BLACK DIRT APPLEJACK: The "BAD APPLE"

PINKY MIXOLOGY PRESENTS APPLEJACK-OFF 2014:
BLACK DIRT APPLEJACK:
The Bad Apple

 Black Dirt Applejack is something strong enough to go up against the the hardest of recipes.  So we are about to create something new. (as far as we know).

Based on the "Bad Rooster" cocktail, which is made from Cachasa and Sriracha, the"Bad Apple" is a bit more mean, and pulling at the leash.   And this is how you make it happen:






Now, just because we don't have a lot of photos doesn't mean we don't think this drink is one of the best that we've ever had.  It was just so simple, that we didn't even think about it until now. You just need everything in the above photo... and just so you know, we put a tiny pinch of salt (like 1/8th of a teaspoon) into the sour mix that we're about to make.





This starts with just a technical sour-mix made from sugar, water, lime juice, and also sriracha.... and a shot of some serious Vodka.  You can see us using it in a previous episode.  We dissolved the Sriracha as far as it could go while making the simple syrup (that means we mixed it with the boiling water), and now we have this.   6 ounces of properly made Sriracha sour mix (2sugar+2water+lemon/limes and 2 sriracha,  each).  Now of course, it goes without saying that if you make this at home, make sure it's mixed and then cold so that when you add it to your drink it doesn't melt any ice or warm it up too much.  Also make sure you tailor it to your own tastes so that you like what you're getting, you like spicy, then add it, and if you don't then leave it out, but then you will be getting basically just an applejack-sour, which you can see totally made from scratch here.






Combine it at a ratio of 2 parts Black Dirt Applejack to 1 part sriracha mix.  Or if you're into heat then you can add a bit more (we did), and you will have an amazing tasting cocktail.  It will have that sweet smoke, but the the burn will show up as well.







We didn't take enough photos, but that's because we really were blown away by how awesome this final cocktail tasted.  (no bitters, no other things, it just was amazing on its own).

The Black Dirt Applejack Sriracha Sour has blown us away.  Seriously, you could think for a minute that some whiskey could hold up to this, but we don't think it could.  It needs Applejack, and the only Applejack that had a chance, was Black Dirt Applejack.  

It's hard to imagine some bull-crap hipster version of a cocktail coming from us... But the flavor and taste came through even in the face of harsh obstacles.   Seriously, the batches that Black Dirt make are more than comparable to bonded aged whiskeys but with a unique sweet nose.

We wish we had another bottle of this stuff to put it up against a whole lot of other things, including our home-made BBQ and our home-made ice cream,  ...But I think we'll have to go upstate and track them down.


Next up, it's Black Dirt Applejack in "Spy vs Spy" as cocktails.

TOMS FOOLERY: Apples & Oranges

TOM'S FOOLERY day 3:

PINKY MIXOLOGY 2014 APPLEJACK-OFF PRESENTS: 
APPLES & ORANGES

Tom's Foolery Applejack could seriously take the place of whiskey in just about any drink.  This includes the ubiquitous whiskey sour.  So in re-initiating our fruit connection, we've taken on the Whiskey Sour and decided to come up with something called Apples & Oranges.  This is a simple one as well, but you will need:

Software:
Applejack (Tom's Foolery)
A Lime (...from wherever)
An Orange (try for organic, which won't have FD&C Red no. 2 in the peel.  Regular oranges have that).
Sugar (we use Sugar in the Raw, but honestly anything works).

Hardware:
Old Fashioned Glass
Bar Spoon /  Other stirring tool or device
Muddler (one that is good with citrus, such as the Arctic Chill)
Strainer (fine mesh).


Unlike shaken whiskey sours however, this cocktail is made in a bar glass, since muddling is involved.  This is because sour mix usually doesn't contain orange in it, and we want to make sure we get it in there (otherwise we couldn't call this Apples & Oranges).  












If you choose to shake with ice, strain it first so that you don't get bits of lime and orange all on the inside of your shaker.  We found we didn't have to shake it at this point, and as you'll see a carbonated mixer in the next slide, we had not a reason to shake it at that point.


Sidral Mundet can usually be found wherever you find Jarritos sodas, such as Mexican restaurants / take-out joints, as well as grocery stores and bodegas that cater to the south-of-the-border crowd.  See what it looks like on our Tumblr.  Sidral Mundet and Jarritos have become very popular in the U.S.A. for having no High Fructose Corn Syrup (seriously nothing makes a cocktail worse than HFCS stuff...), and also for having unique flavors like grapefruit and tamarindo...  Word of advice, never drink the tamarindo.



We don't know what happened and we don't have any Tom's Foolery left (sad-face), so we could either fake it with tea or something and take a new photo, or just show the original to you as best we can.  Since color is important, we went with the authentic photo.   As you can see, it kind of looks like an unfiltered apple spritzer, but it's much better than that.




Have fun with it and we'll see you tomorrow!