Kachka’s Red Heering

Recipe by Israel Morales, Co-Owner and Beverage Director of Kachka (Portland, Oregon)
Photography by Antonio Diaz

Yield: 1 Serving

Our Red Heering is inspired by one of my favorite cocktails, Remember the Maine. Instead of rye whiskey, we use beet-infused gin, which was the first infusion we ever made for Kachka. The flavor is really focused on the cherry and beet coming together with the absinthe—anise and beets being so complementary to one another.

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Ingredients

2 oz. beet-infused gin
.75 oz. Dolin Dry
.25 oz. Heering Cherry Liqueur
.25 tsp. absinthe

For Beet Gin

750 ml. Tanqueray gin
2 cups freshly shredded, raw beets

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Beet Gin Infusion:

Add shredded beets to gin, store in a cool and dark place.
Let steep for 48 hours.
Strain and store in the refrigerator.

Method:

Combine all ingredients into an ice-filled stirring vessel.
Quickly stir and strain into a stemmed coupe.
Garnish with an orange twist.

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