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Christiaan Röllich, A.O.C., Los Angeles

Pandora cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

Method · Shaken

  1. 1Dry shake everything without ice, then shake again with ice until chilled.
  2. 2Fine strain into a coupe and garnish with brandied cherries.
Glass
Coupe
Ice
Up
Garnish
Brandied cherries

Prep ahead

Fresh juice

Lemon Juice

Yield
About 1.5 oz per lemon
Keeps
2 days
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Fresh lemons

Method

  1. 1Juice in small batches. Strain out seeds and pulp. Store in the refrigerator.

House prep

Cherry Compote

Yield
About 2 cups
Keeps
1 week
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 0.5 vanilla bean
  • 0.33 cupsugar
  • 0.75 lb pitted cherries
  • 1.5 tbspbrandy
  • 1.5 tbspport or red wine
  • 1 strip orange zest
  • 1.5 tbspcornstarch

Method

  1. 1Caramelize the sugar with the scraped vanilla and two tablespoons of water until dark amber. Add half the cherries with the brandy, port and zest and simmer until they release their juice, then strain, reserving the juice, and combine the cooked fruit with the raw cherries. Thicken the juice with a cornstarch slurry, boil briefly and pour it back over the cherries.

About the Pandora

Pandora is a sour made with pisco, peychaud's bitters and lemon juice, created by Christiaan Röllich at A.O.C..

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