Le Lion Part 2 – Le Coquetiez du Lion
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Continuing our series of drinks from Le Lion – Bar de Paris, join Søren Sørensen for Le Lion’s house drink, Le Coquetiez du Lion. A sophisticated yet approachable take on the Vesper, Le Coquetiez du Lion pays tribute in both its ingredients and name to American drink culture, classic cocktails, and the French name of the bar it calls home.
Stay tuned for future episodes coming soon, where we take a look at Le Bon Lion, Le Lion’s tiny private sister-bar, learn about the beginnings of the Traveling Mixologists, and enjoy yet more great cocktails made by the Le Lion team.
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April 26th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Adorable suit that he is wearing there!
Too bad I currently have neither Peychaud’s nor Lillet Blanc in my home bar stock. I’m a great fan of Vermouth and Wine based cocktails so this one definitely goes on my to-be-mixed-in-future list.
Thanks for your video, noticed that you cut down the introducing part with impressions of Hamburg & Le Lion down a bit, which is probably a good thing to do considering the length of the first video.
Cheers, Ruben
April 27th, 2009 at 2:27 am
Jay,
This is such a classy drink. I love it. Made it using my 5mo old bottle of Lillet that has neither wine stopper nor refrigeration. How much difference do you notice with Lillet when neglecting to store it “properly?”
April 27th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
The two things I took away from this are:
1) The mixing glass (or pitcher) is on ice
2) The lime twist has the oil expressed, then it is thrown away and a new twist is used for the garnish.
Interesting…
Blair
April 27th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
My guess as to the extra twist is that you can’t express as much oil out of a twirly twist than you can a flat piece of peel. So the peel is useful for the oil and the twist for looks.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Thank you Gentleman,
@ Rick – you are right … thats the reason … one for the taste …one for the look
April 30th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Ruben – The first episode was an introduction to Hamburg and the bar, hence the longer run time. Now Le Lion has been shown off the other episodes just feature a short introduction so we can get on the drinks.
Rick – I’ve not compared old and fresh bottles of Lillet, I would guess like dry vermouth it will dull over time. Clearly not too badly though, as your drink was still good.
December 7th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
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