Mixologist Alex Dando's Chef-Mas Tribute to Mom
Alex Dando, The Commoner’s mixologist, shares a Chef-Mas cocktail that starts with his mother’s mulled cider.
I ONLY LOVE MY BED AND MY MOMMA, I’M SORRY
INGREDIENTS:
• 1 oz Stranahan’s Colorado Single Malt Whiskey
• 4 oz Momma Dando’s Mulled Cider
• 2 oz Grand Marnier 1880 Cuvée Whipped Cream
• 1 Dehydrated Citrus Wheel
• Fresh Nutmeg (grated)
• Love
DIRECTIONS:
Build in primed glass mug. Float dehydrated citrus wheel on cocktail, top with Grand Marnier foam and fresh grated nutmeg.
Momma Dando’s Mulled Cider
INGREDIENTS:
• 2 gallons Local Pennsylvania Apple Cider
• 1 quart Cranberry Juice
• 3 whole Oranges (cut into wheels)
• 3 whole Lemons (cut into wheels)
• 3 whole Limes (cut into wheels)
• 10 whole Cloves
• 5 whole Cinnamon Sticks
• 5 whole Star Anise Pods
• 5 whole Cardamom Seeds
• 2 oz Dried Burnt* Orange Peel (briefly torch in Wood Oven)
• 5-10 Demerara Sugar Cubes (adjust to taste dependent on residual sweetness of the Cider)
DIRECTIONS:
Let reduce in an appropriately sized saucepan on stove top until you’re fully immersed in the feeling of fall. Trust your nose on this one.
Grand Marnier Cuvée 1880-Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream
INGREDIENTS:
• 8 oz Heavy Whipping Cream
• 4 oz Whole Milk
• 4 oz Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup*
• 2 oz Grand Marnier Cuvée 1880 (substitute any Grand Ma here, we just want to be bougie)
• 1 whole Orange (grated with microplane)
• Hefty amount of Nutmeg
DIRECTIONS:
Combine all ingredients in ISI Cream Whipper and charge twice with ISI NO2 Cream Charger. Reserve in cooler to solidify.
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