Thief's Kiss

Name: Thief's Kiss
Ingredients: 1 oz Blinking Owl Barrel Vacationed Aquavit; 1 oz Papo J’s Lambanog Vodka; 1 oz Granny Smith Apple Syrup *; 3/4 oz Lemon Juice; 1/4 oz Falernum*; 1 teaspoon Cinnamon Syrup*; 1 dash Orange Bitters

By Jacob Alexander Garcia

Submitted on: March 18, 2021

Refreshing

Signatures

Granny Smith Apple Syrup 3 Granny Smith Apples, 1½ oz lemon juice, granulated cane sugar equal weight to the volume of the strained apple guice (ex. 250 mL of strained Apple Juice weigh 250 grams of sugar), ½ tsp kosher salt/saline solution. Pour the lemon juice in the container you use for the juiced apples (this is to keep the juice from oxidizing). Working quickly, quarter the apples and using a Slow/Masticating Juicer, juice the apples and let the juice fall into the container with the lemo...

Ingredients

1 oz
Blinking Owl Barrel Vacationed Aquavit

1 oz
Papo J’s Lambanog Vodka

1 oz
Granny Smith Apple Syrup *

3/4 oz
Lemon Juice

1/4 oz
Falernum*

1 teaspoon
Cinnamon Syrup*

1 dash
Orange Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Dehydrated Apple Wheel.

Build

Shake & Double Strain

Glass

Cocktail Coupe

Estimated strength

About 16% ABV (estimate)

By Jacob Alexander Garcia

Bartender

I am a professional bartender and I’ve worked all over the Long Beach bar scene from beer bars, dives, cocktail and agave forward bars. Outside of Long Beach, I’ve worked in Seal Beach (320 Main – before Jason Schiffer sold it), Torrance (Madre Mezcaleria) and Costa Mesa (Social – where I also learned to be a coffee barista for their Thunderking Coffee pop-up and learned how to do latte art as well). I can confidently say that I am well-rounded in different beverages from coffee to beer to spiri...