The Ibsen
Copied and tweaked from http://beekman1802.com/food-and-wine/gartending-the-ibsen.html
Ingredients:
Chunks of ice from an ice-house. 5 pound chunk will be perfect
Poire Williams
Krogstad Aquavit from Portland, Oregon
Fresh Thyme and mint in a cheesecloth bag
Crushed Blackberries and Raspberries
Bitter End Moroccan Bitters
Seltzer Water
Pre-preparation:
A couple days before making this cocktail place a cheesecloth bag of mint and thyme inside a bottle of Aquavit and set into the fridge.
Cocktail Preparation:
Lightly crush the blackberries and raspberries with a muddler
Add some fresh ice to the cocktail shaker
Add 2 Shots of the Krogstad Aquavit infused with the thyme and mint and 1 shot of the pür•spirits Williams Pear Liqueur to the shaker
Add four drops of Bitter End Moroccan Bitters
Shake briskly for 30 seconds
Serve in a coupe’ glass (like an old fashioned Champagne glass) Cut some nice chunks of ice from your five pound block of ice (very celebratory!) and drop into the coupe’ glass
Splash some seltzer over the top of the ice to reveal the fizz
A veritable mind eraser!
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