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1.Combine sugar and freshly ground black pepper on a plate and rim glasses with sugar-pepper mixture.
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2.Combine first five ingredients in a cocktail shaker.
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3.Fill with ice and shake for 20 seconds.
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4.Strain into rimmed glasses.
yields 2 drinks
the RESURRECTION
For our Spring cocktail party we needed a drink to help shake the frost from our bones and the ice from the ends of our noses. When thinking of Spring the mind (at least my mind) thinks first of rhubarb, that wondrous rhizome, made famous by the English dessert strawberry-rhubarb pie. Here, the rhubarb has been infused in gin for a couple of weeks to impart its magic. Yes, rhubarb leaves are toxic but you’d have to eat a lot of them suffer the consequences. And the stalks (which are used for flavoring the gin) aren’t poisonous. You’ll have to think ahead on this one, since the gin needs time to sit in a dark corner. If you simply must have a Resurrection tonight, try using plain gin and muddle a handful of diced, raw rhubarb in the shaker before adding the ice. You may need to add a bit more simple syrup because the raw rhubarb will be quite bitter.
Ingredients
4 oz. rhubarb-infused gin ★
2 oz. fresh lemon juice
1½ oz. red wine gastrique
1 oz. black pepper simple syrup
dash of walnut or almond oil (optional)
freshly ground black pepper, to taste (optional)
¼ cup sugar (optional)
METHOD
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★ If you haven’t the patience to wait a couple weeks for the gin to infuse, you can use plain gin and muddle a handful of diced, raw rhubarb to the shaker with the gin before adding the rest of the ingredients. You may need to increase the amount of black pepper syrup since the raw rhubarb will be rather bitter.
