Cocktail Spirit Highlight-Combier Liqueur D’Orange
Combier-Years Past
As we’re always continuously exploring the spirits world, we’re always on the look out for a new or in this case old spirit to work with. In this edition of A Muddled Thought’s Cocktail Spirit Highlight we’re going to take a step back about a 175 years to France and the little village of Saumur, where Combier has it’s origins. A baker by the name of Jean-Baptiste Combier wanted to create a new flavor that hadn’t been tried before. After several years of experimenting with various spices, sweet and bitter West Indies Orange peels and an alcohol base he perfected what would become known as Combier Liqueur D’Orange. Using a triple distillation process, Combier had created the original triple sec. Using the same recipe as Jean-Baptiste had created in 1834, Combier continues to make a great citrus spirit to be used in all types of cocktails.
The Modern Version of Combier. Welcome Back.
With such a versatile ingredient that incorporates flavors of orange, spice and hints of vanilla we wanted to see what cocktails we could create with it.
Sunrise in Athens
1 oz Metaxa 5 Year
1/2 oz Combier Orange Liquor
1 1/2 oz Mount Gay Rum Silver Eclipse White Rum
Shake with Ice
Serve in Champagne Flute, Top off with Champagne
Sunrise in Athens. A Combination of Metaxa 5 Year, Combier Orange Liquor, Mount Gay Silver Eclipse Rum, Topped with Champagne.
We also tried Combier in a modified margarita along with some other ingredients to create a drink with a slightly different flavor profile than your run of mill margarita.
2 oz Corzo Anejo Tequila
¼ oz St. Germain Elderflower
¼ oz Combier
¼ Scorpion Mezcal
1/2 oz Agave Nectar
1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
2-3 Dashes Grapefruit Bitters
