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Trinidad Sour
Spring 2023
Find made-in-Trinidad Angostura bitters, which have warming tropical flavours like clove, nutmeg and cinnamon, at most grocery stores—or substitute another flavour of bitters that you love. S–up–asaw–a is a bottled mixer made of various acids, and which, unlike citrus juice, stays fresh for a year or more after opening: find it on amazon.ca or at speciality retailers like Cocktail Emporium (cocktailemporium.com). Vegans can use aquafaba (the liquid from canned chickpeas) or a foaming substitute such as Ms. Better’s Bitters Miraculous Foamer (from msbetters.com, or also at Cocktail Emporium) in place of egg white.
Makes 1 drink
1 oz cocktail bitters, such as
Angostura, plus more for spritzing
1/2 oz citrus substitute, such as S–up–asaw–a (or substitute 1 oz fresh-squeezed lime juice)
1/2 oz aged rum
3/4 oz Brown Sugar Syrup (recipe follows)
1 egg white
Orange zest and cloves for garnish (optional)
1. Add bitters, citrus substitute or lime juice, rum, syrup and egg white to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake for about 30 seconds, or until thoroughly chilled.
2. Using a slotted or cocktail spoon, remove ice from the shaker. Shake vigorously again, using a vertical up-and-down motion, for 1 minute or until drink is very light and fluffy.
3. Pour drink into a chilled coupe glass. (If using fresh lime juice, double-strain through a fine cocktail sieve into glass.) Allow drink to settle until foamy egg-white layer forms on top.
4. Using a small atomizer or cocktail mister filled with bitters, spritz bitters over the top of the egg-white foam. Garnish with a looped strip of orange zest, fastened with a clove, if desired.
Makes 1 drink
BROWN SUGAR SYRUP
In a small saucepan, heat 1 cup (250 mL) water to a boil and add 1 cup (250 mL) brown (or, for more flavour, demerara, turbinado or muscovado) sugar. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 1 minute, stirring until sugar is completely dissolved and syrup starts to thicken. Cool completely and refrigerate in a tightly sealed container for up to 2 weeks.
