As promised, this next cocktail post is, in fact a cocktail post (albeit a little later than originally planned!).
This cocktail was originally developed for a Thursday Drink night, but I’ve been enjoying it over the past few weeks and thought I would share the recipe with y’all.
Summer is finally upon is, and what says summer better than tequila and lime — with a bit of a twist! This cocktail makes use of falernum (a tasty gingery, spicy, limey syrup that you can either buy or make — homemade is definitely worth it!). The falernum shakes things up just a little bit, marrying well with the fresh, earthy notes of the reposado tequila. I guess you could make this with Blanco tequila, but trust me here and use the Reposado!
You can make the basic recipe, which is delicious as-is, but there’s also a couple of mods along the way which will completely kick things up a notch — it’s all up to you!!!
Afternoon with the Padre
- 1.5 oz. Reposado Tequila (I used Herradura, but El Jimador is also good at a lower price)
- 0.5 oz. Yellow Chartreuse
- 0.5 oz. Falernum
- 1.0 oz. fresh lime
Shake with ice, strain over cracked ice in an old-fashioned glass
Mods: If you really enjoy the spicy-clovey notes in the falernum you can add a couple of dashes of Jerry Thomas Decanter bitters. To really bump up the smokiness, try floating 0.25 oz. Del Maguey Crema de Mezcal on top
Here’s a link to what looks like a nice homemade falernum recipe (as you haven’t provided a link of your own).
http://rumdood.com/2009/04/14/homemade-falernum/
thanks for the recipe.
I’ll try it next weekend!
h.
Here’s another link to a falernum recipe from Rick over at Kaiser Penguin http://www.kaiserpenguin.com/make-your-own-falernum/
This is another good basic recipe to start with (my own homemade uses a slightly different spice combo, and Lambs 151 as the base).