Almost Good Enough Gatsby

Name: Almost Good Enough Gatsby
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Knob Creek 100 Proof Rye; 1/2 oz St. George Spiced Pear Liqueur; 3/4 oz Cinnamon Syrup; 3/4 oz Pineapple Juice; 1/2 oz Lime Juice; 1 bar spoon Fernet Branca

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By Mike Vander Horn

Submitted on: November 21, 2021

Refreshing

Tropical

Phew, reading through Death and Co’s latest book Welcome Home and trying to find a recipe I have the ingredients for has been a challenge but I’ve managed to find a few. I had to buy a pineapple, sub the Rye, and used a quality spiced pear liqueur instead of pear eau de vie, but hey, this one worked out really well. I enjoyed the book but some of the drinks are a little esoteric even for me! But this drink and some others are easily replicable. I hunted for the Clear Creek, but couldn’t find it ...

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz
Knob Creek 100 Proof Rye

1/2 oz
St. George Spiced Pear Liqueur

3/4 oz
Cinnamon Syrup

3/4 oz
Pineapple Juice

1/2 oz
Lime Juice

1 bar spoon
Fernet Branca

Instructions

Garnish

Pineapple Fronds and Cinnamon

Build

Shake & Double Strain

Glass

Old Fashioned/Rocks

Estimated strength

About 15% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice and shake well. Strain into a double rocks glass over 1 large ice cube. Grate cinnamon over top and add stick and pineapple fronds.

Editor's Note

A bold rye sour where tropical pineapple and warm cinnamon meet spiced pear. A bar spoon of Fernet Branca provides a complex, bitter finish that cuts through the richness.