密歇根新闻广播 难以忘怀的Jesper Lind

I was really excited to come across this cocktail¹ called the Jesper Lind in the Death and Company cocktail book because it really gave me an opportunity to highlight three really nice Michigan ingredients in a cocktail, said Tammy Coxen of Tammy's Tastings.

Those three ingredients are the St. Julian Michigan Light Solera Cream Sherry, the Ann Arbor² Distilling³ Company's Arbor Winter Gin, and Norden Aquavit. Of course, none of those Michigan ingredients was used in the New York City based Death and Company recipe.

That's why there were two glasses of Jesper Lind to taste for this Cheers! experiment. One was the Michigan version and one was the original recipe.

This comes up a lot when you're looking at cocktail books where you may not have the very specific ingredients that they call for. And you always question, Can I just substitute ingredients that I have on hand? So, I thought it would be fun to do a comparison of making this cocktail with the ingredients that they actually called for, Tammy said.

Tammy was especially excited to use the St. Julian sherry. It's been around since 1973, but it's not always available at a local wine store. Tammy stopped by a St. Julian outlet⁴ on a recent trip to Chicago and bought a bottle.

What's interesting to me about this product is that it isn't made with the same grapes as a traditional sherry. It isn't, for the most part, made with the same technique as a traditional sherry. And yet, the finished product is very, very close to a particular style of Spanish sherry and works brilliantly as a substitute for that style of sherry in cocktails⁵, Tammy explained.

A sip⁶ of the Michigan version of the Jesper Lind revealed a surprisingly complex drink that to me was really, really nice.

So, this style of sherry, a cream sherry, is a sweeter style of sherry. There's definitely some pronounced sweetness to the drink. But, it's offset⁷ by the dryness of the gin and the aquavit and then amped up a little bit again with the vanilla⁸ syrup⁹. But I think it really does play nicely, Tammy said.

The Death and Company original recipe was also quite nice, but the sherry was more pronounced and the aquavit was not nearly as noticeable. I preferred the Michigan version.

We've taken this drink in a different direction you can definitely see there's some similarities between the two. But I agree with you. I think our drink has a lot of interesting stuff going on, Tammy said.

Jesper Lind

1 1/2 oz gin

3/4 oz cream-style sherry

1/2 oz aquavit

1 tsp vanilla syrup

1 dash orange bitters

Combine ingredients in mixing vessel¹⁰ with ice. Stir well and strain

into cocktail coupe.

Vanilla Syrup

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

Make simple syrup by combining water and sugar in a saucepan and heating until sugar is dissolved. Let cool. (Alternately, use 6 oz of already-prepared simple syrup if you have it on hand.) Add vanilla, stir to mix, and store refrigerated.

1 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。

2 arbor   

n.凉亭；树木

参考例句：

• They sat in the arbor and chatted over tea.他们坐在凉亭里，边喝茶边聊天。
• You may have heard of Arbor Day at school.你可能在学校里听过植树节。

3 distilling   

n.蒸馏（作用）v.蒸馏( distil的过去式和过去分词 )( distilled的过去分词 )；从…提取精华

参考例句：

• Water can be made pure by distilling it. 水经蒸馏可变得纯净。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• More ammonium sulphate solution is being recovered in the process of distilling oil shale. 在提炼油页岩的过程中回收的硫酸铵液比过去多了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 outlet   

n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄

参考例句：

• The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
• Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。

5 cocktails   

n.鸡尾酒( cocktail的名词复数 )；餐前开胃菜；混合物

参考例句：

• Come about 4 o'clock. We'll have cocktails and grill steaks. 请四点钟左右来，我们喝鸡尾酒，吃烤牛排。 来自辞典例句
• Cocktails were a nasty American habit. 喝鸡尾酒是讨厌的美国习惯。 来自辞典例句

6 sip   

v.小口地喝，抿，呷；n.一小口的量

参考例句：

• She took a sip of the cocktail.她啜饮一口鸡尾酒。
• Elizabeth took a sip of the hot coffee.伊丽莎白呷了一口热咖啡。

7 offset   

n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿

参考例句：

• Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
• He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。

8 vanilla   

n.香子兰，香草

参考例句：

• He used to love milk flavoured with vanilla.他过去常爱喝带香草味的牛奶。
• I added a dollop of vanilla ice-cream to the pie.我在馅饼里加了一块香草冰激凌。

9 syrup   

n.糖浆，糖水

参考例句：

• I skimmed the foam from the boiling syrup.我撇去了煮沸糖浆上的泡沫。
• Tinned fruit usually has a lot of syrup with it.罐头水果通常都有许多糖浆。

10 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。