Ep 98: So Many Things To Suppress with Lizzie Bartelt

The Episode:

The Life Events:

Lizzie Bartelt is going to be a maid of honor, Chris saw a stupendous slapstick routine and Ben’s long period of bachelorhood is coming to an end.

The Recipes:
The Apocalypse
1 oz Dark Rum
.5 oz Light rum
.5 oz overproof rum
.5 oz cherry Heering
.75 oz Cointreau
.5 oz pineapple juice
1 oz lime juice
1 oz passionfruit nectar
.75 oz light agave nectar
2 dashes Orange bitters
Nutmeg for dusting
Lime wheel, lemon wheel and cherry for garnish

Combine rums, liqueurs, juices, nectars and bitters in a shaker. Shake with cracked ice until well chilled and pour into a collins glass, including the ice. Grate nutmeg over the top and garnish.

Suppressor 1776 (Ticonderoga Club, Atlanta)
1.5 oz sweet vermouth
.75 oz amontillado
.75 oz coffee liqueur
2 dashes orange bitters, preferably Regan’s Orange Bitters No.6
Lemon twist, cardamom leaf
Tonic water

Build ingredients over ice in a Collins glass. Top with tonic water and stir quickly to incorporate. Garnish with a lemon twist and a fresh cardamom leaf.

Saint Valentine
1.5 oz good, flavorful white rum
.5 oz Fonseca Bin 27 Ruby Port
.5 oz orange curacao or Grand Marnier
.5 oz fresh-squeezed lime juice

Shake well with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Running Mate
2 oz Basil Hayden’s Bourbon
.75 oz Cranberry Juice
.75 oz Lime Juice
.5 oz Simple Syrup
1 pinch Edible Gold Dust

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and shake until well chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with two raspberries and one blueberry on a tooth pick.