A muddled, grilled fruit tropical cocktail.
People send me wonderful presents. One of them involved smashing citrus fruit and various high quality liquids together. Mandarine Napoleon is made with mandarins and cognac – a liquor invented for and favored by the famous dictator who apparently loved food.
That and another amazing present, curry infused bitters, were sent as a result of a cocktail developed in honor of this very blog by the famed Warren Bobrow, author of Apothecary Cocktails. Thanks Warren! I would have never thought of this combination myself; grilled fruit, Tecnico tequila and mandarin flavored liquor topped with a few drops of the spicy curry flavored bitters.
You see, Warren loves to muddle. It’s in his bloodline, His father was a muddla’ his mudda was a muddla’. “His mudda was a muddla?” you may ask. Yes! What did I just say?
Ingredients
- 2 shots Tecnico tequila
- ½ shot Mandarine Napoleon
- Grilled pineapple
- Grilled orange
- Grilled lime
- Grilled grapefruit
- 3 drops Bitter End Curry Bitters
Instructions
- Grill the fruits over hardwood charcoal until just charred (about 3-4 minutes on each side)
- Muddle about a chunk (1″ or so) of each in a cocktail glass
- Add the Tecnico tequila
- Add the Mandarin Napoleon
- Shake (with ice) and strain into a tall glass
- Finish with three drops of the Bitter End Curry Bitters and garnish with a slice or two of the grilled fruit.
