TASTE: BE QUICK OR BE DEAD
Be Quick or Be Dead by Trudy Steier at Savoy Taproom | Photo: Victoria Sedefian/The Dishing
Cilantro + Green Chartreuse — the combo we didn’t know we needed is the vibrant core of Trudy Steier’s (potentially divisive) riff on a Naked & Famous.
Words: Susie Davidson Powell
Photos: Victoria Sedefian/The Dishing
Location: Savoy Taproom, Albany, N.Y.
Guest shift bartender: Trudy Steier | IG @myfriendsbadmom
Bar: Savoy Taproom, Albany | IG @savoyonlark | Website: savoyonlark.com
The cocktail: Be Quick or Be Dead (on homage to Iron Maiden)
The ingredients: Montelobos mezcal, blood orange liqueur, Cocchi Rosa, cilantro-infused green Chartreuse, habanero salt, lime
The inspiration: “I really like cilantro. That’s it!”
The build: Combine the ingredients and shake. Pour over ice in a Collins glass. Top with club soda and lemon zest.
Read our Guest Shift interview with Trudy Steier.
