A Batanga, but make it 🍒
Shoutout to my guy @cocktailsbyhawk for the idea!
Brb… gotta clean some peppercorn off my lens…
Up next on Charleston's tour of #NegroniWeek with @campari_southcarolina is Fabiana Pinillos (@fabiliciousssss) over at Dalila's (@dalilas_on_spring)
"Dalila's would not be the bar it is without the Negroni - it is one of the first cocktails we think about and play off of when designing menu changes. This takes all those traditional components that we love and amplifies them in a floral, but non-pastiche way, toasting the pink peppercorn to bring out some richness and citrus notes, matching that with Italicus, a rose and bergamot liqueur that's light on its feet, and putting an underrated classic gin like Gordon's at the helm to steer the beverage in the right direction. A bit of seasoning ties it up all nicely - a pinch salt, an expression of lime oil, and just a dash of a rich simple syrup add body to make this Negroni delicious."
Just a reminder that this week, I'll be featuring five of Charleston's finest bartenders to show us their take on a Negroni. The cool part about this if you're local, they'll actually be serving these up at their respective bars THIS WEEK ONLY, so make sure to go to @dalilasonspring to give this one a try and support the cause!
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Is this going to make the Brazilians mad?
Well I figured I'd do a mashup of two Brazilian cocktails in a caipirinha and a limonada. The latter involves leaving the piths and skin on the lime and blending it together with cachaça and condensed milk. The pith lends a bit of pleasant bitterness to the cocktail which can be offset with a bit of salt. In this rendition, I made the limonada in the style of a caipirinha and I will say, this is absolutely delicious. Give it a try.
Cheers y'all.
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Are you a Margarita fan? Yeah yeah, I know, who isn’t… Anyway, its almost Friday, so check out this Monterita video I created with Amaro Montenegro and give it a try!
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