Tesla Collins
The Tesla Collins was a fall specialty at the Macao Trading Co. in New York, invented by mixologists Ivan Radulovic Danilo Bozovic. In it, a dry plum brandy (like slivovitz) is paired with a profusion of syrups and lightened with lemon and club soda, for a rich plummy flavor just perfect for the warm transition from summer to autumn.
The original recipe called for a house vanilla-citrus-honey syrup. We’ve broken that down to its component parts, and also reworked the ratios just slightly to keep the sweetness in check.
Ingredients
- 2 parts Plum brandy
- 1 part Lemon juice
- ¼ part Simple syrup
- ¼ part Vanilla syrup
- ¼ part Honey syrup
- ¼ part Oleo saccharum
- 1½ parts Sparkling water
Instructions
Shake everything (except the sparkling water) with ice. Strain into a tall ice-filled glass and top with the sparkling water. Garnish with half of a purple or red plum, or a wheel or twist of lemon.
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Read more
- The Hot List: Fall Cocktail Ingredients by Dushan Zaric at Liquor.com
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