A Martini
1.5 cL
A quinine-laced Moscato wine base aperitif produced in Italy. It is a variety of Americano wine that uses gentian root as the primary ingredient.
5 cL
Also called akvavit this 'water of life; is a flavored spirit that is mostly produced in Scandinavia, since the 15th century. It is a grain or potato spirit base, and can be flavored with many herbs and spices. EU laws dictate it must be mostly flavored by caraway or dill. A common brand of caraway aquavit is Linie. You can actually make this yourself (or something very similar) here is a recipe from the book 'Akvavit' by Rasmus Risum-Urth: Toast in a pan: 2g cardamom, 8g pine nuts, 10g caraway, 1.5g cinnamon bark, 0.5g star anise, 2g pink peppercorns. Add spices to 500ml of vodka and sous vide for 2 hours at 60C (or just let steep for a week). Strain off solids and add 1.5L gin.
3 cL
You know what this is, dihydrogen monoxide. Used in cocktails to aide dilution and dissolution. It is liquid at room temperature but becomes solid 'ice' at 0 Celsius. Did you know ice is a mineral?
Mix well and chill, store in a vessel that is good to pour from. Recipe is for one, however originally meant to be a bulk recipe, multiply by however many you would like to make. If making one, consider omitting the water and stirring over ice instead. See notes below for an extra optional step. #straight #batch #bottled
Author notes at the bar they spray the glasses with a vet very VERY reduced Kriek style wild fermented beer. The beer is reduced from 1 liter to 50ml and placed in an atomizer.
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