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Smooth Sipping: Ponce de Leon Cocktail
Ponce de Leon could definitely be described as vintage, classic or totally retro, but the cocktail is far from it. The man sailed rough seas with Christopher Columbus in search of a new world. The cocktail brings sipping satisfaction in the dawning of a new age. It is the era when bartending and mixology once again become respected as an art form and craft.
This cocktail may contain mere five ingredients, but many and exotic does not always equate to a better cocktail. Numerous classic cocktails contain few ingredients in typical proportions. The goal is balance of flavor. Ponce de Leon delivers. Though there are a few variations on this cocktail, the one found in Dark Spirits by A.J. Rathbun tempts the palate with its multi-layering of light and dark spirits.
Ponce de Leon
Dark Spirits by A.J. Rathbun
1 ounce Courvoisier Cognac
1/2 ounce Bacardi Superior Rum
1/2 ounce Cointreau
1/2 ounce Grapefruit Juice
1 ounce Freixenet Champagne
Combine all liquids (except champagne) in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to chill. Strain into a champagne saucer or martini glass. Top with champagne. Stir gently. Specific spirit brands chosen for this cocktail were not named in the Dark Spirits book with the exception of Cointreau. Spirit brands were chosen by The Intoxicologist.
Lovely round, lush sweetness without being overly sugary. Faint hint of grapefruit bitter in the finality, bringing the flavors together in perfect harmony. That is before the champagne topper! Champagne adds more sweetness and thins the cocktail out a little more.
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Low Calorie Cocktail: Crimson Raider Teenie
The Courvoisier aroma comes across immediately, but it is the color of this cocktail that draws one in to devour it fully! Fresh blackberries are wonderful when ripe and in season. Take advantage of their hearty lushness. Quality unsweetened frozen blackberries will also do in a pinch when that thirst for summer just has to be quenched in the dead of winter.
Crimson Raider Teenie – adapted by The Intoxicologist
Inspired by Red Marauder – Difford’s Guide 7
5 Blackberries
1/4 ounce DaVinci Raspberry Sugar Free Syrup
1-1/2 ounce Courvoisier VS Cognac
1 ounce Ocean Spray Light Cranberry Juice
1/8 ounce Fresh Lime Juice
3 Skewered Blackberries Garnish
Muddle blackberries and sugar free syrup in the bottom of a mixing glass. Add cognac, cranberry and lime juices with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with three skewered blackberries. Total approximate calories: 125 Total approximate carbohydrates 2.3 grams
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