Comments on: MxMo: Bourbon — Purosangue Cocktail

By: Stevi

Stevi — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:53:25 +0000

Michael, That definitely sounds worth giving a try! Thanks for stopping by.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 27 May 2009 02:12:20 +0000

I had a wonderful drink from the bartender at Nopa in S.F. Recently. You should give it a try.

Equal parts
Scotch (experiment with whiskies)
Sweet vermouth (Boissiere)
Campari

Then hold a lit match up the the drink and squeeze the essence from a large shaving of orange rind into the glass. This will give a delicate toasted orange flavor.

Really quite good. My new fav.

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Mount Gay Extra Old Rum | Two At The Most — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:32:36 +0000

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By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:04:13 +0000

This is so simple and so wonderfully complex. The amaro and bourbon bring out each others’ best qualities. Almost making a new flavor entirely. Yum.

Frederic, yours sounds wonderful too.

By: frederic

frederic — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:33:14 +0000

The Purosangue is very similar to the Black Manhattan (2 oz rye, 1 oz amaro, 1 d Angostura, cherry garnish) which was my go-to after work drink for a while.

By: ikkyu2

ikkyu2 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:13:24 +0000

The Bob-Tailed Nag. I don’t know why I didn’t send this to you sooner. It’s fantastic and I pretty much guarantee you’ll like it. The Barolo Chinato is hard to find, but the place you’re getting all this other stuff probably stocks it.

I eventually decided I do not like Angostura bitters. Don’t like the overpowering gentian taste. I use Fee Bros orange bitters in both my Manhattans and my Martinis, which is rather more canonical than I knew when I started doing it.

When I make a Manhattan I like a twist, and I split the vermouth evenly between Noilly Prat and Cinzano. Cinzano is all bitter almond and anise; the Noilly Prat has bright cinnamon and clove notes that aren’t in the CZ.