Aviary'S Bitter Recipe
- 1/2 ounce Pierre Ferrand Cognac
- 1/2 ounce Laird's Bonded Apple Brandy
- 2/5 ounce Bonal
- 1/3 ounce Amaro Nonino
- 1 barspoon Lorenzo Inga My Amaro
- Dash Peychaud's bitters
- Ice
- To make the barrel stave coaster, cut a roughly 6-inch-long section from the widest part of the barrel stave using a saw. Using a hole saw bit the same diameter as an Old Fashioned glass, drill a 1/2-inch-deep circular channel into the charred side of the barrel stave. The Old Fashioned glass should rest securely upturned in the circular channel.
- To prepare the cocktail, combine cognac, apple brandy, Bonal, Amaro Nonino, My Amaro, and bitters in a mixing glass. Add fresh ice and stir for 20 seconds. Strain into a chilled, single-serving carafe.
- To smoke the Old Fashioned glass, light blowtorch and apply heat for about 10 seconds to the center of the coaster circle made with the drill. The barrel stave should begin to lightly smoke. Cap the smoke with the Old Fashioned glass and allow smoke to collect in the glass, about 30 seconds.
- To serve the cocktail, flip over the smoked Old Fashioned glass and pour in the contents of the carafe.
cognac, apple brandy, amaro nonino, lorenzo inga my amaro, bitters
Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/10/aviary-recipe-bitter-smoked-cocktail-cognac-recipe.html (may not work)