World Cocktail Day

Left: Singapore Sling (recipe) (note: I like these “up” as opposed to on the rocks in a collins glass)

Right: Cochabamba Taxi (recipe)

Here’s to it!

Singani is technically a brandy – distilled from grapes, not grain, though it is not aged in oak barrels, so it is clear rather than colored. I tasted the singani straight – and I think its flavor profile is closer to a blanco tequila than a brandy. It’s not the same – it’s a more herbal and a little cleaner than most blancos that I’ve had – but that’s what it reminded me of.

Singani

So, I looked online and couldn’t really find many cocktails that used it – other than a pisco sour-like one, but that uses an egg white. Ick.

It’ll be no surprise to those that read the cocktail posts here that I like the Sidecar and its ilk. So, I decided to create a Sidecar like drink using singani. I named it after her hometown.

The Cochabamba Taxi

• 2 oz Casa Real Singani
• 1 oz Citronage (or cointreau)
• 1 oz orange juice
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 1/2 oz simple syrup

Combine all ingredients with ice in shaker. Shake vigorously and strain into a cocktail glass.

The Cochabamba Taxi

I’m not sure if you’ll be able to find singani in your local liquor store, so you may have to stop in if you want one.  :)