Comments on: A Tale of Two Amers http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/05/a-tale-of-two-amers/ Quenching your thirst with sips, nips and tipples. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:42:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Hoskins Cocktail « The Barman Cometh http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/05/a-tale-of-two-amers/#comment-273956 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:50:49 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/05/a-tale-of-two-amers/#comment-273956 [...] leave a comment » Recently picked up a bottle of Torani Amer, the American version of the French bitter orange amaro called Amer Picon.  Amer Picon is a feature of many a classic cocktail, such as Picon Punch.  Sadly, there are no longer any American importers of Amer Picon.  Un-sadly, Torani – the folks who brought you the flavoured coffee syrups – make their own version, which by a wacky twist, is supposedly closer in flavor to the original taste of Amer Picon, which was re-formulated in the 1970s to a lower proof.  Whew – long story.   Some think the Torani Amer is a bit more vegetal/celery than the Amer Picon such that drinks like the Picon Punch taste off using it,  making it worthwhile to mix up your own replica of the original, but that takes two months!  Regardless, the Hoskins was invented with the Torani Amer specifically in mind, so really, who needs to wait that long. [...] […] leave a comment » Recently picked up a bottle of Torani Amer, the American version of the French bitter orange amaro called Amer Picon.  Amer Picon is a feature of many a classic cocktail, such as Picon Punch.  Sadly, there are no longer any American importers of Amer Picon.  Un-sadly, Torani – the folks who brought you the flavoured coffee syrups – make their own version, which by a wacky twist, is supposedly closer in flavor to the original taste of Amer Picon, which was re-formulated in the 1970s to a lower proof.  Whew – long story.   Some think the Torani Amer is a bit more vegetal/celery than the Amer Picon such that drinks like the Picon Punch taste off using it,  making it worthwhile to mix up your own replica of the original, but that takes two months!  Regardless, the Hoskins was invented with the Torani Amer specifically in mind, so really, who needs to wait that long. […]

]]> by: Robert Hess http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/05/a-tale-of-two-amers/#comment-38525 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:08:20 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/05/a-tale-of-two-amers/#comment-38525 Anita, You have a right to be confused... :-> The mention you point to on my site is unfortunately old (I need to update it), and was simply based on comparing Torani against "currently available" Amer Picon, in which case the two are different enough as to make the recipes come out differently. However I've since been able to compare it against "classic" Amer Picon, which is what would have been used for the older recipes that use Amer Picon. Torani is closer to that, then the current Amer Picon is. Anita,

You have a right to be confused… :->

The mention you point to on my site is unfortunately old (I need to update it), and was simply based on comparing Torani against “currently available” Amer Picon, in which case the two are different enough as to make the recipes come out differently.

However I’ve since been able to compare it against “classic” Amer Picon, which is what would have been used for the older recipes that use Amer Picon. Torani is closer to that, then the current Amer Picon is.

]]> by: Anita http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/05/a-tale-of-two-amers/#comment-38403 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:24:26 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/05/a-tale-of-two-amers/#comment-38403 Hi Robert.... I'm so confused. In this article, you say "is a great replacement for Amer Picon." But on DrinkBoy, you say: "it is not a suiteable replacement for Amer Picon in recipes." http://www.drinkboy.com/LiquorCabinet/Cordials/Amer%20Picon.html Did you opinion change or am I misinterpreting some nuance of what you wrote? Hi Robert…. I’m so confused.

In this article, you say “is a great replacement for Amer Picon.”

But on DrinkBoy, you say: “it is not a suiteable replacement for Amer Picon in recipes.”
http://www.drinkboy.com/LiquorCabinet/Cordials/Amer%20Picon.html

Did you opinion change or am I misinterpreting some nuance of what you wrote?

]]> by: Thomas http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/05/a-tale-of-two-amers/#comment-17796 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 01:39:56 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/05/a-tale-of-two-amers/#comment-17796 Thanks for the terrific exposition! Amer Picon has long been on my cocktailian wishlist. Finding the Torani version seems more practicable. Thanks for the terrific exposition! Amer Picon has long been on my cocktailian wishlist. Finding the Torani version seems more practicable.

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