Cooking Lesson #772: The Honeymoon Cocktail

…from the Perspectives’ Happy Hour Bar

How you doin’? Getting ready for June weddings? I don’t know about you, but I’d never been to an Elvis Wedding in Las Vegas… until two weeks ago.
 
Yes, two of my coworkers were in Las Vegas for client corporate meetings and they decided to get hitched. They asked Joan and me to stand up for them, which we did. 
 
We started out at Graceland Wedding Chapel and waited for Elvis to finish up with a previous “ceremony.” When you see all the falderal it’s kind of hard to take it all seriously but we did. We were trying to be supportive (and we were) but I must admit when faux Elvis started to sing, Love Me Tender, I was laughing so hard I almost pee’d in my pants.
 
After a fun afternoon like that, it was time for early cocktails. Taking a cue from the wedding ceremony, we needed what I call, The Honeymoon Cocktail… kind of similar to the over-popular Espresso Martini. My bourbon version is for Hound Dogs and exemplifies a rich, luxurious, super cocktail experience but with a lighter touch and is perfect for after an Elvis wedding.
 
Prep time:  3 minutes
Yield:  1 cocktail
 
Ingredients 
1 ounce Kentucky bourbon
3/4 ounce medium-dry sherry
3/4 ounce Licor 43
Grated coffee beans
 
Directions
1. Combine the bourbon, sherry and Licor over ice in a mixing glass.
2. Stir thoroughly.
3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass over one large ice cube.
4. Garnish with grated coffee beans.

ChefSecret:  The name of the modern-day liqueur—Licor 43—originates from its use of 43 different ingredients. While its recipe is a closely guarded secret by the Spanish Zamora family, it’s known to contain citrus and fruit juices and to be flavored with vanilla, among other aromatic herbs and spices.

Quip of the Day:  “Sleep late, have fun, get wild, drink whiskey, and drive fast on empty streets with nothing in mind but falling in love, getting married and not getting arrested on my wedding night.”
…Ernest Hemmingway
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