Thai Twist Tamarind Cordial

For this month’s class I got to play with the Thai Twist Tamarind Cordial from Tamworth Distilling and Art In The Age. This cordial is tart, savory, AND sweet and was a doozy to come up with some delicious cocktails, but I rose to the challenge. Below are three cocktails, one savory, one complex, and one sweet, all featuring Tamarind as their key flavor.

Bell of the Ball

Bell Pepper Juice

• 2 Bell Peppers Diced

• 1/4 of a cup of Water or Vodka

Combine ingredients in a blender and blend until combined. Strain through a sieve and store in a glass container.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz Bell Pepper Juice

• 1 oz Thai Pepper Gin

• .5 oz Thai Twist

• .5 oz Mirin

• .75 oz simple

• .75 oz lime juice

Method:

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake for 15 seconds until chilled and strain into a glass over ice and garnish with chili pepper. Enjoy!

Tama-YUM

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz Thai twist

• 1 oz lime juice

• 1 oz ginger syrup

• 1 oz coconut milk

Method:

Combine all ingredients in a shaker and top with ice. Shake for 15 seconds until chilled and strain into a chilled coupe glass and enjoy!

Chai Tai Tea Twist

Chai Vanilla Cinnamon Syrup

• 1 cup of sugar

• 1 cup of water

• .5 teaspoon of vanilla

• 1 dash of Orange Blossom Water

• 1 Cinnamon Stick

• 5 Cloves

• 1 Chai Tea Bag

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan on the stove over low heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved then remove from heat. Set aside and let sit for an hour and then transfer to a mason jar. Store in the fridge for up to a month and enjoy!

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz Black Tea-Infused Vodka

• 1 oz Thai Twist Tamarind Cordial

• .5 oz Lemon Juice

• 1 tbs Sweet & Condensed Milk

• 1 oz Chai, Vanilla, Cinnamon syrup

• Soda Water

Method

Combine all ingredients except for soda water in a shaker with ice. Shake for 15 seconds until chilled and strain into a glass over ice. Top with soda water and garnish with a cinnamon stick.