When the first sip of the wine has you thinking vanilla boardwalk fudge
and your tastebuds cry out for the tiniest accent of sea salt, you know
you're enjoying a cocktail-worthy ingredient. Such is the case with
Robert Mondavi Oakville fumé blanc.
And when you're working with an actual non-fortified,
non-aromatized regular wine (and you're not making New York Sours,
sangria, or Kalimoxto) your go-to template has to be PDT's Against All Odds.
I love how specific a request of "non-chardonnay oaked white wine" can get.
64320:11 1/2 oz Plymouth gin
1 1/2 oz Oakville fumé blanc
1/2 oz Combier pamplemousse rose liqueur
1/4 oz orange liqueur (Gran Gala)
rinse Green Chartreuse
rinse Green Chartreuse
Rinse. Stir. Strain. ooooh..
The combo of Plymouth and grapefruit harks to Salty Dog territory, gin perfect for a summertime seaside splash. Chartreuse adds frisson while Gran Gala rounds and lends an underlying orange zest sharpness. Such a showcase.
