Monday, May 17, 2010

Star Cocktail

Sometimes I get edgy and bored because I can’t think what to make, and leaf restlessly through page after page of recipes, hoping something will catch my eye. Luckily, the Star did. It was a nice surprise—big, round, mellow, fruity but subtly so. I found it in David Wondrich’s Imbibe! and the housemate and I agreed that it has the richness we associate with a 19th-century cocktail.



Star Cocktail
  • 1 1/2 oz apple brandy (Laird’s Straight Apple Brandy)
  • 1 1/2 oz sweet vermouth (Punt e Mes)
  • 1 dash curacao
  • 3 dashes Angostura bitters
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
SOURCE: ADAPTED FROM DAVID WONDRICH, IMBIBE!, FROM GEORGE J. KAPPELER, MODERN AMERICAN DRINKS

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