{"id":720,"date":"2009-01-10T18:41:28","date_gmt":"2009-01-11T01:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/?p=720"},"modified":"2009-01-10T18:41:28","modified_gmt":"2009-01-11T01:41:28","slug":"corpse-reviver-2-wow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/?p=720","title":{"rendered":"Corpse Reviver #2 – Wow"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I sit here sipping what will likely be my last Corpse Reviver #2 for the week I’m still in shock about how great this cocktail truly is.\u00c2\u00a0 I had heard a great deal of praise while researching on the web, but didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as I have.\u00c2\u00a0 I didn’t even stray from the recipe I listed at the beginning of the week much.\u00c2\u00a0 It really wasn’t necessary this time.\u00c2\u00a0 The results of these two weeks of cocktail enjoyment are nearly a full page of notes and I write damn tiny, so let me distill them down for you.<\/p>\n

\"Corpse<\/a><\/p>\n

To start let’s talk absinthe or a substitute if need be.\u00c2\u00a0 Gary’s recipe says to go easy and although I agree I think you can be pretty liberal in your application of a dash in this case.\u00c2\u00a0 I tried everything from a very small dash (6 drops or so) all the way up to a full 1\/4 oz.\u00c2\u00a0 Although I did find the absinthe started to overpower the other flavors when you got up to 1\/4 oz I still didn’t find it unpleasant.\u00c2\u00a0 Now in the spirit of full disclosure I will say that I am a black licorice fanatic and as such don’t find the anise flavor at all off putting.\u00c2\u00a0 After the numerous experiments I’ve landed on an amount that I prefer, 1 tsp.\u00c2\u00a0 This gives the drink a nice absinthe note without making it the star of the show.\u00c2\u00a0 If you’re not a huge fan of the anise flavor try dropping the dose down to 1\/2 tsp, but certainly don’t get rid of it all together.<\/p>\n

I found this drink, at least using Gary’s recipe, to be nicely balanced and really quite incredible.\u00c2\u00a0 In fact, my first tasting note when drinking the first CR #2 of the week was “Very fantastic cocktail!”\u00c2\u00a0 The fruitiness of the Lillet (primarily citrus) plays exceedingly well with the Cointreau and lemon juice.\u00c2\u00a0 I can certainly see this cocktail being a good morning bolster or hair of the dog, but I’ll keep it in the evenings.\u00c2\u00a0 I think my employer will prefer that as well.<\/p>\n

There is, however, still the slight issue of bitterness that I touched on<\/a> earlier this week.\u00c2\u00a0 I solved this problem with orange bitters.\u00c2\u00a0 I tried Regan’s to start and found they worked well, adding a bitter note and some depth of flavor.\u00c2\u00a0 However, the real winner in the bitters category for this cocktail are Angostura Orange Bitters<\/a>\"\" which are absolutely fantastic in the CR #2.\u00c2\u00a0 These added the amount of bitterness I was looking for and the orange flavor blends with the other ingredients really well.\u00c2\u00a0 If you’re interested in stocking up on orange bitters Kegworks.com offers a three pack<\/a>\"\" that includes Angostura Orange, Regan’s Orange and Fee Brothers’ Orange bitters in one pack.\u00c2\u00a0 I’ve found that all three are quite good but different enough that they have specific applications.<\/p>\n

Last, but certainly not least, at least not in my house, is the choice of gin.\u00c2\u00a0 As with most gin cocktails I spent most of my time mixing with Plymouth.\u00c2\u00a0 This is certainly not a bad choice, never is in my opinion, but I think you can do better.\u00c2\u00a0 The other flavors in this cocktail are strong and as such need a strong gin to compliment them.\u00c2\u00a0 I’d go for something with a strong juniper character such as Juniper Green or even Gordon’s.\u00c2\u00a0 My favorite was a locally produced micro distilled gin that just recently came on the market, Roundhouse<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 This gin, which I’ll be reviewing soon, is really strongly herbal in a fantastically good way.\u00c2\u00a0 It has enough flavor of its own that it doesn’t get lost in the CR #2 and adds a huge depth of flavor that I found really pleasing.\u00c2\u00a0 If you can find a bottle, which is not likely outside of Boulder\/Longmont right now, definitely give it a go.<\/p>\n

My recipe for the CR #2 is almost identical to the one listed in The Joy of Mixology<\/a>\"\" with the one twist that I call for the addition of bitters.\u00c2\u00a0 There are however a ton of other recipes out there.\u00c2\u00a0 Rick over at Kaiser Penguin<\/a> mixed up some of the others and has his comments here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Corpse Reviver #2 (CH Recipe)<\/strong><\/pre>\n
[Ingredients]\r\n<\/strong><\/pre>\n
3\/4 oz Gin\r\n3\/4 oz Cointreau\r\n3\/4 oz Lillet Blanc\r\n3\/4 oz Lemon Juice\r\n1 tsp Absinthe\r\n3 dashes Angostura Orange Bitters<\/strong><\/pre>\n
[Directions]<\/strong><\/pre>\n
1) Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice.\r\n2) Shake until thoroughly chilled.\r\n3) Strain into a cocktail glass.<\/strong><\/pre>\n
I’ll leave you with the words of Harry Cradock himself, “Four of these taken in swift succession will unrevive the corpse again”.\u00c2\u00a0 Well said Harry, well said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As I sit here sipping what will likely be my last Corpse Reviver #2 for the week I’m still in shock about how great this cocktail truly is.\u00c2\u00a0 I had heard a great deal of praise while researching on the web, but didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as I have.\u00c2\u00a0 I didn’t even […]<\/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":[9,67,10,203],"class_list":["post-720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","category-wrap-up","tag-cocktail","tag-corpse-reviver","tag-recipe","tag-wrap-up"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720","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=720"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":723,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720\/revisions\/723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}