Canton Ginger Liqueur

[plattetude]

So I'm surprised a month or so has passed since I'd heard about the (re)launch of Canton Ginger, and no word of it in this august forum. I'm a big ginger fan myself, so it's next on my targeted list of liquor acquisitions. Anyone have it, try it, like it?

Do tell, all!

Christopher

[slkinsey]

The only one I know is the Debonair

2.5 oz : Oban single malt scotch

1.0 oz : Canton ginger liqueur

Stirr/strain. Garnish with lemon twist.

[marty mccabe]

I'm bumping this two-fold:

1) finally got my hands on a bottle, and made the "Stormy Weather," from the latest issue of Imbibe. Absolutely outstanding drink, although I'd halve all the proportions. Otherwise, it's one of those, "one and you're on your ear," drinks.

The recipe, in case anyone is curious:

2 oz. amber rum

1 oz. Carpano Antica

1 oz. Canton Ginger

-stir with ice and strain.

-twist a lime peel over the drink, discard, and top with 1/2 oz. of soda (I bumped that up to an ounce).

-Toma Palomino over at WD-50 came up with that, btw.

2) and...because I'm hoping someone else has come up with something in the meantime!

[Penwu]

I recently found a bottle of Canton on the shelf of my local BevMo, and jumped on it. It tastes wonderful neat, if a bit simplistic. It's got that same burning (in a good way) taste that fresh ginger has. I hadn't been looking for it specifically, so I don't have any drinks lined up to try it in (though I'll be having one of those Stormy Weathers tonight), and my one use so far has been an experiment:

Spice Market

1.5 oz light rum (Cruzan)

0.5 oz Canton ginger liqueur

0.25 oz Pimento Dram (St Elizabeth)

Tasted pretty good to me (I like spice flavors )...