Deronda Cocktail

Fill large Bar glass with Shaved Ice.

1-1/2 jiggers Calisaya.

1-1/2 jiggers Plymouth Gin.

Shake; strain into Cocktail glass and serve.

Basically 1/ & 1/2 Calisaya and Gin over ice. Now what the heck is Calisaya?


According to Wikipedia ... Calisaya (liqueur) is an herbal liqueur produced by infusing cinchona calisaya, and other barks, roots and flowers in grain neutral spirit and seville orange extract.[1] It is a contemporary revision of the classic Italian amaro.[2] It is handcrafted in small numbered batches by Elixir, Inc., a craft distillery in Eugene, Oregon,[3] which was founded by the Italian brothers Andrea and Mario Loreto.

It can be drank as both an Apéritif and digestif or used as a bitter ingredient in cocktails.