It has been just shy of two years since the first cocktail
appeared here and today I have for you the 50th! I will be the first to admit it has taken
entirely too long to get here, but we made it.
As you can see by the diagram to the right, I have a propensity towards
drinks that call for bitters; today’s delightful little treat not only follows
that path, but takes it to an extreme!
The Sawyer is another recent creation and a variation on the
Gimlet, but takes the use of bitters over the top by using three varieties and
nearly thirty dashes. The drink was
created by bartender Don Lee and named after the daughter of gin-loving chef
Wylie Dufrense. I’m going to use my
artistic license again and assume that little Sawyer Dufrense was named after
one of the greatest characters in American literature.
This one is simple to make but complex across the tongue,
don’t be alarmed by the bounty of bitters, just try it. In a shaker, start with two ounces of
beefeater gin, add one half an ounce of lime juice, one half an ounce of simple
syrup, fourteen (yes one-four) dashes of Angostura bitters, seven dashes of
Peychaud’s bitters, and seven dashes of orange bitters. Fill with ice, shake this baby up and strain
into a chilled cocktail glass, no garnish necessary. After your first sip, you’ll be making them
for Becky and Huck too.
Sawyer
2 oz gin
½ oz fresh squeezed lime juice
½ oz simple syrup
14 dashes angostura bitters
7 dashes peychaud’s bitters
7 dashes orange bitters
Combine all ingredients in a shaker, strain into a chilled
cocktail glass.
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