Blood Letter Trinidad Sour Tue, Dec 13, 22 | recipes Our friends over at Wine Folly put a little twist on the traditional Trinidad Sour by reducing the amount of bitters needed and replacing it with a high-tannin red wine such as a Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah or Petite Sirah. And instead of simple syrup, they exchanged the sweetness factor with seasonally inspired maple syrup. The goal behind the Blood Letter Trinidad Sour was to create a refreshingly less sweet cocktail inspired by the classic which means more Halloween candy for you! This Trinidad Sour cocktail recipe serves 1. Bar supplies: Cocktail Shaker Coupe Glass Ice Strainer Ingredient Amount Angostura Bitters 12 dashes (>1/4 ounce) Maple Syrup 1/2 ounce Lemon Juice 1/2 lemon Bulleit Bourbon 1 ounce High-Tannin Red Wine (Cabernet Savignon, Syrah, or Petite Sirah) 1 ounce Burnt Lemon Peel garnish Preparation: Build ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe glass. When you make this drink, take a peel of lemon and burn the zest with a match (or lighter) to add a heightened aromatic smokiness. Fun fact: This drink was created by Benjamin Chew in Seattle, WA while the original Trinidad Sour recipe was invented by Giuseppe Gonzalez at the Clover Club in New York City.
