What cocktail are you enjoying Spring/Summer 2012?

[GreggJ]

That's a stout margarita! I prefer the same amount of limes to tequila. For 3 oz I would do 2.5-3 limes, juiced. Not persian limes, but mexican key limes, which are smaller, thinner skinned, and taste totally different.

I get them at my local Mercado.

It is stout but, man is it good. I had a buddy say the same thing. I told him "Hey you know me I'm f-ed up". Most people don't enjoy the taste of alcohol and add things like daquiri and margarita mix to mask or hide the taste of the alcohol. Where as I enjoy the taste and look for things to compliment the flavor of the alcohol not to hide it.

BTW I have implemented a 3 drink cap on these. Not many good things happen after 10oz of Tequila, trust me on that. :-)

I hear you on the limes. They make all the difference. Whenever I go to FL or down south the limes there are so much better I wish we could get the good stuff up here but, it is all the cheap imports and greenhouse variety. But, I know what you are talking about and those set the drink on another level.

[Young Blacksmith]

hehe, 10 oz of Tequila is a good cap. I had those two margaritas last night and had a hard time getting moving this morning..... I'm a Tequila Light weight...

[Clavius]

Vodka martini with Rain vodka and Mezzetta garlic stuffed queen olives!

[ratcheer]

Last evening before dinner, I had a Bourbon Rickey. Just bourbon, fresh squeezed lime (with the lime slice dropped into the glass after squeezing), club soda, and ice cubes. Very refreshing on a hot afternoon.

Tim

[cigarnv]

Last evening before dinner, I had a Bourbon Rickey. Just bourbon, fresh squeezed lime (with the lime slice dropped into the glass after squeezing), club soda, and ice cubes. Very refreshing on a hot afternoon.

Tim

Now that sounds like a great drink on a hot, humid afternoon...

[cbus]

I wasn't sure exactly where to put this question, so I will put it here. Does vermouth (sweet or dry) go bad if refrigerated and if so, about how long will a bottle last before this happens?

[Trey Manthey]

I wasn't sure exactly where to put this question, so I will put it here. Does vermouth (sweet or dry) go bad if refrigerated and if so, about how long will a bottle last before this happens?

I've always understood that it will go bad if it's NOT refrigerated.

I refrigerate, and usually go through about a bottle of each Noilly Prat (one dry, one red) every two months. I've never noticed a drop in quality.

Sometimes I'll accidentally leave the bottle out for a while (few hours, even overnight), and it's fine. Not ideal, but fine.

I recently opened a bottle of Carpano Antica, and I've been religiously sealing and vacuuming it after each use.

[univibe88]

I picked up on the "Southside Punch" at a bar in SF. It's kind of like a mojito made with gin.

3oz gin
1oz simple syrup
3/4 oz lemon juice
Shake with ice and some mint leaves

Pour into a highball glass with the ice, top with club soda and garnish with a mint sprig.

[cigarnv]

Hard to beat a few Bourbon / Rye and gingers especially if you have Blenheim red cap on hand

[DaveOfAtl]

Hard to beat a few Bourbon / Rye and gingers especially if you have Blenheim red cap on hand

Exactly what I'm having. The Blenheim red cap makes it. Perfect on a hot day. I add a lime wedge and a few dashes of orange bitters.