{"id":128,"date":"2015-03-13T17:23:35","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T21:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/clink\/?p=128"},"modified":"2015-03-14T16:18:25","modified_gmt":"2015-03-14T20:18:25","slug":"like-drinking-a-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/clink\/2015\/03\/13\/like-drinking-a-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Like Drinking A Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"

We came across mastic liqueur<\/a> — also known as “mastika” or “mastiha” — at MP Taverna<\/a>, which has this cocktail they call the “Elizavet” that uses it along with mint, lime juice and tonic. It’s fantastic — tastes like a herbaceous resiny mint julep. The mastic liqueur they use is Skinos, which has made a splash lately around the liquor stores with some kind of campaign, but there are other (cheaper) mastic liqueurs that taste similar.<\/p>\n

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The resin from a Mediterranean tree, mastic has a super distinctive flavor — when in alcohol form (we have some mastic gum in the herb\/spice portion of the cabinet) it’s hard to describe, but I liken it to a really delicious ash tray. I understand that’s not a great endorsement, but you have to try it to see. <\/p>\n

After MP Taverna and then seeing Skinos at the liquor store, we bought some and replicated that cocktail, but we also came across this great recipe<\/a> that has been in the pantheon of go-to cocktails for nearly two years now. It’s roughly four parts mastic liqueur to two parts gin to one part lemon juice with a, uh — can’t figure out the parts now — little simple syrup and a dash of Angostura bitters. We skip the cucumber because it’s silly to put cucumbers in stuff when you’re drinking at home. <\/p>\n

Part of putting this all down is that I’ve relied on my browser to remember the above link — which doesn’t seem like a smart way to save recipes (but is often my main method for doing so). That’s not good enough for this drink, which is really a wonderful cocktail.<\/p>\n

Goober got this Skinos “Little Book of Cocktails” at the liquor store, by the way — they include a version of the “Skinos Fresh” recipe above (which must be where that above one comes from) except that instead of 2:1 Skinos-gin ratio it’s one for one. I like the taste of the mastic liqueur, so I think the above recipe is a little better. We’ve also had the 2:1 ratio reversed; I don’t like it as much . . .<\/p>\n

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