Post #753135 by AceExplorer on Sun, Oct 25, 2015 7:11 PM

Wupput, very good, thanks! I have seen other highly-experienced bartenders copy others drinks, and each time they told me where it came from, although each time the recipe was highly rated on the web but not published. (The Frisco Club from Death & Company, for example, was just released within the past year in their book.) Then others feel obligated to tweak one or two ingredients, may tell you it's "inspired by," and this is "their version." I hope my email didn't come across as a challenge or anything, I was in mid thought thinking about mixing and tasting such a recommended drink.

Please know that I had already decided to try this in the next week or so. I've been on a "try strange new and interesting things" kick lately, this definitely sounded interesting. Your write-up sold it!

By the way, I think that the cardamom/lemongrass syrup is pretty easy to make as far as syrups go -- I made a thyme tincture last month which took two weeks to fully infuse the flavors into the alcohol. It was well worth the wait.

I'll let you know how it goes, and I'll take a photo. Choice of drinking glass is critical here -- too large a glass and you dilute the flavors too much with soda. Too small a glass and you overpower the drinker.

I'd love for others to let us know if they try this. The lemongrass is a new experience for me -- from a YouTube video I watched, there are hard/tough sections you don't want to use for cooking, but which may be fine for making an infusion into a syrup. I'll buy two and will test one out, then make the syrup with the second.

Cheers to you!