Still doing more experimenting with RHUBY here at HomeSpeakeasy! Like I said yesterday, I was really excited to start mixing it with some gin as well as a tincture of peppercorns I made. After letting the tincture soak for a day, I decided to throw all these things together and see what happened. The result was incredible; it was one of my favorite drinks that I’ve made lately!
Bel Ami
1.5 oz RHUBY
1 oz Bluecoat Gin
0.5 oz simple syrup
5 drops pepper tincture
1 dash angostura bitters
shake ingredients well with ice, serve up and mist drink with lemon peel oils, rub the peel around the rim, then use as garnish.
NOTES: This drink was a big winner for me. I really enjoyed the subtle flavors of the two spirits, plus the pepper tincture gave it a really nice kick right at the end. The only slight change I’d make was use a fresher lemon to get more oil spray and also add maybe 0.5 or 0.25 oz of fresh lemon juice to give it just a hint of sourness. I’ll probably make that drink again tonight because it was so damn tasty.
Also please excuse this image – my real camera is in the shop getting fixed so it’ll be out of commission for a few weeks, sadly.
Peppercorn Tincture:
Empty 1 tea bag and fill with peppercorns. Tie up loose end of the tea bag with string and put in a small jar. Fill with high proof vodka or everclear. Steep for at least a day or two up to 6 weeks if using a lower proof vodka. Shake lightly every other day.
This sounds fantastic. Is Rhuby fairly easy to come by. Snap has been such a pain in the ass to find in stock anywhere.
Really? I’ve never had any trouble finding Snap personally. The Rhuby had the same shelf space as both of the others at the big store off Columbus by the Ikea (that’s where I tend to go when it’s liquor stocking time because they have a better stock usually)
Picked up some Rhuby this weekend. I seem to have good luck at the Wine & Spirits store next to the Staples in Willow Grove, PA ( http://g.co/maps/5kh7 ). That’s where I got my Root and Snap too (girlfriend’s parents live in that area.. we live in MD where you can find Root and sometimes Snap, but not Rhuby yet).
I also picked up the Bluecoat Gin there.
Found Rhuby at the Old City shop today, will try making this in a few days after I’ve made the peppercorn tincture!