Can’t Catch Me

One of my favorite recent tipples came from the excellent blog Boozed and Infused, wherein Alicia made a Gingerbread Liqueur. I have a weakness for all things ginger-flavored, and the idea of this liqueur spoke to me greatly. Only a few days after seeing it, I rushed out to buy some molasses and infuse up a double batch.

I followed the recipe more or less to the letter, and I was very pleased with the result. The molasses turn the liqueur an inky black, blacker even than fernet. As I thought of what drink I wanted most to make with this spirit, I found that I wanted most to pair it with oranges.

Can't Catch Me

1.5 oz Gingerbread Infusion

1 Barspoon Allspice Dram

2 Dash Orange Bitters (Scrappy's Seville Orange)

Stir over ice and garnish with an orange zest tied around a gingerbread cookie.

As I was building the menu for my birthday party and I had all of this gingerbread liqueur sitting around, I opted to serve it in the format of an old fashioned, with a small amount of pimento dram to deepen the spice, and my new bottle of seville orange bitters to add brightness. The long orange peel gives it a beautiful nose. Moreover, the spicy gingerbread cookie was delicious once it became saturated in the drink. The recipe I used produced a crisp, biscuit-like cookie, which was could soak up quite a bit of the underlying drink without falling apart.

Cheers.