Devil in the Moonlight: A Pisco Cocktail

Name: Devil in the Moonlight: A Pisco Cocktail
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American

Recipe: Drastic Measures , Shawnee, Kansas

Photo: John Valls

July 31, 2023

Devil in the Moonlight tropical pisco cocktail

“Pisco is such an underutilized spirit, so we’re always trying to sneak it on the menu,” says Justin Burnell, operating partner of Drastic Measures in Shawnee, Kansas. The bar’s Devil in the Moonlight cocktail bolsters the funky, tropical notes of pisco by infusing the spirit with fresh mango for a bright but dry fruit-forward drink. “I really enjoy big, fruity, tropical boat drinks, but they can get a little cloying, so I love the contrast of drying those flavors out a little into a crisp cocktail that I can recommend to a white wine drinker,” adds Burnell.

Ingredients

1 oz. mango-infused pisco
3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz. floral-forward gin (Drastic Measures uses Citadelle)
1/2 oz. Cocchi Americano bianco
1/2 oz. cinnamon syrup
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Cinnamon Syrup
4 cups sugar
3 cups water
6 cinnamon sticks (broken into pieces)
pinch of salt

Tools:shaker, strainer, fine strainer
Glass:rocks
Garnish:mango chili candy

Preparation

Shake all of the ingredients with ice, then double strain into a rocks glass filled with a large ice cube, and garnish.

Mango-Infused PiscoPeel and chop 1 large mango. Add the fruit to a sous vide bag or zip-seal plastic bag with one 750 ml bottle of pisco (Drastic Measures uses La Diablada). Seal and place in a water bath with an immersion circulator set at 120 degrees F for 4 hours. (Alternately, infuse in a sealed container at room temperature for 4 to 5 days until desired flavor is reached.) Strain and bottle for use within 1 month.

Cinnamon SyrupIn a saucepan, combine sugar, water, cinnamon stick pieces, and salt. Simmer over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved, then allow to cool. (If using an immersion circulator, place the sous vide bag in a 140 degrees F water bath for 2 hours.) Strain and bottle for use. Keeps refrigerated for up to 1 month.