Butter Like It
Nonna's Kitchen Spearfish
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Nonna’s Kitchen has an award-winning cocktail, Butter Like It , featuring a house-made butterscotch-infused bourbon. Owner Tobias Steeves came up with the recipe by figuring out the best way to fat wash bourbon, a process where spirits are infused with fat by chilling them for a period of time. He curated their housemade bourbon through this process. After the fat solidifies, it’s scraped off, filtered, and can then be served. “What’s left behind is a lot of the flavor of the fats used, and that silky-smooth texture and butterscotch flavor,” said Steeves. The house-made bourbon is then mixed with Borghetti Espresso Liqueur . The drink is tied together with blackstrap bitters. “The blackstrap bitters give a little bit more of that kind of grassy, herbal note underneath,” said Steeves. “It helps tie it all together and grounds the cocktail a little bit so it's not overpoweringly sweet.” The velvety, smooth drink is garnished with a toasted orange peel. “It's very unique,” revealed Steeves. “The garnish adds a really nice wrap to the cocktail and finalizes the notes, closing it out. The cocktail itself is silky and smooth with a nice, creamy texture.” Steeves says he wanted to highlight nostalgic flavors, such as butterscotch, to add to the experience of drinking the cocktail. “It has a really nice coffee undertone with that little bit of espresso, and it brings good heat in the back of your throat,” added Steeves. “The bitters add a little grounding note to the cocktail itself, and overall is very textured and nostalgic.”
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THE BAR & RESTAURANT ISSUE march 2025
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