Cocktails, Food, and Gardening South of the hill in Bernal Heights, CA
Depth Charge Cocktail
2 Dashes Absinthe. (Verte de Fougerolles)
1/2 Glass Kina Lillet. (Generous 1 oz Cocchi Americano)
1/2 Glass Dry Gin. (Generous 1 oz Junipero Gin)
Shake (Stir, please) well and strain into cocktail glass. Squeeze orange peel on top.
This is the first time I’ve used the Cocchi Americano in a cocktail and not been pleased with the [...]
The Culross Cocktail
The Juice of 1/4 Lemon.
1/3 Kina Lillet. (3/4 oz Cocchi Americano)
1/3 Bacardi Rum. (3/4 oz Flor de Cana Extra-Dry)
1/3 Apricot Brandy. (3/4 oz Blume Marillen Apricot Eau-de-Vie)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Since the Americano is a bit sweet and there isn’t much lemon in this, I thought I might take a friend’s [...]
Corpse Reviver (No. 2)
1/4 Wine Glass Lemon Juice (3/4 oz Fresh Lemon Juice)
1/4 Wine Glass Kina Lillet. (3/4 oz Cocchi Aperitivo Americano)
1/4 Wine Glass Cointreau. (3/4 oz Cointreau)
1/4 Wine Glass Dry Gin. (3/4 oz Bombay Gin)
1 Dash Absinthe. (Verte de Fougerolles)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Note: Four of these taken in swift succession will [...]
Previous Kina Lillet rants:
The Quest for Kina Lillet
Kina Quest 2: Necromancing the Stone
Ok, so taste off.
First, Modern Lillet Blanc. Light fresh wine. Strong Orange flavor. Little to no spice or bitter component.
Second, Cocchi Americano. Sweet heavy wine. Strong Orange Flavor. Strong cinnamon spice flavor and lingering quinine finish.
Third, Jean [...]
After what happened with the Cocchi Americano, I’m not sure I should bring this up.
However, in the spirit of “share and share alike”…
As it turns out, the Lillet company does still make a product which may be more similar to Kina Lillet than to modern Lillet Blanc. However, it is made only in small vintage [...]
Campden Cocktail
1/2 Dry Gin. (1 oz Plymouth Gin)
1/4 Cointreau. (1/2 oz Cointreau)
1/4 Kina Lillet. (1/2 oz Cocchi Americano)
Shake (stir, please) well and strain into cocktail glass. (Lemon Peel.)
It’s not exactly awful, but close.
I know it would be awful with a questionable gin and modern Lillet Blanc.
To be honest, it is only the edgy quinine [...]
There are different types of “Lost Ingredients.”
Some are just gone. They are no longer made. The Pomelo flavored “Forbidden Fruit” liqueur is one of those. The only way to get a liqueur like this is to try to make it yourself.
Some “Lost Ingredients” are still made, but only distributed in relatively small [...]
