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Things to do with Vermouth
I have a rather large bottle of Cinzano Extra Dry Vermouth in my refrigerator. One might ask why I have such a large bottle. That’s easily explained: it was the smallest vermouth sold at the store I visited the day … Continue reading
Honeycrisp Apple
The recipe below is from Gotham Bar & Grill, by way of Tuthilltown Spirits. I substituted Harvest Spirits’s Core Vodka and Cornelius Applejack instead of Tuthilltown’s Heart of the Hudson vodka and Busnel Calvados. I don’t need a quart of … Continue reading
Orange Bourbon Toddy
The girls made a pumpkin bundt cake the other day, which called for an orange syrup. I had some left over, and tonight made a hot toddy. Several others in the house are sick or getting sick. I’m not yet, … Continue reading
The Wise Sage
James Frederic Rose, of the Temple Bar, New York, has come up with a tasty way to drain one’s bottle of Harvest Spirits‘s Core Vodka. I have misplaced my camera, so you’ll have to do with the distiller’s picture. The … Continue reading
Old Fashioned Variation
Substitute applejack for the bourbon. Old Fashioned Variation In an old fashioned, or rocks, glass place a half cube of sugar. Soak the sugar with two to three dashes of Angostura bitters. Add a splash, if that, of water. Muddle … Continue reading
Johnny Chapman
It’s a real pleasure to have friends over for dinner and cocktails. Last night was just such an occasion. I prepared a short cocktail menu of seasonal drinks that I wanted to try. One used Harvest Spirits Core vodka, another … Continue reading
Gin Basil Smash
Back when I wrote about mixing my wife’s pesto with gin, the Internet didn’t offer up any suggestions of what do with the pesto. Shortly afterward, however, I ran across this video of a Gin Basil Smash, which provided an … Continue reading
A Spirit, Sugar, Water, and Bitters
This week I have been concentrating on the Old Fashioned, varying which bourbon I use, which bitters, which garnish, and the balance of sugar and water. I should, however, stop saving this last cherry for the next Rob Roy. The … Continue reading
The Gimlet
The Gimlet is one of those drinks, like the martini, where there’s a question of what the correct proportions are. CocktailDB uses a 2:1 ratio of gin to Rose’s lime juice. The recipes in the Wikipedia article on the gimlet … Continue reading
Pink Gin
Browsing through videos from Robert Hess‘s show The Cocktail Spirit (on the Small Screen Network), I was reminded of the Pink Gin, a cocktail I made back at the beginning of this adventure, before I started writing down what I … Continue reading
A Highland Fling
Suppose you’ve become infatuated with Rob Roy Rob Roy Stir in mixing glass with ice & strain 1 3/4 oz Scotch (5 cl, 7/16 gills) 3/4 oz sweet vermouth (2 cl, 3/16 gills) 1 dash orange bitters or Angostura bitters … Continue reading
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Not a Malibu® St. Lawrence Lemonade
Some friends of ours had us over for dinner last night, and, having heard of my hobby, asked me to come up with something to drink. The guideline was simple — “We like Malibu” — so I spent some time … Continue reading
Old Fashioned
The Old Fashioned is probably not a drink you want to order where you can’t see them fix it, and thus are unable to correct mistakes made in the preparation. I had a sickly sweet one on Mother’s Day, and … Continue reading
Moscow Mule
In an attempt to branch out beyond gin, I made a Moscow Mule. The spirit in this drink is vodka, but unless one wants the effects of the alcohol, there’s really no reason to add it. I have two vodkas … Continue reading
The Ingredients Matter
Whoa. With my cheeseburgers tonight I made a gin fizz. However, tonight’s was made with Anchor Distilling’s Junipero Gin and Apollinaris Classic mineral water. Holy cow! Using Apollinaris instead of just any seltzer water makes a huge difference in the … Continue reading
Cucumbers
D and the children planted a nice garden this year in Gram’s front yard: tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, corn, watermelon, butternut squash, zucchini, and cucumber. We took our first batch of zucchini and cucumber off the vines the weekend of July … Continue reading
The Blue No. 2 Fairy?
Finally, since we want to inspire mixologists to create cocktails that not only taste different, but look different, we add a little extra green-ness to give Le Tourment Vert its distinctive emerald color.
I’ll take a Manhattan
After a late, or early for me, arrival home from the office, I fried up a pair of cheeseburgers. I’m not quite ready to drink the Budweiser I have in the house, so what cocktail might go with a cheeseburger? … Continue reading
The Deepwater Horizon
In honor of our friends over at British Petroleum, I tender the following creation, which I’ve christened the Deepwater Horizon (attempt 1 of n). Build, in a deep glass, the following. 1 tsp. of blackstrap molasses 2 oz. dark rum, … Continue reading
Gin with Basil Pesto
What’s a good drink to go with pasta and pesto? I dunno. Let’s make one! Gin with Basil Pesto Step One is very difficult: marry an Italian girl. The rest is easy. In a mixing glass, combine one bar spoon … Continue reading
