The Loser

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At Tales of the Cocktail 2006, a cocktail festival held in New Orleans, Todd Thrasher entered the Bar Chef competition with this drink; although it's terrific, it lost.

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Todd Thrasher

Updated on November 9, 2022

Yield:

1 drink

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Ingredients

Black Pepper Syrup

1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup coarsely cracked black peppercorns

The Loser cocktail

Ice
1 ounce pisco
1/2 ounce Velvet Falernum (clove-spiced liqueur)
3 ounces pineapple juice
1 ounce fresh lemon juice
1 ounce chilled club soda
Pinch of freshly ground black pepper, for garnish

Directions

Make the syrup

In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add sugar and stir over moderately high heat until dissolved. Add black peppercorns and let stand off the heat for 20 minutes. Strain the syrup into a jar, cover and refrigerate for up to 3 weeks.

Make the cocktail

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the pisco, Velvet Falernum, pineapple juice, lemon juice, and 1/2 ounce of the Black Pepper Syrup (reserve the rest for another use). Strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Stir in the soda; garnish with the pepper.

The Loser

Ingredients

Directions

Make the syrup

Make the cocktail

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