Wednesday, May 8, 2019

[police and thieves]

1 1/4 oz Clement Select Aged Rhum Agricole
1 oz Lustau Amontillado Sherry
1/2 oz Amaro Braulio
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
2 dash Peppermint Tea Tincture (* see below or perhaps sub 1 bsp Crème de Menthe in a pinch)

Shake with ice, strain into a Collins glass, fill with fresh ice, and garnish with a mint sprig.
(*) Steep 1 peppermint tea bag in 2 oz Beefeater Gin for 24 hours. Remove tea bag.
For my next drink at Brick & Mortar, bartender Max Bulger mentioned that he had a rhum agricole, sherry, and Braulio recipe that he had been working on, and I was certainly lured in by those ingredients. In the glass, the drink offered mint, grassy, and menthol aromas to the nose. Next, a lime, grape, and caramel sip led into grassy, nutty sherry, and minty herbal flavors on the swallow. Max did not have a name for this, so I took inspiration from the bar's menu of music references to dub this one the Police and Thieves after the Clash song.

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