Because of the Liberal, that’s why. It all started as a hack of Torani Amer and Regan’s Orange bitters #6. But that was before Amer Picon from France. Now there is always Amer Picon in the house, a band called the Bitter Liberals, and a house cocktail.
Then came a Thanksgiving, Christa, and talk of Neroli-Petitgrain oranges growing in East Tennessee.
So yes, Amer Picon. Lets make it. Using ultra local super hot white dog. Lets make it.
December 15
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December 19
Amer Picon experiment. Peel oranges. pic.twitter.com/ldrIoZAAro
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Amer Picon experiment. Infuse peels and blossoms in 165 white dog. pic.twitter.com/oOw8rvDtyw
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Amer Picon experiment. Carmelize the juice of 23 petitgrain neroli oranges from @xamcclellan. pic.twitter.com/j8kHIQCyYs
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SOLSTICE
Amer Picon experiment. Backup leaf infusion in 165 white dog. (may need this for more bitter) pic.twitter.com/XY2YKxKin1
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Christmas Eve
Amer picon experiment. Three ingredients status. Some time to go. @xamcclellan pic.twitter.com/tuXhDZm8T2
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And then the big day: January 5, 2017
The final ingredient mix
Orange peel infusion jar
Straining the peel infusion with a coffee filter
Measuring the proof
A drop from 165 to 110
*** 110 proof orange peel infusion
Straining the orange leaf infusion
*** Orange leaf infusion
Caramelized orange juice with brown sugar and butter
*** Caramelized orange juice
Gentian
*** Gentian
Quina
*** Quina
Very close but needs some sugar, so simple syrup of demerara.
Demarara
Blend, taste, adjust, work. (Two half batches combined was our methodology.)
Notes and the final recipe.
Proof is in the Liberal.
A Liberal with homemade Amer Picon
Success!
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