A Love Supreme
A Love Supreme by Erin Ashford
I’m sticking with the theme for this toast, because love, as they say, is in the air. The cocktail was created by Austin, Texas based bartender Erin Ashford, who until recently was the beverage director at Olamaie, one of Austin’s best restaurants. Her newest venture, as co-owner, is Holiday, a refreshingly different approach from the typical moody and masculine bar scene in Austin.
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Her Love Supreme is a smoky mezcal love bomb, full of flavor thanks to the cassis liqueur and hint of amaro. Mole bitters also round out the decadent experience. Ashford recommends Don Ciccio & Figli Luna Aperitivo for the red bitter in her drink, which I will one day get my hands on, but allows for Campari too (and everything’s better with Campari). She told me a little about her cocktail: “I wanted to make a sultry, smokey mezcal margarita variation and was listening to a lot of jazz at the time so I named it after the John Coltrane album. I like drinks that pair a fruit with the earthiness of mezcal so the cassis was perfect for it.” If you like mezcal, you will love this drink, and if you don’t like mezcal, you should try it anyway. It might just change your mind. Here’s to love – it’s complicated! Cheers!
love is in the pair …
A Love Supreme by Erin Ashford
2 oz mezcal
½ oz crème de cassis
¼ oz red bitter aperitivo
½ oz rich turbinado syrup (2:1)
¾ oz lime
2 dashes Bittermens Xocolatl Mole bitters
Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a favorite glass over ice. Salt rim garnish.
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