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Creole Cocktail
This Manhattan-like cocktail is best appreciated as an after-dinner digestivo or late-night sipper. Thanks to the comments below, I have continued to revisit...
Tuber Magnatum
14th December 2024 at 23:52
Tried this tonight and notwithstanding Simon's review suggesting this best as a late night drink, I had as an apertivo. However I did try his as of Dec. 2024 preference a 45/45/10/10 ratio. For me this was right on. I am a fan of Amer Picon and being fortunate enough to have some from a trip to England wanted to take advantage of the larger volume suggested by Simon. I was a bit worried the 10ml of D.O.M would add too much sweetness but for me it was very well balanced.
23rd May 2024 at 03:41
Si bien pude encontrar la primer receta mencionada en el libro de Straub, no logré encontrar la segunda mencionada, la cual encontré en el libro de Hugo Ensslin de 1917 en la página 13.
23rd May 2024 at 07:33
As per the text, the second quotation is from Harry Craddock’s 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. I relabelled this quotation. Thanks for bringing to my attention.
19th March 2024 at 03:09
It's Grohusko's Brooklyn with the maraschino liqueur replaced by Benedictine for even more herbal complexity. Used 3:2:1:1 proportions of Whistle Pig rye, Carpano Classico, Golden Moon Amer dit Picon (from Colorado), and Benedictine. In a nod to the name I gave it a good dash of Bitter Truth Creole Bitters. Still a tad sweet, will probably cut the Benedictine a bit next time. Excellent mix, esp. if you like Brooklyns, but is it Big Apple or Big Easy?
24th February 2024 at 13:01
Love this drink, but I have two questions. What would you substitute for the Amer Picon for those of us in the USA (where it's not available)? Have you tried this with Picon Biere, which was the only Picon I could find in France last summer? How does that compare to the Amer? Thanks everyone!
29th February 2024 at 14:59
In addition to the already mentioned Bigallet, Amaro CioCiaro is also recommended by David Wondrich.
Personally, I prefer the recipe that Arnaud's use, with Punt e Mes instead of regular sweet vermouth and more of the other two modifiers:
- 45ml Rye
- 15ml Punt e Mes
- 15ml Benedictine
- 15ml Amer Picon (or substitute)
Personally, I prefer the recipe that Arnaud's use, with Punt e Mes instead of regular sweet vermouth and more of the other two modifiers:
- 45ml Rye
- 15ml Punt e Mes
- 15ml Benedictine
- 15ml Amer Picon (or substitute)
24th February 2024 at 16:02
Hi Whitney, Picon Biere is a flavored beer, like a Shandy. It's not distilled. There are US craft distillers making Picon Amer like liquors. Golden Moon distillery outside Denver offers one called Picon dit Amer. I use that in place of Picon Amer although I have never had the original so I cannot make a comparison.