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Tag Archives: cinnamon
caribbean toddy
1.5 oz dark rum .75 oz falernum .5 oz lime juice pinch cinnamon hot water combine liquid ingredients in a warmed mug and top with hot water. float the cinnamon on top.
twenty-twelve toddy
3/4 oz canton ginger liqueur 1/2 oz tuaca 1/4 oz aveze gentiane liqueur 1/2 oz lemon juice combine ingredients in a warmed mug or glass and top with 4-6 oz of hot water. sprinkle a pinch of cinnamon over the … Continue reading
asian pear bourbon
2 asian pears, sliced thin 2 vanilla beans, split 2-3 cinnamon sticks 4-6 oz ginger, sliced thin 2 bottles bourbon (i used jim beam) maceration time: 3 weeks while i am happy enough about how this one came out, … Continue reading
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Tagged bourbon, cinnamon, ginger, pear, vanilla, whiskey
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slow burn tequila (updated)
3 oranges, pithed, peeled, and sliced thin 5-6 cinnamon sticks 2-4 anaheim or korean peppers, sliced 4 thai chilis, sliced 2 ruby peppers, crushed 2 bottles of white tequila i’ve been experimenting with this one, since the first batch … Continue reading
slow burn tequila
3 oranges, sliced thin 2 cinnamon sticks 2 ruby peppers 3 fresno peppers, sliced combine with roughly two bottles of white tequila. soak for 4-5 days. any more and the spice gets out of hand. i’m really happy with … Continue reading
cinnamon-apple tequila
this one’s still in the experimental stages, so i only made about a pint, but i think it’s got some real potential. i found a granny smith apple kicking around behind the bar, and after trolling through a list of … Continue reading
old-fashioned rye
last night i came in to find the pound of rainier cherries i asked for had arrived. i thought about using them for a soju infusion, but we’ve already got sweet cherry soju, and the stuff isn’t really moving super … Continue reading
wolfe-stelzer toddy
1 1/2 oz bourbon 1/4 oz tuaca 1/4 oz ramazzoti amaro pinch cinnamon 5-6 cloves 5-6 slices ginger (candied, in this case) orange zest hot water combine all in a tall glass and let steep. garnish with orange zest … Continue reading
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Tagged bourbon, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, ramazzoti, tuaca, whiskey
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caribbean christmas
1 1/2 oz dark rum (i prefer gosling’s) 3/4 oz lime juice 1/2 oz simple syrup 5-6 thin slices of ginger 2 pinches of cinnamon muddle ginger. top with ice. add all but one pinch of cinnamon. shake and … Continue reading