had three cocktails at nopa:
escondido romano – chipotle vodka, cynar, dimmi, cava
valkyrie – aquavit, aperol, vermouth (dolin blanc), sunshine (saffron) bitters
sherry shrub – manzanilla sherry, huckleberry shrub
i admired these more than i liked them. what i mean is: none were boring. all were perfectly balanced. the flavors were new, interesting. but [...]
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Also tagged aperol, aquavit, cava, chipotle, cynar, dimmi, escondido romano, is there a douchier way, nopa, peach, punt e mes, sunshine bitters, unripe peach, valkyrie
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it’s prettay fuckin sweet to be back on planet cocktail.
2 oz pineapple-vodka bounce (basically an infusion, but i like the term ‘bounce’)
1 oz lemon
1 oz saffron syrup (3 long threads in 1/2 cup hot water + 1/2 cup sugar)
blackpepper-sugar rim
a nice, clean, simple drink. frothy (from the pineapple?) and a beautiful golden color. [...]
