Tapping Out

Name: Tapping Out
Ingredients: 1.5 oz Chakra Vodka Red Apple & Ginger Root; 0.5 oz Ginger Syrup; 0.5 oz Benedictine; 0.5 oz Verjus; 2 dash(es) Black Walnut Bitters

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By Katherine

Submitted on: April 7, 2023

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#whatifwednesday TLDR: local man alters date plans to watch UFC match 🍎 I recently went on a fourth date with a dude who had seemed reasonably okay the first times we hung out. Over the weekend, we met up for dinner right near his apartment. You might assume that we’d have gone back to his place after dinner, but AU CONTRAIRE! While we were eating our appetizers, dude asks me if I like MMA fighting because he told a friend who was hosting a “party” to watch the championship matches that we’d...

Ingredients

1.5 oz
Chakra Vodka Red Apple & Ginger Root

0.5 oz
Ginger Syrup

0.5 oz
Benedictine

0.5 oz
Verjus

2 dash(es)
Black Walnut Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

apple fan

Build

Shake & Strain

Glass

Coupe

Estimated strength

About 20% ABV (estimate)

By Katherine

Mixologist

I’m a homebartender who crafts original cocktail recipes to match with dating stories - kind of luck a modern-day, drunker version of Carrie Bradshaw.

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Combine all ingredients with ice and shake for 20 seconds. Strain into a coupe with an ice sphere, and garnish with an apple fan fitting for a champion. 🍎

Editor's Note

Verjus provides a crisp, sophisticated acidity that cuts through the ginger and Bénédictine. A nuanced, apple-forward sour with an earthy walnut finish.