{"id":861,"date":"2009-02-14T22:50:22","date_gmt":"2009-02-15T05:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/?p=861"},"modified":"2009-02-14T22:50:22","modified_gmt":"2009-02-15T05:50:22","slug":"the-bronx-an-end-to-a-tasty-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/?p=861","title":{"rendered":"The Bronx – An End to a Tasty Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve really enjoyed my week with the Bronx.\u00c2\u00a0 I hadn’t experimented a lot with oranges in the past so I decided that this week my focus would be on finding the right orange juice for this cocktail.\u00c2\u00a0 To start my journey I found all the oranges I could and got to juicing.\u00c2\u00a0 From left to right they contenders are:\u00c2\u00a0 Cara Cara Navel, Valencia, Minneola Tangelo, Moro (Blood Orange), Honey Tangerine and the bottled contender, Simply Orange (Original Pulp Free).<\/p>\n

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

Now, a couple quick comments.\u00c2\u00a0 One, I realize not all of these are oranges, but they all have similar flavors so I added them to the running.\u00c2\u00a0 Two, I had a Navel in my fridge that I was going to use for the juice off, but it was a bit leathery, so I passed.\u00c2\u00a0 Now for some results.<\/p>\n

Cara Cara Navel –<\/strong> The color of Cara Cara juice, a gorgeous orange\/pink, is truly the star here.\u00c2\u00a0 They are sweet but not overly so and have little to no sourness.<\/p>\n

Valencia –<\/strong> Valencia juice is the flavor I naturally associate with freshly squeezed orange juice.\u00c2\u00a0 There is basically zero sourness and the sweetness is pleasant but not overwhelming.<\/p>\n

Minneola Tangelo –<\/strong> Nice orangy flavor here, but with extra sourness.\u00c2\u00a0 This quickly became my front runner for the Bronx.<\/p>\n

Moro (Blood Orange) –<\/strong> As with the Cara Caras the color is the star here.\u00c2\u00a0 The Moro steps up though with a perfect level of sweetness for this drink and the additional sourness that some of the others are lacking.\u00c2\u00a0 We then had two contenders for the Bronx position.<\/p>\n

Honey Tangerine –<\/strong> It’s quite obvious where the name for these came from.\u00c2\u00a0 The juice is very sweet and has a distinct honey flavor.\u00c2\u00a0 A good fruit, but not what I was looking for in the Bronx.<\/p>\n

Simply Orange (Original Pulp Free) –<\/strong> Sweet with nearly no sourness.\u00c2\u00a0 Definitely lacks the brightness of fresh squeezed but it’ll do in a pinch.<\/p>\n

So, as you can see from my quick reviews I was leaning towards a juice with more sourness for this cocktail.\u00c2\u00a0 From playing around with the Bronx I feel a juice with additional sourness leads to a more balanced cocktail.\u00c2\u00a0 As a side note I found you can add a small dash of lemon juice to the sweeter juices to get some additional sourness.\u00c2\u00a0 About 1\/4 oz in 1 oz of orange juice worked out very nicely in the case of the Simply Orange, but I’d start with about an 1\/8 then sample and add more if needed.<\/p>\n

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

Now for some recipes.\u00c2\u00a0 I started with The Joy of Mixology recipe (2 oz Gin, 1 oz Orange Juice, 1\/4 oz Sweet Vermouth, 1\/4 oz Dry Vermouth, 2 Dashes Orange Bitters).\u00c2\u00a0 What first struck about the Bronx is that it’s not nearly as sweet as I expected them to be.\u00c2\u00a0 I had anticipated with the orange juice and sweet vermouth that this drink would be on the sweeter side.\u00c2\u00a0 Not so.\u00c2\u00a0 Instead you get wonderful gin flavor, a subtle orange sweetness and the herbal notes of the vermouth.\u00c2\u00a0 These go down very easy, which oddly (or perhaps not so) seems to becoming a trend around here.\u00c2\u00a0 I didn’t find the orange bitters added much other than, not surprisingly, a touch of bitterness.\u00c2\u00a0 Overall, I’d call them optional.<\/p>\n

Next I tried out the recipe in Difford’s guide (1 1\/2 oz Gin, 1 oz Orange Juice, 3\/4 oz Sweet Vermouth, 3\/4 oz Dry Vermouth).\u00c2\u00a0 The result is much more vermouthy, which in this case I don’t think is really necessary.\u00c2\u00a0 With this much vermouth you lose the subtle notes from the gin and orange juice.<\/p>\n

Finally I went to Wonderich’s Esquire recipe (2 oz Gin, 1 oz Orange Juice, 1\/2 oz Sweet Vermouth, 1\/2 oz Dry Vermouth).\u00c2\u00a0 Basically Regan’s recipe with some increased vermouth.\u00c2\u00a0 This version is also very dry.\u00c2\u00a0 Sadly with this much gin the orange flavors somewhat faded in to the background.<\/p>\n

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

Info in hand I was ready to craft my own version of the Bronx.\u00c2\u00a0 I like more sour notes so I suggest going with Moro blood oranges or Minneola Tangelos.\u00c2\u00a0 I’m guessing there are plenty of other oranges that would give the needed sourness, but I live in a land locked state with zero citrus, so I use what I can find.\u00c2\u00a0 3\/4 oz of each vermouth was too much, but 1\/2 oz pumped up the herbal flavors and that worked for me.\u00c2\u00a0 Finally 2 oz of gin seemed to dilute the orange, so for my money 1 1\/2 oz is the way to go.<\/p>\n

Bronx (Cocktail Hacker)<\/strong><\/pre>\n
1 1\/2 oz Gin\r\n1 oz Orange Juice\r\n1\/2 oz Sweet Vermouth\r\n1\/2 oz Dry Vermouth<\/strong>\r\nOrange Twist for Garnish<\/strong><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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