



GLASS



Cocktail glass





PREPARATION



Pull out a cocktail glass from the freezer and pour the pisco, fernet, crème de menthe and honey syrup in a shaker with plenty of ice. Shake it vigorously. Strain into your cocktail glass. No garnish needed.



The best way to get a good honey syrup is to start with half a jar of runny honey, fill about 3/4 of the remaining volume with hot water, and use the jar itself as a shaker. Shake the jar until the honey and water are fully mixed.





NOTES



This drink belongs in the hangover cures category, and is in fact quite similar to the Corpse Reviver N°3 - which uses cognac instead of pisco, and no honey syrup. It originated in Lima, Peru where, presumably, pisco is more easily available than cognac. The name means "Happy Death" in Spanish, the idea being that you'll still be dead (i.e. hung over), but feel much happier about it.



Our overall impression is that this is indeed a very refreshing pick-me-up. It is much smoother than one might expect. The pisco's scent of grapes, lemons and flowers combines very well with Fernet Branca's strong herbal tones, whose bitterness is softened by the honey, while the mint elevates it and lightens it up.



