First of all, what is smoked beer? It’s like a liquid grill. The flavour comes from the malted barley dried over an open flame. It does take some time to adjust to the taste but once you get it, it’s delicious!
We made 3 Smokey cocktails to get you started in this chapter.
Let’s get to it.
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Smoked cinnamon
Ingredients
- 50 ml cinnamon whiskey
- 75 ml smoked beer
- 2 dashes cinnamon bitters
- Ice : big cube
- Garnish: cinnamon stick
Tools
- Rocks glass
- Lighter
- Spoon
The how to
In your glass add the whiskey and the bitters. Stir and drop your big ice cube. Pour in your beer and stir to make foam. Flame your cinnamon stick at one end until you see some smoke coming out and drop it in your glass.
Smoked citrus
Ingredients
- 100 ml smoked beer
- 2-3 dashes orange bitters
- 50 ml red orange juice
- Ice
- Garnish: dry orange wheel
Tools
- Collins glass
- Spoon
The how to
Top your glass with glass. Put in your dashes and the red orange juice, stir. Add your beer and stir to make foam. Place your dry orange wheel in the middle of the foam.
Smokey Marry
Ingredients
- 100 ml smoked beer
- 3 dashes tabasco
- 25 ml lime juice
- 25 ml orange juice
- Garnish: salt, lime zest, lime wedge
Tools
- Collins glass
- Spoon
The how to
First we need to make sure all liquids are cold. We will prepare your glass first, rub the rim of it with the lime wedge and tap it in the mixed pile of salad and lime zest. Add your beer, lime and orange juice, and the tabasco dashes. Stir in your glass to make foam.
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