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SNAP USER GUIDE: Installment 3 – Cocktails of Courage & Adventure
You’ve SNAP-ped; you’ve mixed; you’ve imbibed, and subsequently enjoyed. Where is the next frontier of SNAP home-mixing? “Just over that horizon” is actually no further than the pantry. A few more daring, but still simple mixtures are elucidated below…
Soak A TINY PINCH of the following in a 2oz. shot of SNAP:
- Red Pepper Flakes (4-5 flakes will do it)
- Cayenne Pepper (WARNING: DO NOT TOUCH YOUR NOSE OR EYES AFTERWARD)
- Crushed Mint Leaves (Mush up in bottom of glass with the back of a spoon. This mixture gives you the sensation of drinking a more savory mojito)
- Pickled Ginger (Oddly enough, I had a jar of this in the refrigerator. Chances are, you might, too…)
After soaking for at least 5 minutes at room temp, transfer to a chilled glass, or throw it back straight as a SNAP Shot (pun intended). Overwhelmed by the pow’r and glory? Toss in 1-2 small ice cubes.
Try sipping these devilish macerations in two different manners:
1. Take a sip and let the liquid move from the front of your tongue to the back. You’ll get the most flavor up front.
2. Take a sip and let the liquid hit the BACK of your tongue first. You’ll get a smoother texture, and a tingly back-of-mouth sensation from the spices first.
And for one last bold home-tested fave…
Hudson Corn Whiskey & SNAP (equal parts, on the rocks)
Hudson Corn Whiskey, distilled by the lads at Tuthilltown Spirits in Gardiner, NY, is robust and un-aged sipping whiskey. Tuthilltown’s liquid is a smoother, more sophisticated version of what one could imagine drinking out of a tin cup, offered by a rollicking bearded man, emerging from his farm still. 100% New York Corn (Tuthilltown Spirits), blended with 100% North American Botanicals (SNAP) is an aggressive and audacious combo of America’s finest harvests.
*Enjoy this rustic spirit responsibly. Unintentional Side Effects May Include: Compulsive mountain-cresting and ruckus-causing into the pre-dawn hours.
Written by robin on 07/29/2010 in AITA In The Wild | AITA Original | Blog | SNAP | Spirits
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