A couple days ago I bought a new bottle of Aquavit to try, Antique Pelinkovac, and this bottle of Crème de Cassis. This was the result. I wanted something lightly sweet and very herbal that felt like some old apothecary cure all remedy. I found that freezer door batching it worked better than standard stirring with ice. I liked it as is and also with orange oil expressed over it. The recipe is for a single serving.
2 oz Svöl Danish-style Aquavit
2/3 oz Antique Pelinkovac
1/4 oz Jules Theuriet Crème de Cassis
1/4 oz Dolin Blanc Vermouth
1 dash Bitter Truth Aromatic bitters
3 drops Maldon saline solution
3/4 oz water
Add all ingredients into a mason jar and stir. Seal it and keep in the freezer 4-5 hours before serving.
What would a good sub for antique pelinkovac be? Ive never seen nor heard of it.
It looks like an amaro or herbal liqueur.
I had never heard of it as well. It’s Croatia amaro and is unique in itself I believe. I’d have to leave it to the greater Cocktail community here for an answer on a good sub for it.
Do you find a distinctive difference with Maldon saline versus other salts? I make my saline with pink salt, but I don’t know that I can say it tastes unique.
I’ve made saline solution with regular table salt and once with some Celtic sea salt and just always find the Maldon to be cleaner. The Celtic sea salt I used once completely ruined the drink when it was added. I’d say generally there’s probably not a difference but after trying those three I’ve always stuck with Maldon.