mango-ginger-sesame-cachaca experiment
2 oz cachaca
1 oz lemon
2/3 oz sesame orgeat
1 oz mango
1 slice ginger
i may have lost all perspective, i can’t tell if this is any good or not. it is slightly oversweet, but its more like the problem is that there are too many sweet notes–the orgeat, the mango, and the cachaca. there’s enough lemon to balance, but it all still feels lopsided.
the sesame orgeat has a bitter “seedy” flavor which, i think, comes from the hulls. is there a way to infuse the sesame flavor and creamy mouthfeel while minimizing hull-violence? or, do we want this bitterness, does it add character?
either way, next time i will add even less.
i’m not an expert on liquor by any means, but this leblon stuff is pretty insane. it has a good, strong, sugar cane aroma (since that is what it’s made from).
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