infinite jest

1 oz Marie Duffau Armagnac
1 oz Iris Blanc Vermouth (Dolin)
1 oz Lustau Amontillado Sherry
1/2 oz Giffard Apricot Liqueur (Rothman & Winter)
2 dash Boker's Bitters (1 dash Bitter Housewife's Cardamon + 1 dash Scrappy's Orange + 1 dash Scrappy's Aromatic)

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and garnish with an orange twist.Two Sundays ago, I returned to Shawn Soole's Great Northern Cocktails book and spotted the Infinite Jest by Robin Kaufman, bar director at Alo in Toronto. Since apricot and oxidized dry sherries like Amontillado have worked well in recipes like the Immigrant Song and Doubleheader, I was definite game to give my bottle of Armagnac some much needed love. Once assembled, the Infinite Jest opened up with orange, apricot, and nutty grape aromas. Next, grape and orchard fruit notes on the sip progressed into Armagnac, nutty, raisin, and apricot flavors on the swallow.