The Sublime Art of Gothic Drinking

This week, we are joined by Heather Noël (@picturesofyore), cohost of the Open Graves podcast to talk about all things goth and gothic- or more specifically, the intersection of drinking with the culture. Our discussion winds from the shrouded monasteries imagined by Victorian novelists all the way to the clubs and cafés of today! 

Recipes Discussed:

Udolpho:

3/4 oz. Occitan Gin

3/4 oz. Tawny Port

3/4 oz. Amaro Sfumato Rabarbaro

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice, and stir until chilled. Strain into a small snifter or rocks glass over one large block of fresh ice. 

Black Cat:

2 oz. Hayman's Old Tom Gin

1 oz. Vermut Negre

1 barspoon Maraska Maraschino Liqueur

2 dashes orange bitters

1/4 oz Absinthe

Mix all ingredients except for the absinthe in a mixing glass over ice. Stir until chilled. Rinse a chilled coupe glass with the absinthe, leaving any excess in the glass. Strain the mixture into the glass, and garnish with a lemon twist and a brandied cherry.