[Ed. Note: we posted this video sometime back, but when the recipe showed up in the new issue of Out I thought it was time for a revisit. And as spring sweeps across the Northeast this bitters & citrus fantasia seemed like a perfect cocktail for a night with a hint of summer in the air. There's a bit of prep involved and one does need ample Peychaud's bitters--which you should always have on hand, anyway---but it's worth the effort. iPhone and iPad friendlier versions on YouTube here. J.R.]The Gunshop Fizz is Kirk Estopinal's counter-intuitive bitters-based cocktail developed for the book he's co-authored, "Rogue Cocktails". Kirk and fellow author/curator Maksym Pazuniak, both of the New Orleans' marvelous craft cocktail oasis Cure, have rounded up some high-flying, so-crazy-they-just-might work recipes from bartenders around the country and assembled the thrilling results. As Kirk says, "These are drinks they sound like they would be terrible-but they're incredible." I tasted a lot of them during Tales Of The Cocktail and they were among the best cocktails I encountered during the extremely drinks-rich week. Kirk's Peychaud's-heavy Fizz is a perfect example of the form. Don't be afraid, be inspired. J.R.
THE GUNSHOP FIZZ
2 oz Peychaud's bitters
1 oz lemon juice
1 oz simple syrup
2 strawberries
3 cucumber slices
3 swaths of grapefruit peel
3 swath of orange peel
Sanbitter
Add all the ingredients except Sanbitter into a mixing tin. Muddle and set aside for two minutes to allow the flavors to blend.
Add ice, shake and strain over fresh ice in a collins glass; top with Sanbitter. Garnish with a cucumber slice.
This is a beautiful video!!!
Posted by: Anthony | November 20, 2009 at 03:53 PM
EMBURY COCKTAILS: The Gunshop Fizz
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