JUST CLOSE THE DOOR

JUST CLOSE THE DOOR
1 ounce Chambord
1 ounce Licor 43
Fresh raspberry
Lemon twist

In the Land of Cocktails by Ti Adelaide Martin and Lally Brennan, proprietors of the famous, fancy Commander’s Place restaurant in New Orleans, is an entertaining cocktail book. I’ve made a number of the cocktails in it and, though I haven’t liked every cocktail, I have loved the stories they tell about them.

JUST CLOSE THE DOOR, the cocktail on Page 125, is a funny story about a private party room where they sometimes have to just “close the door” and let their patrons party on. The JUST CLOSE THE DOOR cocktail would be a perfect cocktail for that part of the evening, when you are winding down and getting wild. And putting it together is as easy as closing the door. Put equal parts Chambord and Licor 43 into a cocktail shaker, add ice, shake robustly and strain it into a snifter glass. Garnish with lemon and raspberry.

JUST CLOSE THE DOOR harnesses the magical powers of Licor 43, a vanilla-flavored liquor so tasty you could put it on shoe leather and it would taste good. When combined with Chambord, a raspberry liquor, you have a delightfully delicious and smooth cocktail. It is on the sweet and sticky side. I suggest breaking it out when you want an impressive dessert drink, and watch it magically disappear.

Drink Up^
Cocktail Connie

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