Cocktail Corner: w/ Dan from The Bramble: December 21, 2017

Dan from The Bramble impresses once again with another exciting cocktail.

9th Life

In a shaker add

Half an egg white

30ml Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac

30ml Pierre Ferrand Curcao

20ml Nuoc Mau (Vietnamese Caramel Syrup)

20ml Lemon Juice

Pinch of Sea Salt

Large pinch of Chinese 5 spice

Ice

Shake hard and double strain into a coupe

Spritz a twist of Orange zest over the top and discard.

Nuoc Mau

In a sausacepan add 1C white sugar & 1/4C water

Heat on a medium heat stirring until dissolved

Then heat until it begins to turn tea brown and the bubbles orange

Resist stirring through the heating process

Once the syrup darkens under the bubbles by gently swirling to see, place the pot in a sink of water to cool

Add 1C cold water and avoid the splitting reaction

Place the pot back on heat and stir until it becomes a syrup

Cool and bottle.