Yes, it’s still the house cocktail. And Yes, we have to go to France for the Amer Picon from time to time.
See NPS for more.
Amer Picon Experiment 3
December 13, 2018
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We’re there I think. Our third shot at homemade Amer Picon is in the jar. Next comes siphoning.
This time we adjusted the recipe only slightly with the addition of some bark infusion. Hopefully that will not kill us.
The key to all this is make sure the oranges are green and burn the heck out of the caramel.
Strain the infusions (three this time)
Mix in a big old jar.
Looking good. Once the material settles, we’ll extract our Picon. We need a centrifuge!
Thanks to Christa for the raw materials and the inspiration!
The Great 2017 Amer Picon Experiment
January 5, 2017
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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!
Art and Loot from Paris
November 9, 2013
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Subway Vivaldi witnessed with 2 friends on the way to dinner.
And the most important ingredient at the bar, amer picon, with which you make the best drink in the world The Liberal:
.75 oz cask strength bourbon or overproof rye
.75 oz sweet vermouth (cheap is better, such as martini rosso)
.25 oz amer picon
Stir. Serve up in a small glass with a Luxardo cherry.
Amazingly, nobody imports Amer Picon to the US. So you have to go get it. Oh well, it’s a good reason to go to France.
Amer Picon (biere)
