Something Like It
2 dash
An intense citrus bitters made from limes.
0.25 oz
The second most common juice used in cocktails. This citrus juice is about 6% acid; 4% from citric and 2% from malic, with small amounts of succinic acid (this is what gives it a little bloody taste). Lime juice should be used the day it is squeezed, some like it freshly squeezed and others like it a few hours old.
0.5 oz
A vapor column distilled gin that contains no sweetening agents. A common ingredient in many cocktails.
1 oz
Often referred to as silver or white, these rums are actually lightly aged (1-3 years), but have had their color removed by charcoal filtering. They are molasses based (as opposed to the cane juice-based rhum agricole, clairin, or cachaça). Flavors range from light (Bacardi, Caña Brava, Plantation 3 Star, El Dorado 3) to more flavorful (Probitas, Ten-To-One).
1.5 oz
An Italian amaro made with saffron, anise, clove, gentian, orange peel and violet; 32% ABV.
4 oz
Water into which carbon dioxide gas under pressure has been dissolved, creating a fizzy texture. We treat soda water, club soda, seltzer and sparkling water the same.
1 wedge
Small, round, green citrus fruits. Commonly used in many cocktails for its rind or its acidic taste (6% acid total; 4% citric, 2% malic, some succinic acid).
Build in a Collins glass, add ice. Top with soda water. #build #ontherocks
As a Kola Nut amaro, Meletti tasted very much like a fountain cola when served with sparkling water, and it seemed a natural fit to try it as a substitute for Coke Classic in a riff on the Cuba Libre. This cocktail uses a white rum in concert with lime juice and lime bitters, the small amount of gin heightens the herbal qualities of the amaro and, with the addition of soda, comes off as the real deal; or at least “Something Like It.”
Fresh
Herbal