{"id":491,"date":"2015-07-24T09:48:57","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T07:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bartending.ch\/?p=491"},"modified":"2023-10-23T10:40:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T08:40:04","slug":"talisker-bitters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bartending.ch\/wp\/talisker-bitters\/","title":{"rendered":"Talisker Bitters by Luis Estrada"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the first post by fellow bartender and friend Luis Estrada. He shares with you his recipe for exceptional Talisker bitters, which he used in his World Class drink Trotamundos<\/a>. He is currently preparing the opening of Baltho Bar<\/a> in Zurich. Come autumn, you can pay him a visit at his new workplace<\/a>! <\/em><\/p>\n

\"Luis<\/p>\n

I started experimenting with homemade bitters two years ago, but never got anything exceptional. I kind of forgot about it until a summer night last year. I made a straight up cocktail with Talisker and some Amarena cherries, and the idea of my own Talisker bitters hit me. After I bought many ingredients online, I started experimenting with different ratios, different periods of time, etc.<\/p>\n

Talisker Bitters recipe<\/h2>\n

I found the Talisker Amoroso Cask Finish<\/a> was best suited. It has toffee, smoke and cherry notes and such a long and spicy finish. So for my Talisker bitters, I mixed:<\/p>\n

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  1. 300 ml Talisker (preferably Amoroso Cask Finish)<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  2. 50 ml high-proof vodka<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  3. couple of cinnamon chunks<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  4. 6-8 Amarena cherries (muddled)<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  5. 2 bar spoons organic gentian<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  6. 2 bar spoons organic Acacia bark<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  7. half a bar spoon fennel seeds<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  8. 8 cloves<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  9. Zest of half an orange, dried<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  10. Zest of half a lemon, dried<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  11. 1 crushed cardamon pod<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  12. 4 coffee beans<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t
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    1. 20 ml syrup in which Amarena cherries are bottled<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    2. 40 ml rich brown sugar syrup<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    3. 20 ml Angostura Bitters, to stabilise<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t
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      1. Keep away from the direct light, shaking it daily. Test everyday.<\/li>\t\t\t\t
      2. After 3 weeks strain out the solids and boil them with 125 ml of water. Strain the solids again; keep the water, discard the solids. Mix this water with the bitter mixture and sweeten to taste.<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>
        By Luis Alberto Estrada<\/div>
        blog.hedonisms.ch https:\/\/bartending.ch\/wp\/<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>These Talisker bitters work very well with straight up Whisky Cocktails and Old Fashioneds. Try them out and enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        This is the first post by fellow bartender and friend Luis Estrada. He shares with you his recipe for exceptional Talisker bitters, which he used in his World Class drink…<\/p>\n

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