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experiments: pear liqueur cocktail; trip report: adesso

05-Aug-09

pear liqueur experiments #2 and #3
1/2 oz pear liqueur
1/4 oz cachaca
1/4 oz lime
#2: 2 drops ango
#3: short drizzle of maraschino
#2 needed a dash of sugar. #3 was balanced, though too much maraschino for my taste. probably just right for the sophisticated cocktail enthusiast.
ango and maraschino would probably work together.

went to adesso for a [...]

trip report: adesso

06-Jun-09

went out last night for a quick late-nighter. pizzaiolo a sardine can, so headed over to adesso. got the asti cocktail, a combination of gin, moscato chinato, and a shitload of orange bitters. the bartender didnt measure anything. is this a byproduct of a busy weekend night? does it signify [...]

trip report: adesso

26-May-09

went to adesso with stuntman b. verdict, awesome. tasted/drank three cocktails:
- billionaire cocktail (whiskey, grenadine, absinthe bitters, lemon)
- fragola coppa (pimm no. 1, creole shrub, cucumber, strawberry, mint, limonata)
- pisco sour
all delicious. yes, they came up with a strawberry cocktail that bore only the faintest resemblance to a tgif-style daiquiri. and [...]