{"id":1636,"date":"2011-01-15T18:03:15","date_gmt":"2011-01-16T01:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/?p=1636"},"modified":"2011-01-15T18:03:15","modified_gmt":"2011-01-16T01:03:15","slug":"the-communist-nearly-forgotten-by-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/?p=1636","title":{"rendered":"The Communist – Nearly Forgotten by Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

During my time in school, I wrote a ton of papers about all manner of topics.\u00c2\u00a0 Some of the hardest to write were those where the topic was interesting, but there was very little source material to go from.\u00c2\u00a0 However, in some cases, those were the most rewarding as well, where as other times I just winged it and hoped for the best.\u00c2\u00a0 The Communist reminds me of the former.<\/p>\n

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In looking through my books the recipe I started with from Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails is the only recipe I ended up finding in my entire cocktail bookshelf.\u00c2\u00a0 That gave me free rein to experiment as I saw fit.\u00c2\u00a0 But first, let’s quickly discuss the original recipe so we’re on the same page.<\/p>\n

Communist (Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails)<\/strong><\/pre>\n
1 oz Gin\r\n1 oz Orange Juice\r\n1\/2 oz Cherry Brandy\r\n3\/4 oz Lemon Juice<\/strong><\/strong><\/pre>\n
This recipe produced a drink that was a bit overly sour for me.\u00c2\u00a0 After some additional experimentation I decided this was a result of particularly sour lemons, but it’s something interesting to note none the less.\u00c2\u00a0 As with any natural ingredient you’re going to get some variation in your citrus acidity.\u00c2\u00a0 That said, I encourage all of you to see every cocktail recipe as a guide rather than set in stone; change as you see fit.\u00c2\u00a0 The other main thing that was off in this cocktail for me was its size.\u00c2\u00a0 While it’s true that classic cocktails tend to be much smaller than today’s drinks, this one is particularly tiny.\u00c2\u00a0 So, on to my preferred recipe.<\/p>\n
Communist (Cocktail Hacker)<\/strong><\/pre>\n
1 1\/2 oz Gin\r\n1 1\/4 oz Orange Juice\r\n3\/4 oz Cherry Brandy\r\n1 oz Lemon Juice\r\n2 Dashes Orange Bitters<\/strong><\/strong><\/pre>\n
First, and easiest to see, I bumped the overall size of the drink up to ~5 oz.\u00c2\u00a0 Second, I didn’t bump the lemon juice as much as other ingredients.\u00c2\u00a0 If your lemons are super sour you might even want to drop back to 3\/4 oz.\u00c2\u00a0 Finally, I added some orange bitters to the mix.\u00c2\u00a0 These serve to really increase the depth and complexity of the cocktail while adding a slight bitter component.<\/p>\n
When mixing this drink I’d definitely suggest going with a bold, juniper forward gin.\u00c2\u00a0 With the strong citrus notes you need a bold gin; I used Tanqueray to good success.\u00c2\u00a0 The flavor of the drink is, not surprising, rooted in citrus.\u00c2\u00a0 Next you get the gin and finally the flavor of the cherry brandy rounds\u00c2\u00a0 everything out.\u00c2\u00a0 Per Dr. Cocktail’s suggestion, I used Cherry Heering for this drink and found it to be perfect.\u00c2\u00a0 Anything drier wouldn’t add enough sweetness to the drink.\u00c2\u00a0 So, if you’d like to try a cherry eau de vie in this make sure you also add about 1\/4-1\/2 oz of simple syrup to balance things out.<\/p>\n
I will definitely be making this drink again and have added it to my mental list of drinks to suggest to people who swear they hate gin.\u00c2\u00a0 The strong citrus flavors subdue even strong juniper gins and allow the flavors to be introduced gently.\u00c2\u00a0 Very tasty and I’m quite glad it wasn’t completely lost to the sands of time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
During my time in school, I wrote a ton of papers about all manner of topics.\u00c2\u00a0 Some of the hardest to write were those where the topic was interesting, but there was very little source material to go from.\u00c2\u00a0 However, in some cases, those were the most rewarding as well, where as other times I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,12],"tags":[163,10,203],"class_list":["post-1636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","category-wrap-up","tag-communist","tag-recipe","tag-wrap-up"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1636"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1637,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1636\/revisions\/1637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}