Zwischenzug

Name: Zwischenzug
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Drumbshanbo Gunpowder Gin; 1/2 oz Yellow Chartreuse; 3/4 oz Lime Juice; 3/4 oz Liber & Co. Tropical Passion Fruit Syrup; 1 bar spoon Green Chartreuse; 1/2 oz Campari

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By Mike Vander Horn

Refreshing

Seasonal

Okay, okay, this is a tough one, and obviously the concept led to the name which led to the weirdness, but trust me, its a lot of fun. Zweishenzug is when, instead of the expected move, a chess player makes a move the opponent must answer before taking the expected one. You expect to take a sip of a cocktail once its made but I placed the Campari in front of you (me)…. Its a stretch, I get it, but would you just look at this set up! I think it was worth it. Anyway, this sidecar type drink is gre...

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz
Drumbshanbo Gunpowder Gin

1/2 oz
Yellow Chartreuse

3/4 oz
Lime Juice

3/4 oz
Liber & Co. Tropical Passion Fruit Syrup

1 bar spoon
Green Chartreuse

1/2 oz
Campari

Instructions

Garnish

Thyme Sprig

Build

Shake & Double Strain

Glass

Coupe

Estimated strength

About 17% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Add all ingredients except Campari to a shaker tin with ice. Shake well then double strain into a coupe glass. Pour the Campari into the rest of the drink over the back of a barspoon to layer. Garnish with Thyme Sprig

Editor's Note

Tropical passion fruit and herbal Chartreuse meet a bitter Campari float in this clever, layered sour. A complex, botanical-forward sipper with a sharp, evolving finish.