Featured Mixologist Thomas Newcomb

Name: Thomas Newcomb

Hometown: La Mirada, CA

Nationality: American

Birthday: September 27th

Sign: Libra

Where You Bartend: The Cellar/The Continental Room (Fullerton, CA)

How Many Years Bartending: 2

Favorite Cocktail: Vieux Carré

Favorite Beer: Rogue Dead Guy Ale

Favorite Shot: Jameson Irish Whiskey

Favorite Bar In The World To Have A Drink: 320 Main (Seal Beach, CA)

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Thomas’s Own Signature Cocktail: The Always and Never

This star-crossed cockTALE tells a story of romance and tragedy. The 100 proof Apple Brandy provides a strong and virile foundation while the Creme de Cacao a la Vanille adds some delectable vanilla and dark chocolate sweetness. The antagonist is played by the always bittersweet Campari before fresh squeezed orange juice and a dash of falernum bitters bring all the love and deceit together. I hope this cocktail is one you can’t live with, but can’t live without, always…and never.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Laird’s Bottled in Bond Straight Apply Brandy
• 3/4 oz Tempus Fugit Spirits Creme de Cacao a la Vanille
• 2/3 oz Campari
• 1/4 oz fresh squeezed orange juice
• 1 dash Falernum bitters
• Garnish with an orange peel

Preparation: Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake well. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with orange peel.

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