Wednesday, September 30, 2015

corpus christie

2/3 Scotch (1 oz Buchanan's 12 Year)
2 dash Sweet Vermouth (3/4 oz Dolin)
2 dash Bourbon (3/4 oz Fighting Cock 103)
1 dash Maraschino Liqueur (3/8 oz Luxardo)
1 dash Ojen Bitters (1/8 oz Butterfly Absinthe)

Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
After Yacht Rock Sunday two weekends ago, I returned home hankering for a nightcap. For ideas, I turned to Pioneers of Mixing at Elite Bars: 1903-1933 and spotted the Corpus Christie that appeared like an Improved Rob Roy-Manhattan hybrid. Once in the glass, the Corpus Christie shared absinthe's ethereal anise aromas crossed with Maraschino's fruity-nutty ones. On the sip, the grape and malt flavors were accented by cherry, and the swallow gave forth smoky whisky, nutty, and anise elements.

2 comments:

Mark said...

Are those IBM Selectric typewriter balls?

frederic said...

I collected the balls when I worked in places that most offices were phasing out typewriters completely (late 90s-early 00s) and left them out in the hallway to be picked up. They're still necessary for some forms though.