Conceived for the menu at Banzarbar in 2018, Seven Years Cycle was built outward from one central ingredient: Clear Creek cranberry liqueur. Natasha Bermudez set out to make a savory cocktail, pairing the cranberry with rosemary, before taking a different tack by calling on the citrus-forward Edinburgh Christmas Gin, which is also infused with frankincense and myrrh. Ancho Reyes chile liqueur adds a smoky note to the shaken cocktail, while the finishing touch comes by way of half a teaspoon of Vicario’s Monk’s Secret liqueur, an herbal, vegetal elixir that, in Bermudez’s words, “is the one thing that made the drink finally work.”
Seven Years Cycle
Natasha Bermudez, Llama San | New York
Ingredients
Serving: 1
- 1 1/4 ounce oloroso sherry, preferably Lustau Oloroso Sherry
- 1 ounce gin, preferably Edinburgh Christmas Gin
- 3/4 ounce cranberry liqueur, preferably Clear Creek
- 1/4 ounce Ancho Reyes
- 1/2 ounce lemon juice
- 1/2 ounce sugar cane syrup
- 1 teaspoon Vicario’s Monk’s Secret liqueur
Directions
- Combine all ingredients in a mixing tin and shake with ice.
- Strain into a chilled coupe.