oz orange bitters -> 1 DASH orange bitters. Yikes!
Had to check the book to see if I made the error there. -Whew!-
Could've just checked the source material instead of your notes: https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2011/02/smoking-jacket.html
A good drink, enhanced by some orange zest expressed over (which Fred's post mentions but Stew's seems not to). Flamed optional.
Drink: Stir > Strain > Coupe...
Garnish: Twist > Rim > Drop
Jamie Boudreau's "Golden Ratio" (plus a little sugar) strikes again!