Cocktail of the Day: Doctor’s Orders

May 13, 2010 Chuck cocktails 2 Comments

Just in time for the final day of World Cocktail Week is another new one from Chris McMillian in New Orleans.

This is one Chris had initially concieved for a cocktail contest. He wanted to start with a Bourbon base and did lots of trial versions until he came up with something that clicked for him. After all that (as I recall the story), he never got around to actually entering it in the contest, and from what one of the judges said afterward, it probably would have won! Ah well, at least we still have this gorgeous drink, which isn’t nearly as sweet as it sounds.

The key to keeping control over the sweetness is by choosing the right crème de cacao. Marie Brizard is the only one you want — it has a rich chocolate flavor but reins in the sweetness that inevitably dominates cheaper brands. The extra bit of spice you get from a couple of dashes of Bénédictine is the secret ingredient to this prescription … wish my childhood allergy medicine had tasted like this, rather than like green mold with a dash of Fernet. (C’mon, I hadn’t developed a palate for Fernet yet when I was a kid.)

And yes, the photo below actually depicts a cocktail that’s been consumed by 2/3 of its initial volume. After the first sip all I wanted to do is drink it, all other thoughts more or less swept to the side, until I realized, “Crap … if I want to write about this drink at this bar, I’d better take a picture.” Better late than never.


Doctor's Orders

DOCTOR’S ORDERS
by Chris McMillian, Bar UnCommon, New Orleans

2 ounces Bourbon
1/2 ounce white crème de cacao (Marie Brizard)
2 dashes Bénédictine

Combine with ice in a mixing glass, stir for 30 seconds, strain into chilled cocktail glass. No garnish.

 

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2 Responses to “Cocktail of the Day: Doctor’s Orders”

  1. Mike S. said:

    May 14, 10 at 2:40 pm

    Looks/sounds great. I will have to try it, but probably with a different white CDC. I wish Brizard products weren’t so hard to find around me!

  2. Chuck said:

    May 14, 10 at 3:05 pm

    I wish that Mozart Dry Chocolate Spirit was out in the US. I wonder how it’d taste with that instead of crème de cacao, plus a barspoon of Bénédictine. Good, I’ll bet.