1615 pisco acholado, bergamot, cilantro, tonic, lime after his final exploration of peru's ucayali jungle, dr. Diaz brought back aromatic edible leaves that the locals called sacha culantro. He shared the leaves with raul, his bartender friend, who lightly muddled them and created a cocktail. Raul presented the drink to dr. Diaz and the amazonian spirit never left the bar. At bar chrystie, the cocktail is faithfully recreated with citrus-infused 1615 pisco acholado, pink peppercorns, lime juice, tonic and the famed jungle herb.
$18.00
Capitan Cacao
La diablada pisco moscatel, punt e mes, campari, averna, aperol, crème de cacao peru's take on the manhattan, el capitán has its origins with 19th century italian immigrants who brought with them a taste for sweet vermouth. The fortified wine was soon mixed with pisco, becoming the drink of choice for peru's generals, hence its name, and a beloved bar classic in lima. An inventive bartender added cacao essence from his grand- father's hacienda in piura to salute the legendary singer, madame perricholi, a chocolate devotée. The variation at bar chrystie brings together la diablada pisco, crème de cacao and rich punt e mes instead of vermouth, and adds a touch of aperol and campari, which lend dryingly bitter and fragrant orange notes.
$19.00
Huascarán
Chivas 12, 18, ultis, or royal salute blended scotch whisky, drambuie, galliano, cointreau, sea salt, lime this cocktail is an ode to the highest mountain in peru, huascarán, meaning "father guardian." The largest glacier in the incan empire, in traditional lore, benevolent ukukus-half-men and half-beasts-would scale the peak to harvest ice to use in healing rituals. At bar chrystie, the myth is honored with a formidable mixture of chivas regal scotch whisky, drambuie, galliano and cynar, which is served over a rock of ice and garnished with salt crystals. The cocktail is available with a choice of three different expressions of chivas regal, including
$22.00
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Black Tie Optional
Per person avión añejo tequila, px sherry, chile, chocolate, spices prepared table side, the black tie optional takes the technique of instant infusion of botanicals in a sumptuous direction, with avion añejo tequila, pedro ximénez sherry, smoked chile and chocolate bitters, and an array of spices selected from around the world combined and swirled in a spherical decanter, serving 2 to 6.
$29.00
Twin Fashioned
Woodinville bourbon, journeyman field rye, spiced turkish apricot, orange & angostura the old-fashioned whiskey cocktail was the first backlash to baroque, overly complex drinks of the 1880s and hearkened to the stripped-down simplicity of its ancestral formu- lation of spirit, sugar, water and bitters. The twin fashioned is a subtle elaboration with dried fruit and spice. Presented in a stacked decanter and glass set, it unites a twin base of woodinville bourbon and fig-infused journeyman field rye with spiced turkish apricot syrup, orange bitters and angostura bitters.
$44.00
Ghia Romarin
Ghia le spritz, grapefruit, rosemary, lemon this temperance drink honors giacinto ghia, one of the most acclaimed car designers and manufacturers of the 20th century who exemplified the beauty and finesse of italian automotive culture. An earthy apéritif cooler with herbs and citrus, it brings together ghia le spritz, fresh grapefruit juice, rosemary cordial and lemon.
$15.00
Spice Breeze
Seedlip spice 94, vanilla & cardamom, coconut, lime in the 1500s, portuguese traders carried coconuts from southeast asia, planting palm trees first in west africa and then in the caribbean. Cardamom from the east, allspice from the west indies and vanilla from zanzibar likewise sailed with them to each new port of call. Luckily, these ingredients landed on our shores and in the spice breeze cocktail, with seedlip spice 94 as its base.
