Yves Massoud is the bartending co-partner at Fizz, a neighborhood bar in the Mar Mikhael area of Beirut, where he serves his own take on the city’s homegrown Doudou shot, a briny mix of vodka, lemon juice and hot sauce served with an olive. “Doudou is part of the culture and part of Lebanese hospitality,” says Massoud. The Fizz Doudou maintains the essence of the classic, but adds chipotle Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce and soy sauce to enhance the smoke and umami notes. The olives are local, sourced from another partner’s lands in the southern Lebanon village of Lebaa. (While Fizz makes its own hot sauce, bartenders don’t use it in the Doudou yet; it’s a matter of mechanics as the bottles’ stoppers make it difficult to dash the correct amount.)

Source: Punch July 19, 2024 14:44 UTC