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'Twas The Night

'Twas The Night by Santiago Ochoa
  • Bartender: Santiago Ochoa
  • Bar: Death & Co Denver, Denver, United States

Garnish:

Grated Cacao Nibs

How to make:

Step 1. Add Heering Cherry Liquor, Elijah Craig, Creme De Mente, Mole Bitters, Lemon, Demerara simple, egg white and heavy cream to tin. (Add egg white and heavy cream last)

Step 2. Add ice to tin and vigorously shake for 15 seconds (wet shake)

Step 3.Crack open tin and hawthorne strain cocktail into empty half tin. Dump ice from other half. Close tin and shake very vigorously for 15 seconds. (dry shake)

Step 4. Add 2oz of soda water into a short fizz glass (8oz) and double strain cocktail into glass until it reaches the rim. Keep leftover cocktail in half tin. Let cocktail sit until clear separation can be seen between liquid and cream foam. Light taps with muddler under glass help.

Step 5. Using a straw make a hole in the middle of cocktail removing foam. Place end of a bar spoon into hole and carefully add remaining cocktail down the side of spoon into cocktail until 1-1.5inches of foam has risen.

Step 6. Grated Cacao Nibs on top of foam. Enjoy cocktail with straw. (not pictured)

1 fl oz Heering Cherry Liqueur
3/4 fl oz Elijah Craig Small Batch
1/4 fl oz Giffard Menthe Pastille white crème de menthe
1 dash (4 drops) Bittermens Xocolatl Mole bitters
1/2 fl oz Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
1/2 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
3/4 fl oz Egg white
3/4 fl oz Double cream / heavy cream
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