Cowboy Cocktail
The caption for this Moscow bar scene contained a vague cocktail recipe.
Cowboy Cocktail
- an egg yolk
- gin
- apricot liqueur
- benedictine
- a peppery liqueur
A peppery liqueur? Possibly Ricard or Ussuriyski, which is “peppery” and also has currant and berry flavors to it. Doesn’t seem like it would be vodka in a drink called a Cowboy, though the photo’s taken in a bar in Moscow. This was probably a clever bartenders answer for what to do with leftover yolks after the whites were used. But what’s a peppery liqueur?
once you scroll past the hot dog infused vodka and the scorpion infused vodka, you will see a photo of a Ukrainian Liquor infused with pepper and honey – something which I can only imagine must taste peppery.
Coincidentally, I have infused vodka with peppercorns (keep in the freezer for 2 weeks), which makes EXCELLENT bloody marys.
there u r old friend