Carolyn Rush

I just made a Cosmopolitan with bison grass vodka. It feels like an improvement over the classic version, more complexity, more depth of flavour.

This is a stroke of genius! Somehow gives it an element of warm spice that is hard to define.
I will never make a plain Cosmo again :)

Delicious!
Because I like my drinks a little less sweet, I dialed back the amaretto to 20 ml and the orgeat to 5 ml, and bumped up the rum to 60 ml.
I also used a homemade raspberry vodka ;)

Excellent!
The first time I made it, I tried to be thrifty and cut the mezcal in half with tequila. That was a mistake :(

I used wild rocket that grows like a weed in my back yard, and it has a very bold, bitey flavor that requires 100% mezcal to stand up to it.

Dialed the agave back to 15 ml (because I like my drinks with minimal sweetness) and it worked well.

This is the drink that made me do a 180° on both whiskey and Fernet (though our local called it Livin' After Midnight).
Never liked either ingredient before and now I love them both!!
We typically make it with rye, and use a little more than the recipe calls for.

OK, a lot more ;)

Zippy and refreshing!
Dialed the sugar syrup down to 10 ml and it was plenty sweet for me.

So good!
Took Avery's advice and substituted 15 ml of the vodka with genever.

Added 1 ml Malört to boost the bitterness and grapefruity-ness

Didn't read through the recipe before making it, so the mezcal got mixed in instead of being a float. Oops!
Tasted great regardless :)

Sophisticated grown-up beverage!

Added orange bitters (because my orange twist was lackluster) and it really pulled it all together.

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah!

So many sprightly flavors!

Substituted Amargo de Chile and passion fruit liqueur.

Yum yum yum yum yum

Three complex, divisive flavors combine to make something truly magical!

Don't skip the rosemary and mint; they really pull it all together :)

Delicious!
I used half gold rum and half spiced rum, doubled the lime and cut the coconut rum in half.
Oh, and I didn't strain the watermelon 😁

And second time around added 10 drops coconut extract.
Even better!

Beautiful and delicious!
I didn't have strawberry liqueur, so substituted homemade raspberry vodka.

Mixed it in a blender and didn't strain it, which gave it a nice texture.

Topped with unsweetened coconut cream (with a pinch of salt and a tiny bit of vanilla extract), which kept the whole thing from being overly sweet.

Very nice and refreshing!
I thought it might be too sweet, but I made it according to the recipe (substituting Myer's rum) and it was perfect :)

Yummy!
Didn't have fresh raspberries, so used 20 ml homemade raspberry vodka.
Skipped the agave; the orgeat was plenty sweet for me

I love this drink!
Used Myer's rum, dialed the Punt e Mes down to 15 ml, added 5 ml sherry (dry or cream work equally well) and added an orange twist.

Such a great way to showcase the rum and Averna🖤

Wowee! Love it!
No Centerbe in my booze cart, so took inspiration from Dee S. and substituted 2.5 ml Norseman Olympia (green chartreuse knock-off) and 2.5 ml Malört.

Sfumato is my favorite amaro, so I am rather biased. I have never had any cocktail that features it that I didn't swoon over 🩷

Spectacular!
Scarcity necessitated some substitutions:
45 ml Myer's rum
15 ml spiced rum
Didn't have Falernum, so skipped it :(
Followed Ben R's lead and used orgeat instead of honey syrup
Don't have a great way to make crushed ice, but I think it would have made it even better.

I sent myself an email to be delivered in December to remind me to scoop some snow from the backyard to serve it over

This is so good!
Lots of interesting spicy flavors, but the lemon juice makes it really refreshing and keeps it from being limited to being just a winter sipper.
Reading the amounts of the various ingredients, I was afraid it would be too sweet for me, but I made it exactly to the recipe and it was perfect :)

I liked it!
Used Myer's rum, cut the apricot in half (I prefer my drinks on the not-too-sweet side), used 2 drops of vanilla extract in lieu of the syrup, and since I didn't have a grapefruit twist, added 3 drops of Malört.
Nice mix of flavors :)

Somehow seems like it shouldn't work, but man, it works!

Doubled the cognac and dialed back the amaretto to 15 ml.
Yummy!
Used a homemade rhubarb syrup.

Delicious!
I used half gold rum and half spiced rum, doubled the lime and cut the coconut rum in half.
Oh, and I didn't strain the watermelon 😁

Yummy!
I cut the orgeat in half and it was perfect for me 😁