scratchline Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Is it possible that the clock has turned over again on this topic? A really nice Manhattan to ease into the NFL postseason. I think I may have finally found a use for this whiskey which as you can tell from the fill level has taken some time. I picked it up a couple of years ago trying to make nice with a liquor store that took down my name when I asked about the Wild Turkey 13 yr. No Wild Turkey later and the Calumet Farm is still waaay too woody for my taste. But 2 to 1 in a Manhattan, it's fine. Now if I can work some gold leaf into the recipe, I can credibly charge my friends enough to recoup what I spent for the bottle! Happy 2023, fellow Bourbonians! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evasive Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 I’ve settled pretty firmly into amaro cocktails. Last night’s black Manhattan. Admittedly not a lot of effort in presentation, but when the only garnish is a Luxardo, I don’t think it matters a lot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM818 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 New thread, must contribute! Personal favorite, Mezcal Negroni. Pre dinner drink. Pouring here today and trying to use to our advantage to get into our favorite restaurant that doesn’t take reservations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scratchline Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 19 hours ago, MM818 said: New thread, must contribute! Personal favorite, Mezcal Negroni. Pre dinner drink. Pouring here today and trying to use to our advantage to get into our favorite restaurant that doesn’t take reservations. Inspired by you, I went the mezcal route. Not the easiest since I find mezcal, like Scotch, tough to mix but this one works great. Oaxacan Orange with sal de gusano rim and grapefruit/chicatana ant garnish. So what mezcal do you use for the Negroni? And what's the restaurant? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM818 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 1 hour ago, scratchline said: So what mezcal do you use for the Negroni? And what's the restaurant? The mezcal I use is Del Maguey Vida. Inexpensive, smokey, does the trick. You went off on the incidentals! Shibuya was the intention but we weren’t going to wait. The rain did not discourage their clientele. They have 8 bar seats and about 15 table seats. We were about 20th in line when I signed in. Went across the street to old standby King’s Fish-house which isn’t a bad consolation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Laphroaig espresso martini 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evasive Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Wondrich calls this a Reanimator. Rye and Amaro Nonino 1:1. I like a dash of black walnut bitters. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Forgot to get a photo but I made my first Martinez last night. Absolutely wonderful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Had a barrel aged Old Fashioned made with MM101. Added some Bada Bing cherry/juice, orange bitters, Angostura bitters, and a small wedgie of a cutie clementine. Delicious! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 An American Trilogy, after a luxurious dinner of a Moe’s Homewrecker burrito… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcheer Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 My wife and I had a road trip yesterday, just about 90 minutes each way with some shopping at the destination. When we got back home, I made an interesting little throw-off cocktail. I took a shot of tequila and added two slices of Wickles Dirty Dill pickles. Then I added three teaspoons of the pickle brine. No ice. It was tasty and satisfying. Wickles is an Alabama brand that makes a variety of pickles. The Dirty Dills are spicy (as in red pepper) sour dills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 A Bensonhurst while watching some college hoops. Getting low on my Cynar, so that’s going to be a near future re-load. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 25 minutes ago, smokinjoe said: A Bensonhurst while watching some college hoops. Getting low on my Cynar, so that’s going to be a near future re-load. What are the ratios in that one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 16 minutes ago, flahute said: What are the ratios in that one? Hey, Brother. I use these: BENSONHURST 2oz Rye 1oz Dry Vermouth 1/3oz Maraschino Liqueur 1 Barspoon Cynar Shake and Strain into coupe cocktail glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 7 minutes ago, smokinjoe said: Hey, Brother. I use these: BENSONHURST 2oz Rye 1oz Dry Vermouth 1/3oz Maraschino Liqueur 1 Barspoon Cynar Shake and Strain into coupe cocktail glass Thanks! This sounds downright lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 I do enjoy it. For my tastes, I really have to be precise on the Dry Vermouth. If I go over, it quickly becomes overbearing and breaks up the continuity of the other ingredients. I’ll even go short on it to be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM818 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Sunset old fashioned before New York and Philly. It looks watered down but I assure you it’s not. Damn good too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 It’s a dark, dank, and dreary out, so looking for a pop of brightness. Aviation gives a lively color and bright taste finishing up IU-MSU college hoops and awaiting NFL playoffs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evasive Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Black Manhattan. If the ice looks slightly colored, it’s because there’s seven dashes of Fee Bros barrel-aged bitters in the ice ball. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 From Regan’s “The Joy of Mixology”, it’s a Scofflaw this afternoon. I think I need a bigger rye for this, as the Dry Vermouth and lemon juice have too much of a presense in this as prepared. Perhaps dialing back those would help, as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 A Greenpoint this afternoon listening to radio Westwood One pregame for Niners and Eagles. This is so much better than yesterday’s effort. Delicious. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Tonight's was, yet again, something I made up. I based this on a cocktail a German WW II paratrooper/bartender at our on-post club served me circa 1968 when I was "on guard duty" and not supposed to drink. 2 OZ cognac 2 OZ COKE. lemon twist "They never smell it. Coke is good that way. Just don't try to walk." Over the years, I've tried variations. The latest is -- 2 OZ cognac (Courvoisier VS is OK - don't bother with really expensive brandy) 2 OZ maple cream soda (seasonal release) black walnut bitters ice in an OF glass Substitute club soda and maple syrup for the cream soda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM818 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Overindulged on Thursday night at a retirement party. Felt awful yesterday. Put in a half day of work and played one of my better rounds of golf in the afternoon. In bed by 630pm. First drink of the weekend. Jobs report, will we or won’t we shoot the fucker down, be damned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM818 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 (edited) The wife’s drink on the left was a vodka, grapefruit, flower petal concoction and mine was a Mezcal Negroni Vert that were both on the drink menu. My first cocktail, while waiting on the wife, was bartenders choice of rye, apple brandy, spritz type of thing served in a high ball glass. Petit Trois on Ventura Blvd in Sherman Oaks. We have our usual restaurants that we frequent. PT is one of the few high end restaurants that we keep in the rotation. We had pate, escargot, steak frites, and trout almondine. Edited February 11, 2023 by MM818 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 I gots stuff to do outside, but it’s turned chilly and supposed to start raining at any minute. Been spinning in circles for the last half hour trying to figure out what to do. Screw it. I’m whipping up a Revolver and going out in the garage to sit and watch it rain… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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