🔈🎶🍓Strawberry Infused Campari, anyone? I uploaded a new Youtube video, so head on over to watch the full video (link in profile). Other than the basic instructions shown here, the full video also includes an explanation on how and why infusions work. 😁🍓
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After you make this, go whip up a delicious cocktail with it - for inspiration/ideas, see #BarFaithStrawberryCampari.
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More video previews on #BarFaithVideos
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Guys, this is the most fascinating "whiskey" I've ever tasted. It is freakin INSANE and blows my mind. 🤯 @sevenstills in San Francisco distills craft beers. 🍺Yes, you read that right. Instead of distilling grains, fruits, and whatever else, they take their own craft beers, as well as work with local craft breweries, to distill and transform beer into 40%+ spirits. Beer is essentially a fermented grain, and they've done everything from wheat beers to fruit beers to sours to stouts to IPAs. All insane, and so special.
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This here is the Tomahawp, a distilled double IPA created in collaboration with @alvaradostreetbrewery that's been further aged in barrels. It's fruity, hoppy, and man I could smell this all day. IPAs are known for their prominent "hoppiness" (hops are the flowers of a plant used in many beers that adds bitter and oftentimes citrus-y flavors), and it shines through like no other here in this 47% abv spirit.
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What better than a classic whisk(e)y highball to showcase these awesome flavors?
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Tomahawp Highball
• 2oz @sevenstills Tomahawp IPA whiskey
• 4oz sparkling water (Topo Chico is my fav)
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In a glass full of ice, add the whiskey, then top off with sparkling water. Gently stir, then squeeze a lemon peel over top and drop in.
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#BarFaithBottleTalk: Highland Park Magnus Whisky. My intro to @HighlandParkOfficial was actually an event celebrating the launch of this single malt entry-level whisky, where they brought along an actual Viking Ship and proudly celebrated their Orkney Viking heritage. The whisky is lightly smoky from local Orcadian peat (which adds a different type of smokiness compared to Islay peat), aged in sherry oak casks, and is at a super affordable price point. 👍🏼 It’s tasty on its own, and moreover a fantastic choice for cocktails when ya wanna step up from the blended scotches and also want some smoke without diving into a super smoky Islay whisky.
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I'll admit, I never paid much attention in history/geography classes in school, so it's ironic that I'm now so interested in it through the lens of spirit and cocktail culture. How did political and cultural events (wars, colonization, societal beliefs) affect how people drank, and what they drank? This is ignorant on my part, but I'd never heard of Orkney, assumed Highland Park referred to the highlands region in Scotland, and had only ever associated Vikings with Norway and Scandinavia... 🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
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Orkney is a group of islands in the northern part of modern-day Scotland. The Norse started moving into the island around the 9th century as a strategic hold for invasions of mainland Scotland and the British holdings, and ruled the territories for about 600 years before giving it up to Scotland. During its history, Orkney developed its own cultural identity and traditions with its mix of settlers and indigenous inhabitants. As the oldest (late 1700s) and one of only two active distilleries operating in Orkney, I like to think a taste of Highland Park whiskies provides a gustative glimpse into Orkney tradition. 😊
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So, which Highland Park whisky do I need to try next? 🤔
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Shrubs are a type of syrup made from vinegar, sugar, and fruit. Sometimes known as "drinking vinegar," it's perfect to mix with some soda water for a refreshing beverage, or to sub as your tart/citrus component in a cocktail.
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Here I combined the @purelydrinks Thai chili pineapple shrub with a South American inspired combo of floral pisco and passionfruit. This was such a tropical and refreshing delight, yet with a spicy and bitter kick to keep it interesting.
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The Bay-Area based @purelydrinks makes some awesome shrubs. Not only is it all-natural, artisan-crafted, and all that jazz, I really appreciate that they make a conscious effort to minimize the sugar content. In cocktails, I can control the syrup and sweetness to add, and when I'm trying to be healthy, it's perfect as a tonic after a workout. 😉
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Pisco Passion
• 2oz pisco (I used @encantopisco Barkeep's Whimsy)
• 1oz Thai chili pineapple shrub from @purelydrinks
• .75oz @giffardusa passionfruit liqueur
• Angostura bitters
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Shake all ingredients except the bitters with ice and strain into a glass full of fresh ice. Top with a float of Angostura bitters (I "dashed" it into a jigger and slowly poured it over top)
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As the first cocktail I'm trying at home using (dried) candy cap mushrooms, I wanted to keep it simple to really highlight the flavor of the mushrooms. With nothing but the base spirit, a little bit of sweetener and bitters, this Old Fashioned variant is much more complex than it seems. Wow. What an incredible experience. Candy cap mushrooms are so rich and complex, umami to the max. 🍄
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Candy cap is a species of mushrooms that is suuuper aromatic (equivalent in aromatic power as truffles, shitake, morel, etc). Instead of hovering on the extreme side of savoriness like some of those species, candy cap mushrooms actually have a very strong maple syrup flavor, rendering its usage popular in high-end fancy desserts to add some earthy richness.
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To infuse the rye, I put a single dried candy cap mushroom in about 2oz of rye whiskey for about 24 hours, then simply removed the mushroom. As simple as that, and the flavor was extremely potent and full. A tiny bit goes a looong way. You can buy candy cap mushroom at specialty mushroom shops (ok we're spoiled here in SF 😜), or on Amazon.
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Candy Cap Old Fashioned
• 1.5oz candy cap mushroom-infused rye whiskey (base is Redemption Rye)
• .25oz maple syrup (I used the amaaazing @tipplemansbarsyrups smoked maple syrup)
• Few dashes of bitters (your choice, but I used a combo of @honestjohnbittersco Black Walnut and @alley6craftdistillery Candy Cap Mushroom bitters)
• (optional) Drop or two of saline solution (aka salted water), to taste
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Stir all ingredients with ice and strain over fresh ice. Garnish with a peel from a fresh lemon and drop in.
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