RED BANK: 10TH AVE. BARMAN SMOKES ‘EM
Dudley Delhagen, bar manager at 10th Ave. Burrito Company in Red Bank, was named the winner of a national contest to come up with a new cocktail using DeKuyper’s-brand cordials Monday.
Launched in September, the contest invited bartenders across America to craft a signature cocktail; fans were then asked to vote for their favorite creation online. Delhagen’s employed the company’s JDK & Son Fleur Elderflower Liqueur. A press release announcing Delhagen as DeKuyper’s first-ever “cocktail master” described his concoction as “the perfect balance of sweet and smoky.”
The recipe for Delhagen’s creation, called the Smoked Blossom, is below. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)
Delhagen shows how its done.
The Smoked Blossom
Ingredients:
1 part John DeKuyper & Son Fleur Elderflower Liqueur
2 parts Connemara Irish Whiskey
1/2 part fresh lemon juice
1/2 part simple syrup
2 dashes orange bitters
1 part John DeKuyper & Son Fleur Elderflower Liqueur
2 parts Connemara Irish Whiskey
1/2 part fresh lemon juice
1/2 part simple syrup
2 dashes orange bitters
Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.