Joseph Nelson

I am desperately trying to find cocktails to use up a local Averna-esque Amaro and this turned out pretty good. I'm not rating it until I get back to it with a proper Averna, because the local blend has maple syrup and a super strong cinnamon taste. The rye finish is precisely right for a Manhattan though, so I suspect I'll like the proper cocktail once I can make it. I just need to finish this dang local stuff so I can clear it out of my cabinet...

The first time I made this cocktail, I was too light on the Angostura. I am stingy with my dashes. This is a character flaw. With my next attempt I upped it to a strong couple dashes and found it really refined the flavor of this charming sour.

It's winter here in Vermont and this is a summertime cocktail and I don't care because I want to be sitting on my front lawn playing horseshoes and drinking something like this.

It's a nice blend of tart and sweet, very well-balanced. I think it'd taste even better with homemade grenadine and fresh berries (raspberry, blackberry, or even blueberry or strawberry) as suggested. But it's winter and I make do with what I have. And it's still dang good.

I love a good Manhattan and always have Rye whiskey on hand, so what the heck, let's try this combo, said I! And I'm glad I did, as this was a delight!

I tend to use middle-shelf or even lower end Rye whiskey in my cocktails as I like my high-end stuff too much to drink as anything other than neat, but even with the lower grade Tincup I used, this was a treat. The vermouth dominated, but the Rye kept a pleasant, dry finish.

I did read the comments beforehand and added ice to mine in a rocks glass and it mellowed nicely. Will make this again. And likely again.

A light, herbal melody that hit the spot as a light cocktail I had while making dinner. Very sweet but the Campari helped it balance nicely. I'll make this one again!

I've always done my Sidecar to a simple 2:1:1 recipe, but I decided to try this variant and my goodness was it tasty and balanced! easing down the Triple Sec and adding sugar syrup made for a bigger divergence than I expected! I think this is going to be my new regular Sidecar go-to!

I love a whiskey sour and this variant was decidedly pleasant on the tongue. Reading comments first, I did up the Maraschino to 10ml (probably could have done a tweak more since I use Lazzaroni) but otherwise followed as listed and it was a nice whiskey sour with a soft finish. Very appealing!