Using Isolated Acids in Cocktails: A Report and Recipes

In my latest article for CooksScience.com, I wrote about bartenders using isolated acids like citric, malic, tartaric, and succinic to amplify flavors and acidity in cocktails.

 

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They're doing this for a number of reasons – to make batched cocktails with non-spoiling citrus flavors, to add a generic citrus flavor to cocktails without specific lemon/lime notes to get in the way, to re-acidify cocktail ingredients that have been centrifuged-clarified, and to make use of tons of leftover orange juice created because uber-popular Old Fashioneds only need orange peels. 

 

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My part of the story is the investigation into how and why bartenders are playing with isolated acids; then the team from America's Test Kitchen played around with the actual acids, and creating a couple of cocktails with added acids you can try at home. 

Give it a read!

 

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4 responses to “Using Isolated Acids in Cocktails: A Report and Recipes”

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    Patrick

    I would love to reading your article, but this link is dead :((
    https://www.cooksscience.com/articles/story/balance-of-sour/

  2. Patrick Avatar
    Patrick

    Is it possible to get a copy of your article by email!? Thank you so much in advance!

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