40-Love

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Sous vide cocktails know no bounds. Chris Brown, of Cincinnati’s Metropole, infuses plums with Pimm’s, thyme, and orange peel for his inventive “40-Love.” 

Ingredients

Plum-Infused Pimm’s

1 bottle (750 ml) Pimm’s No. 1
5 plums, halved and pitted
1 orange peel, plus extra to garnish
2 sprigs fresh thyme

 

Cocktail

¾ oz dark rum
¾ oz rye
¾ oz Dolin Blanc vermouth
¾ oz plum-infused Pimm’s

 

Overview

Equipment

  • Sous vide circulator
  • Sous vide pouch
  • Fine-mesh sieve
  • Rocks glass

Timing

Prepping time: 10 minutes / Cooking time: 5 minutes (excludes sous vide cooking)

Servings

Infused Pimm's yields enough for about 32 cocktails

Directions

For the Infused Pimm’s:

  1. Set circulator to 140°F (60°C).
  2. In a large sous vide pouch, combine Pimm’s, plums, orange peel, and thyme. Seal, then cook in water bath for one hour. 
  3. Chill in ice bath. Once cool, strain, reserving the liquid.

To Build:   

  1. Add all ingredients to rocks glass and add ice. Stir.
  2. Garnish with orange peel.

 

Developed by Chris Brown, Bar Manager at Metropole at the 21c Museum. Featured in Sous-Vide magazine Spring/Summer 2018.