After a brief history of cocktails, we were given a secret ingredient and 30 minutes to come up with a cocktail "Iron Chef" Style.
Our secret ingredient was G'vine Nouaison Gin (though it hadn't been covered up so it wasn't much of a secret). G'vine Nouaison had a very floral nose but a huge amount of spice on tasting. We also got some subtle orange citrus notes as well.
So with that we had at it...and in the last few minutes we ended up with the recipe below. Hope you enjoy it!
The Edgar Froese
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1 1/2 oz. G’Vine Nouaison gin
3/4 oz. Tangerine Juice
3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
1 dash each Fee Bros. aromatic and orange bitters
1 slice of peeled fresh ginger (approximately 1/4 inch thick and 3/4 across - cut as a disc)
1 1/2 inch slice of fresh lemongrass (cut into 1/2 inch chunks)
Directions: Muddle the ginger and lemongrass with the simple syrup in a mixing glass. Add remaining ingredients and shake well with ice. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon twist.
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Oh....and as for the name.... in honor of the tangerine juice and my musically minded friends....we named the drink after the founder of the German electronic group Tangerine Dream
No picture of the finished cocktail this time, but if I end up making it on my own I'll be sure to update this.
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