The Karamazov Recipe

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The Karamazov Recipe

Created by: Alex Haskell, Owner and Beverage Program Director, Iron Station, Brooklyn, NY.

Recipe:

  • 1 1/2 ounces pink peppercorn infused vodka
  • 1/2 ounce Barrow’s Intense Ginger Liqueur
  • 1/2 ounce cardamom syrup
  • 1/2 ounce lime juice
  • 2 dashes aromatic bitters
  • Club soda
  • Mint sprig, for garnish

Directions:

  1. Combine Pink Peppercorn Vodka, Barrow’s Intense Ginger, cardamom syrup, bitters and lime juice in a shaker over ice.
  2. Shake until all the ingredients are well mixed.
  3. Bruise the mint sprig with your hand and place in copper mug with ice.
  4. Strain all ingredients from the mixer into your copper mug.
  5. Top with club soda and enjoy!

Inspiration:

With the Karamazov, we wanted to create a more complex version of the traditional Moscow Mule. By infusing the vodka with pink peppercorns, we add a slight fruitiness and heat to the base. The cardamom syrup lends a subtle exotic sweetness to the cocktail. Barrow’s Intense Ginger Liqueur is the purest expression of ginger we have ever tasted. We find some ginger beers to have residual chemical flavor notes, whereas the Barrow’s brings only ginger to the party. The mint leaf serves as an aromatic, and helps to open your palate before the first sip.

Alex Haskell

Alex Haskell

Alex Haskell is the rare native New Yorker. He was born and raised in Manhattan, and has been a proud Brooklyn resident for over 15 years. He has been in the hospitality industry since 2003, when he helped a friend open a small neighborhood bar in Carroll Gardens. There, Alex discovered his love of bartending, and subsequently that his degree in Economics from NYU was completely irrelevant. Since then, he has helped relaunch the Russian Tea Room, served as Wine Director for Lunetta, and spent several years honing his wine knowledge at Bar Veloce, before joining the opening team for Third & Vine in Jersey City as bar manager. He participated in the renowned Cocktails-in-the-Country program led by Gary Regan, and loves to create new infusions and juice combinations while pursuing unique and delicious cocktails. Alex loves dogs and wishes the Department of Health would let them hang out with him in his bar, Iron Station, which opened in Brooklyn in 2015.