cocoyage

2 oz Bols Barrel-Aged Genever
1/2 oz Coco Lopez Coconut Cream
1/2 oz Cinnamon Syrup
1 Whole Egg

Shake one round without ice and one round with ice, strain into a Sour glass, and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg. Two Monday ago, I opened up my copy of the pre-Pandemic Eastern Standard bar bible and latched on to the Cocoyage. It was the bar's version of a drink vaguely described by Lafcadio Hearn in 1880 and communicated as a Genever, coconut water, and egg drink in Beachbum Berry's Potions of the Carribbean book. As for a time frame, a Yelp review in 2018 makes mention of the Cocoyage, and its coconut cream coupled with a whole egg reminded me of the bar's Root of All Evil. This Flip gave forth a woody spice and cinnamon bouquet to the nose. Next, a creamy and rich sip flowed into malty, coconut, and cinnamon flavors on the swallow.