Muad'Dib - A Dune Cocktail

Name: Muad'Dib - A Dune Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 dash(es) Angostura Aromatic Bitters; 1 bar spoon Granulated Demerara Sugar; 1/2 oz Arrakis Syrup; 2 oz Redemption Rye

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By Zackary Davis

Submitted on: November 12, 2021

Seasonal

Spirit Forward

Having read Dune as a kid, I was super excited to see that we'd finally be getting a movie! We don't talk about the other ones... Well, I thought it'd be fun to make a cocktail for it. I figured it needed to be spicy, for the spice must flow. That brings in the rye and the cinnamon, easy enough. And that gave me a good foundation. But, I felt I needed something to set this drink apart while sticking to that palette. That's when I made a small batch of the Arrakis syrup: a ginger and cinnamon co...

Ingredients

2 dash(es)
Angostura Aromatic Bitters

1 bar spoon
Granulated Demerara Sugar

1/2 oz
Arrakis Syrup

2 oz
Redemption Rye

Instructions

Garnish

A flamed stick of cinnamon, a dash of ground cinnamon, and a dash of nutmeg

Build

Dry Shake

Glass

Old Fashioned/Rocks

Estimated strength

About 24% ABV (estimate)

By Zackary Davis

Cocktail Historian

Hi there! My name is Zack Davis. I'm a PhD student in American Studies and I hope to bring what I'm learning in that side of my life to my cocktails. The history of cocktail culture is near and dear to my heart, and I love sharing what little I know with anyone I can. There are a lot of decent books on the subject, the best of which has to be Imbibe by Wondrich. But there are also a lot of garbage books on cocktail history that have reputable publishers backing them. Eventually, I hope to write ...

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