Ingredients: (makes one 3.5oz drink)
2 1/2oz of good quality Bourbon (we recommend a sweeter variety)
1oz Orange & Anise Brandy  (Good Quality Brandy, Star Anise, Orange Peel)
½ of a Szechuan Button bud
1 Star Anise (for garnish)
Ice
Directions:
1. Steep the star anise and orange peel in good quality brandy for at least a month (proportions & steeping time depend …

(includes cocktail mixer recipes)
Szechuan Buttons (aka Sichuan Buttons) are the cocktail mixer of the future, and a lot of cutting edge mixologists are experimenting with them as we speak.  Most often the tiny yellow/brown petals are used (pinched off or cut off, and then sprinkled or mixed into things).  Beyond alcoholic beverages, they’re also delicious …

This simple but tasty cocktail is herbal with lots of baking spice carried by the szechuan tingle.
Ingredients: (per drink)
1oz Chartreuse
1oz Sweet Vermouth
1oz Gin
Dash of Orange Bitters
1 Szechuan Button
Directions
1.  Pinch all the petals off of the szechuan button.
2.  Stir all liquid ingredients over ice, strain into a martini glass and top with szechuan button petals.
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Christo from ChezWhat is at it again with his third Szechuan button recipe…
Has your mouth needed a treat lately? All the hustle and bustle of the holidays but you’ve been able to hold your tongue? Well now it’s time to treat those deserving tastebuds to flavors and sensations that will make you sing.

Coconut ice cream …

Post and recipe by Christo from ChezWhat.
Wake up brunch there is a new Mary in town!  The buttons in the drink and the sugar, salt, button combo on the glasses’ rims will be enough ‘hair of the dog’ for anyone!

A Bloody Button Mary is a twist on the traditional Bloody Mary, and while it isn’t …

Recipe by Christo from ChezWhat – again.
I’ve got the button – Szechuan buttons that is!  The toothache flower.  Nature’s pop rocks.  When I heard about these bad boys I knew I had to have some, and while I would trade a button or two for some fresh wasabi and a truffle, I am way more …