How To Kill A Friend Recipe

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One of our favorite techniques for dealing with strongly-flavored ingredients is to use more than one, in the hopes that theyll cancel each other out and allow some new flavor interactions to bubble up. Thats why were really diggin the how to kill a friend, from paul shanrock at seattles stampede club its a case study in the emergent magical properties of a drink with a perfectly-tuned balance between a few dominant flavors. Here, the players are smoky mezcal, bitter campari, and the decadent raisin overload of pedro ximnez sherry, the sweetest of all sherries. They balance each other like the three legs of a stool, resting on the shag-carpet rug of citrus, pineapple, and bitters. Its such a careful balancing act that were inclined to recommend no substitutions here. We did try it with aperol, the sweetest and most approachable bitter citrus apritif and the stool collapsed, resulting in a too-sweet drink with an overload of smoke. You could probably get away with gran classico or luxardo bitter or the like, but this drink really was made for campari. Likewise, we havent found a sherry rich or sweet enough to take the place of the px here but it probably wouldnt hurt to try a few more

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Ingredients for How To Kill A Friend Recipe

  • 5.50 part Mezcal
  • 3/4 part Bitter citrus aperitif
  • 1/2 part Sweet sherry
  • 1/4 part Triple sec
  • 5.50 part Pineapple juice
  • 1/2 part Lime juice
Nutrition
value
581
calories per serving
2 g Fat7 g Protein127 g Carbs47 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    2g
  • Protein
    7g
  • Carbs
    127g
  • Fiber
    47g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    127g
  • Protein
    7g
  • Fiber
    47g

Fats

  • Fat
    2g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    153mg
  • Iron
    4mg
  • Vitamin A
    416mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    2mg
  • Vitamin B6
    2mg
  • Vitamin B9
    248mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    0mcg
  • Vitamin C
    500mg
  • Vitamin E
    6mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    174mg
  • Manganese
    17mg
  • Phosphorus
    187mg
  • Selenium
    1mcg
  • Zinc
    1mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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