6 Oct 2008
10 Trendsetting Mixologists
It was brought to our attention that Beverage Industry News had recently written a great article on 10 Trendsetting Mixologists. One of these trendsetting mixologist was Ted Kilgore. Here is an excerpt from one of our conversations with this creative mixologist:
How did you come up with the name, Blood & Samba?
The name and the drink Blood & Samba is a riff on the classic Blood & Sand cocktail. The original Blood & Sand was made with equal parts scotch, cherry heering, sweet vermouth, and orange juice. I traded out the scotch for cachaça, and voila! The Blood & Samba was born! It’s a great way to get people to try cachaça if they’ve never had it before, and I love having people try out new cocktail experiences!
What is Cherry Heering?
Cherry Heering is a cherry liqueur made in Denmark. They’ve been using the same wonderful recipe for their cherry liqueur since 1818.
Why did you choose Leblon for this cocktail?
As for why I chose Leblon, let me stress that I feel that you can’t have a quality cocktail without starting with quality ingredients. For example, this is why I always use freshly squeezed lemon juice with simple syrup instead of sweet-n-sour mix. To put it simply, Leblon is by far the best cachaça available to me here in St. Louis! That’s why it makes such a delicious Blood & Samba!