Orange Bitters

— No. 122 —

A Sound & Pristine Health

It’s no secret that amaro and liqueurs like Zuc­ca have been con­sumed for their med­i­c­i­nal prop­er­ties. Zuc­ca’s fea­tured ingre­di­ent rhubarb has been known to be used in medieval pre­scrip­tions and is the inspi­ra­tion behind this cock­tail’s name. In Mac­beth (Act V. Scene III), Mac­beth says to his doc­tor: “If thou coudst, doc­tor, cast the water of my land, find her dis­ease and purge it to a sound and pris­tine health, I would applaud thee to the very echo, that should applaud again. …

— No. 45 —

Oregon Trace

Oregon Trace Cocktail

2 oz Buf­fa­lo Trace bour­bon 3/4 oz Clear Creek Pear Brandy 1/2 oz fall sim­ple syrup 1 bar spoon of fresh lemon juice 2 dash­es Post Pro­hi­bi­tion orange bit­ters 1 pear slice Shake all ingre­di­ents except pear slice with ice and strain into a chilled cock­tail glass. Gar­nish with a pear slice. You can try this cock­tail at our Octo­ber (Oct. 15th 2010) Liba­tion Lounge event at the Gin Mill (Bal­ti­more City). Fall sim­ple syrup recipe 2 cups of water 2 …

— No. 40 —

Cucumberous

The Cucum­ber­ous is a pop­u­lar cock­tail at the Liba­tion Lounge, invent­ed by Josh Sul­li­van. 1 1/2 oz Mag­el­lan Blue Gin 3/4 oz St. Ger­main elder­flower liqueur 3/4 oz cucum­ber juice 1/4 oz lime juice 1/4 oz rose­mary sim­ple syrup Cou­ple dash­es of Post Pro­hi­bi­tion orange bit­ters Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cock­tail glass. Gar­nish with cucum­ber slices.

— No. 39 —

Martinez

2 oz Ran­som Old Tom Gin 1 oz Carpano Anti­ca Sweet Ver­mouth 1/4 oz Luxar­do Maraschi­no Liqueur Dash of Post Pro­hi­bi­tion Orange Bit­ters Gar­nish with a lemon twist Stir all ingre­di­ents with ice except for the gar­nish. Strain into a chilled cock­tail glass. Gar­nish with a lemon twist.

— No. 38 —

Culture Club

2 oz Dim­mi Liquore Di Milano 1 oz Pis­co Gran Sierpe 1/2 oz Lil­let Blanc Cou­ple dash­es of orange bit­ters Stir cock­tail with ice and strain into a chilled cock­tail glass. Gar­nish with a lemon twist. Recipe by Josh Sul­li­van and Paul Palom­bo.