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Egg whites add a luxuriously foamy meringue consistency to mixed drinks. This old-school ingredient is used in cocktails such as Whiskey Sour, Pink Lady, Ramos Gin Fizz or here, in the Portini. Shaking the egg whites ensures that the ingredients emulsify, as the ovabumin protein unravels to form a rich mousse.
Choc-work Orange
INGREDIENTS 1 oz Godiva chocolate liquor 1 / 2 oz Grand Marnier 1 / 2 oz Maker ' s Mark Bourbon 1 oz evaporated milk 3 / 4 oz orange syrup chocolate sauce( for garnish)
METHOD 1. Freeze chocolate sauce briefly to help keep its form and prevent melting. Squeeze sauce in a thin line around the middle of a martini glass. 2. Combine remaining ingredients in a cocktail shaker full of ice and shake. 3. Strain into glass. Garnish with grated chocolate. on trend
Classic cocktails have made a comeback in recent years, with hoards of wanna-be Don Drapers bumping the Old Fashioned up to the status of go-to drink. These drinks lean in to the vintage influence, with rediscovered ingredients like egg whites and bitters.
Portini
El Choco Loco
INGREDIENTS 1 oz Patron Cafe 1 / 2 oz Chocolat Royal 1 / 2 oz Kahlua 1 / 2 oz Crème de cacao chili syrup, to taste dash Angostura orange bitters dash Bar 40 umami bitters
METHOD 1. Chili syrup: Boil 1 / 2 cup water, 1 / 2 cup sugar and 2 quartered Fresno chiles in saucepan stirring frequently.
Cool before using. 2. Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. 3. Stir ingredients together. Shaking will dilute mixture too much. 4. Wet the rim of a rocks glass and roll in chocolate salt( mix 2 tbsp kosher salt and 2 tbsp cocoa powder.) Strain drink into glass over fresh ice.
Portini
INGREDIENTS 1 oz Taylor 10 Tawny Port 1 oz Crème de Cacao 1 oz egg whites 1 oz grape juice chocolate-covered grapes( for garnish)
METHOD 1. Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. 2. Shake and strain into a martini glass. 3. Garnish with chocolate covered grapes on a skewer
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