What I Wish I Was Drinking: Après Coup
A little serious (with the seriousness of gin), but with enough fruity overtones to ensure no one gets ponderous in conversation or step, the Après Coup is easy enough to make on a whim but layered enough in flavor to support a whole party. As long as the partiers weren’t opposed to staying up late. Cause you know a drink with Maraschino is going to have you up past midnight, right? I mean, the Maraschino (and I go Luxardo, because that’s the way I roll) is all about living after midnight. So much so that Rob Halford used to carry a whole crate of bottles of tour with him. Think I’m fibbing?
Cracked ice
1-1/2 ounces gin
1 ounce Chambord
1/4 ounce Maraschino liqueur
1 dash Peychaud bitters
1. Fill a cocktail shaker or mixing glass three-quarters full with cracked ice. Add the gin, Chambord, Maraschino, and bitters. Stir well.
2. Strain into a cocktail glass (or, if there aren’t any clean ones left, any old glass that isn’t tattooed with lipstick or halfway full with an old drink works).
phismi said:
I wish I had a possibly spurious anecdote about Glenn Tipton, just because one good JP reference deserves another.
aj said:
Just the mention of Glenn Tipton may be enough. He never gets the “chicks” like Halford, and always feels left out.
Natalia said:
I Love Rob Halford and I know I’m going to love this drink. Considering we both have stock in Luxardo I’m not sure why we never did a tour together… A.J. thanks for rocking the drink world.
