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Yorey C

Yorey C

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Godfather Cocktail
10 Comments
G. M. Genovese

Just got my first bottle of Boker's Bitters today, and I'm on a mad spree... Didn't use top tier amaretto. Monkey Shoulder'ing the whisky load. Two dashes of the bitters... Surprisingly ok. But now I'm brainstorming subs for the Boker's; black walnut?... Worth a revisit. (15 Jun 2023, 2:19p)

Yorey C

if its not disaronno its honestly probably very bad in my experience

Debonair
3 Comments
John Hinojos

Very nice after-dinner cocktail. A bit sweet and would reduce the Ginger Liqueur to 15ml. Use a good Scotch Whisky.

Yorey C

agreed, definitely needs a pungent potent distinctive whisky, as called for. i used a mid-shelf kirkland and its very bland

Favola
2 Comments
Yorey C

tanqeuray | narancello | agave srp ... dont have any limoncello or ss so i subbed ... tastes like a margarita to me, in fact i could have been fooled into thinking it was one with some fancy triple sec. its good. i used less lemon and sugar than called for. could use no sugar.

This is an OK drink with an interesting expression of all the flavors which balance nicely in the glass. The issue is that the result of the balance simply isn't particularly delicious. It's not that it's undrinkable, it's just simply OK.

Yorey C

this. just tastes like muddy irish whiskey

Blind Pilot
11 Comments
Yorey C

martini R | Wolcott (TW) - sweet. plain. cant really taste the galliano. but its straight and clean. lemon squeeze is a nice mix. evocative of Trix cereal. i think i want more booze, perhaps less galliano as another commentator said. maybe even serve it on the rocks.

Golden Tang
2 Comments
Zach Schwartz

Almost every time I try a vodka cocktail, I think “this would be so much better with a different base spirit.” In this case, Pisco was calling to me, so I tried it again with Pisco instead of vodka and it is excellent!

Yorey C

i weirdly had a similar thought... vodka is a bit simple or flat sometimes, but its great to beef up modifiers you enjoy like harvey wallbanger

Final Ward
20 Comments
Yorey C

delicious, predictably. not too sour, stuff usually is for me. well balanced, but for my taste i might want to bump up the rye by 50% or more.

Hugo Spritz
10 Comments
Yorey C

i concur, i'd use a bit less elderflower liqueur. otherwise this is a great jazz-up for some mediocre kirkland champagne. i love it.

Yorey C

6-1 was a bit dry. 4-1 was about right but slightly dry i'd say.

Hugo Spritz
10 Comments
Peter M

On the sweet side, but the floral notes help cut it a bit. Very nice.

Yorey C

i concur, i'd use a bit less elderflower liqueur. otherwise this is a great jazz-up for some mediocre kirkland champagne. i love it.