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Stirred · Coupe

Sam Kiley, Cane & Table, New Orleans

Madhatter cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

Method · Stirred

  1. 1Stir the gin and fortified wine over ice until well chilled.
  2. 2Double-strain into a coupe and garnish with a lemon twist.
Glass
Coupe
Ice
Up
Garnish
Lemon twist

Prep ahead

House prep

Madhatter Fortified Wine

Yield
About 1 liter
Keeps
1 month
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 750 mldry white wine (Côtes de Gascogne)
  • 0.5 ozdried maitake mushrooms
  • 1 ozdried kudzu vine
  • 0.5 ozdried chamomile
  • 5 bay leaves
  • 4 ozfresh ginger
  • 2 ozwhole black peppercorns
  • Pedro Ximénez sherry, one part to every two parts infused wine

Method

  1. 1Gently heat the wine with the mushrooms, botanicals, ginger and pepper for an hour without boiling. Rest for a day, strain, then fortify with one part PX sherry to two parts wine.

About the Madhatter

Madhatter is a Martini-style cocktail made with gin and madhatter fortified wine, created by Sam Kiley at Cane & Table.

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