Easy Speak

Easy Speak

  • Robust
  • Neutral
3.0 average

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Bulleit Bourbon
  • 3⁄4 oz Cynar artichoke amaro
  • 1⁄3 oz Monin Pure Cane sugar syrup
  • 1⁄3 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix) 2 sugar to 1 water
  • 4 drop Chocolate bitters

Method

Glass:

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

How to make:

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish:

  1. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Review:

Originally served in a chilled old-fashioned glass without ice but I prefer this cocktail with the dilution that comes with ice. Don't worry if you don't have any chocolate bitters, this drink has enough complexity without the extra bitterness.

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2012 by Scott Diaz, Beverage & Cafe Manager at Elliott's Oyster House & Seafood Café in Seattle, Washington.

Nutrition:

One serving of Easy Speak contains 219 calories