Capillaire
Source:
The Bartender's Guide: How To Mix Drinks
page:
35
1
wine-glass
Curaçao
Substitution:
Triple sec
Ingredient: Curaçao
Also Known As: Curaçoa What it is: BittersLiqueur flavored with the dried peels of the laraha citrus fruit, grown on the island of Curaçao. Earlier versions were based on brandy or rum but now use neutral spirits.
1
pint
simple syrup
Ingredient: simple syrup
Also Known As: sugar syrup What it is: SyrupSimple 1:1 or 2:1 ratio of sugar and water, boiled then cooled. Used an efficient substitute when drinks call for dissolving sugar; has the added benefit of not diluting the drink. Better flavor comes from using raw cane sugar even though it makes darker syrup than very refined white sugar.
Put a wine-glass of Curacoa into a pint of clarified syrup, shake them well together, and pour it into the proper sized bottles. A tea-spoonful in a glass of fair water makes a pleasant eau sucré, see No. 346 "Manual for the Manufacture of Cordials, etc.," at the end of this book.
