Figetaboutit from The PDT Cocktail Book: The Complete Bartender's Guide from the Celebrated Speakeasy by Jim Meehan and Chris Gall

  • lemons
  • Amaretto
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    Garnish with an orange twist wrapped around three brandied cherries on a pick.

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    Garnish with an orange twist wrapped around three brandied cherries on a pick.

  • Jane on August 12, 2018

    If I'm going to be posting cocktail photos here, I will need to up my accessories. For this one I had no coupe glasses or brandied cherries. This was a nice late night cocktail, with warm notes from the bourbon, sharpness from the lemon and sweetness from the amaretto and fig jam. My fig jam did not dissolve well - it may be rather an old jar. It would have been best to mix the jam with the lemon and bourbon before mixing the cocktail.

  • fprincess on September 19, 2012

    I was unsure about the use of figs in a cocktail, although I adore figs. But I am trying to keep an open mind so I made the Figetaboutit last night: bourbon, lemon juice, amaretto, fig, Angostura bitters. I did not have fig jam so I just muddled a fresh black fig with some sugar. The recipe only uses a bar spoon's worth. If I had not been so worried about the amaretto/fig on paper, I would have realized what was evident after the first sip. This is just a whiskey sour with a touch of amaretto and fig to balance out the lemon juice. Lovely. Fig and amaretto were great together and subtle enough to not transform this drink into a sweet mess. Instead, they created a memorable finish. Well done. Photo here: http://forums.egullet.org/topic/141096-the-pdt-cocktail-book/page__st__90__p__1891543#entry1891543

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