12th Fret
When I picked up a bottle of Damrak gin, I realized that ordinary bitters wouldn’t quite cut it. The body of the gin is far too malty for anything I had, so I made my own. Being that I have hoppy beer, I used that as the bittering agent.
This beauty is what followed:
Natural Harmonic
2 oz of Damrak Gin
1/8 oz of I.P.A. Syrup (see below for instructions)
1/4 oz of fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz of Maraska Maraschino Liqueur
Shake and strain into cocktail glass. Squeeze lemon peel over, rim glass with peel, then drop in.
Fantastic with a baked potato.
Make the I.P.A. syrup by taking two 12 oz bottles of I.P.A. (I used my organic homebrew) and reduce it to a syrupy consistency in a saucepan. Let cool and put in refrigerator.
Photography by Emily W. Kincke.
