Post #562995 by Trader Tom on Tue, Nov 2, 2010 2:32 AM

So, I picked up a bottle of saffron gin the other day and have yet to try it out.

Anybody else tried it? Here are some recommended cocktails using it that I found online:

http://www.emporiabrands.com/brochure/spiritpages/saffron_cocktails.htm

I have a cocktail in mind for the saffron gin that's just a concept right now, but here it is. I need to pick up some citrus but I'll report back and let you know how it goes.

I call this the Charlie Chan. I envision it as a counterpart to the Fu Manchu. Fu Manchu was slender and a force for evil but Charlie Chan was a chubby detective on the side of good.

CHARLIE CHAN

1 & 1/2 oz Saffron Gin
1 oz El Dorado 12 Year Demerara
1/2 oz Cointreau
1/4 oz Lemongrass Syrup
1/4 oz Ginger Syrup
1 oz sweet tangerine juice
1 oz lemon juice
Splash of soda

Shake with crushed ice and serve.

[ Edited by: Trader Tom 2010-11-02 02:54 ]