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Man O' War
Zingy, sweet and sour, fruity and bourbon-laced. The sugar syrup is my own addition and depending on your lemons and tastes you may want to either omit...
21st November at 07:26
Many thanks for your kind words, Ruth. My school years would have been very different if such qualifications were available.
13th April at 03:13
This one's got great structure. Interesting how the flavor of the bourbon came through unmasked. Can't wait to make this with a better bourbon. I know it will be a five.
25th February at 15:05
Tried it with four roses+cointreau, four roses small batch+cointreau, and four roses small batch+curacao. the 2nd one was surprisingly by far the best, even with Carpano Antica somehow not overwhelming. Lovely vanilla and warming spice. An excellent drink. HOF 9/291
3rd February at 05:19
forget the simple syrup, slurp some Luxardo marichano cherry syrup, i did two cherry drizzles.
30th October 2023 at 00:42
I’m pleasantly surprised. I confess my pour of the triple sec was slightly heavy, and I have never been much of a sweet vermouth fan. But I had a new bottle of sweet vermouth and this sounded good. I’m not disappointed at all! It was very good and I enjoyed it in one of my antique coupes. I’m going to try it next with Cointreau and anther with Curaçao and see how they compare!
24th May at 01:42
Mr Plante, may I ask the results of your research? I'm still figuring this drink out and I'm curious about your conclusions. Cheers!
26th May 2023 at 18:38
Maker’s Mark needed finishing and I just bought fresh Rosso… Good tip to consider the lemon, my result was slightly too sour and needed a sugar bump to balance. Props also for the orange bitter call - I used Basque 27 orange blossom.
Curious about what the other two cocktails ‘done right’ might have been..?
Curious about what the other two cocktails ‘done right’ might have been..?
8th October 2023 at 04:08
I’m sure one of them was the Mint Julep
6th May 2023 at 20:16
Gorgeous cocktail. Next time I'll add the drop or two of orange bitters suggested below. Yum.
1st January 2023 at 19:11
Just incredible. Was my first drink with sweet red vermouth, and it was truly divine. An appealing sweet and sour palate of orange and lemon finishes with the dark, burnt caramel-like note of the Bourbon. Stunning.
Thank you