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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

October 2011: Mysteries of the Spirit World!

Spirits old and new were conjured and exorcized at the October cocktail club meeting. Inspirations for the haunting libations (below) included Poe, Trader Vicky's recent trip to France, and her new assistant the chihueagle (that's chuh-wee-gle) Jinx.

Tell-Tale cocktails with pulsating hearts, the classically wonderful feeling of resurrecting the dead that comes from a well-made Corpse Reviver, and Halloween trickery like steeling away the Ghoul's Gold... all delightfully wicked! And, the meeting wouldn't have been complete without a cocktail for Vicky's new assistant, Jinx!

Here are some of the recipes.

Mysteries of the Spirit World! (October)
Our host: Trader Vicky
Contributing NY Cocktail Club Members: LP, YL, and me (Urban Gastronomer)

Tell-Tale Heart
Tell-Tale Heart*
1.5 oz Dark Rum
1 oz Canton
.75 oz Cranberry Juice
.25 oz Navan (vanilla liqueur)
.5 oz Lemon Juice
3 dashes Chocolate Bitters

Shake & garnish with a brandied cherry


Corpse Reviver #2
1 oz Gin
1 oz Cointreau
1 oz Cocchi Americano
1 oz Lemon Juice
1 dash Absinthe
Shake and garnish with orange peel

Ghoul's Gold

Ghoul's Gold*
2 oz Calvados
.5 oz Benedictine
1/2 oz Pear Liqueur
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
Shake and garnish with a fresh apple slice








Jinx
Jinx**
1 oz Gin
1 oz Calvados
1 oz Passion Fruit Juice
.5 oz Grand Marnier
Shake, shake, shake!

*Created by the lovely and talented mixologist Trader Vicky.
**Improved by Cocktail Club with Grand Marnier

Menu
To keep the spirits (of all kinds) from going to our heads, Trader Vicky served seasonal snacks (all homemade)... cheddar witch fingers, pumpkin cheese balls, savory puffs and tarts, devilish cupcakes, and colcannon (a traditional Irish potato dish with hidden treats).
Witch's Finger













































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