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Why use a solo base spirit when you can have a threesome? I like to let scotch dominate over the other two participants, as this seems to help the trio...
If you are a person who does not love the hassle of egg whites, or has a partner who is peculiar about them, and therefore rarely gets to enjoy the taste of a whisky sour, then this is a treat. Actually I might like it better as the whisky, cognac and bourbon make an excellent throuple.
Far from being a wreck, this boat is worthy of re-floating, indeed cruising upon. Its displacement is perfectly balanced and it handles well. However...
Such a wonderfully sumptuous and yet simple cocktail. As a Cognac variant, we have settled on a base spirit split of 30ml Cognac and 15ml Mezcal (we think that they are a match made in heaven).
We very much prefer commenter Hyland's equal parts recipe offered in the comments section under the Paper Plane. As others have commented, this is too sweet.
This idea came to me when a fellow bartender was running a new drink idea by me. I meant to say Cuba Libre for his daquiri with coke idea, but I blurted...
We really enjoyed this but did give it a bit of a work over: Havana Club Original and Myers's Original Dark for the rums; no ginger syrup so instead 15ml Giffard Ginger of the Indies liqueur + 5ml triple sec + 5ml sugar syrup; the juice as specified; and 4 drops Bob's Daiquiri Bitters. Maybe a different cocktail...if so, bravo for the inspiration.
Jörg, the creator of this cocktail, says, "Better too much than not enough basil in this drink". He also specifies that the basil is muddled rather than...
This refreshing Rickey-style cocktail is best made as per the original recipe, with a slightly salty sparkling mineral water such as Topo Chico. My recipe...
Very tasty and refreshing. It's like a fizzy margarita. Not a huge fan of plain margaritas, so I added 1/2 oz of passion fruit liqueur to spice it up. It was a little too sweet, so next time void the agave. Yum!!
This idea came to me when a fellow bartender was running a new drink idea by me. I meant to say Cuba Libre for his daquiri with coke idea, but I blurted...
Hi Garcia, thanks for pointing this out! I meant to say 22.5, but typo'd it late at night. Going back to edit the recipe today after some testing, so I'll make sure to fix that. Much appreciated, cheers!
Spirit-forward and just on the rich side, this late-night sipper delivers satisfying botanical complexity.
Before serving to others, practice this cocktail's...
Pisco (and Peruvian bitters) add a distinctive south American touch to this summery drink. Ripe grape notes emerge and add to the drink's citrussy fruitiness
Nice. Yeah I don’t have Tennessee Whisky so that sounds like a nice sub, thanks! I recently enjoyed a Randy Sangaree, which has a similar (ish) thing going on with fruit-spirit counter point.
Hey, check out the Three Blind Mice for anouther fabulous Boulevardier adjacent cocktail. I subbed rye for Tennessee whiskey and the spicy notes were so complementary!
Strawberry and Chartreuse is a surprising combo, but it works and the spice of the rye is appropriate. Amazing that the green Chartreuse is the most prominent of the flavors here, although the rye, strawberry and lime all are present in support. A very nice highball.
An excellent cocktail. Tried it yesterday with runamok maple orange and maple aromatic bitters and today with reg ango and orange. Both very good, but I’ll definitely always be using the maple when I have them.
I've never had Amer Picon or Picon Amer or whatever it is. Today I bought a bottle of 'American Picon' by the New Liberty Distillery in Philly. Used that and The Botanist and Luxardo Triplum (my fave) and the end result was particularly, bitingly bitterly amazing... I've been testing a variety recipes today after stocking up on some things. And this was the mic drop I needed.
That might be the most 'complex' 'grape' flavor I've ever experienced in a cocktail. PF 1840, Byrrh, Sangue Morlacco, Lustau Amontillado... The initial hit wasn't anything remarkable but, wow!, the aftertaste.
I honestly don't understand how this is a riff on a Naked&Famous. This is a riff on an Industry Sour through and through. It lacks the herbal complexity of the original Industry Sour, and honestly isn't *as* good, but it's still really damn good. The chartreuse takes more of a backseat to the Fernet in this one, but the saffron and honey notes really smooths things out making it a lot more approachable.
This is probably what I'd make for someone who wanted something interesting, but who also didn't have a shot palate from years of bartending.
A Norwegian potato spirit-based aquavit distilled with glacial water from the Lyngen Alps and flavoured with caraway, orange, star anis, coriander, fennel...
I have to say that Bivrost is a first rate aquavit for cocktails (supported by my Norwegian family!) One day i will be quick enough to buy the Christmas special bottling… Seriously good spirit. And they do love their liquorice!