build your own... cocktails

[I've seen black diamonds!]

"I can't tell a lie"

bourdon
soda
ice
a few drops of cherry liqueur
a few drops of tart cherry juice
lime wedge
stir gently
hand to wife
pour self bourbon and soda without the fruit.

[Pegleg]

My house cocktail, simple and delicious:

2 oz Rittenhouse Bottled-in-Bond Rye
1 oz Cynar
Mix, serve with large cube and orange peel

[BmillsSkier]

My house cocktail, simple and delicious:

2 oz Rittenhouse Bottled-in-Bond Rye
1 oz Cynar
Mix, serve with large cube and orange peel

Almost “Brooklyn”ish. I bet the Cynar works a little like the amer picon would in that drink. I’ll have to try, thanks!

[neufox47]

Enjoying a Martinez

2 parts Gin (Old Tom style)
1½ parts Sweet Vermouth
¼ part Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
Bitters

[irul&ublo]

Amer picon...picon punch....basco restaurants....lamb...pickled tongue...cabbage soup...beans...salsa...piles of hot fries...yum

[Tye 1on]

The Rhino: 8 parts Henry McKenna Sour Mash table whiskey. 2ish parts red vermouth of choice, the Vittore seems to have a guzzleability which pairs well with the Hank.

Over ice. Cubes. From the ice cube tray. Fuck all that other shit.

Mix delicately and fill an 8-10 ounce glass with The Rhino. Don't strain, those ice cubes are giving their lives to get hammered in that lovely mixture.

Enjoy.

[Woodsy]

The Rhino: 8 parts Henry McKenna Sour Mash table whiskey. 2ish parts red vermouth of choice, the Vittore seems to have a guzzleability which pairs well with the Hank.

Over ice. Cubes. From the ice cube tray. Fuck all that other shit.

Mix delicately and fill an 8-10 ounce glass with The Rhino. Don't strain, those ice cubes are giving their lives to get hammered in that lovely mixture.

Enjoy.

Well done

[Woodsy]

Just invented this

The bitter little fruit
Stemless wine glass, fill with ice.
Cover 1/2 way with vodka, cut a mandarin in quarters. Suck down 2 of them, bonus for monkeyface. (If using kumquats cut in halves)
Squeeze remaining fruit into glass.
Add soda water & a splash of Campari.
Enjoy.

[oftpiste]

Enjoying a Martinez
2 parts Gin (Old Tom style)
1½ parts Sweet Vermouth
¼ part Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
Bitters

This ^ makes me thirsty. Will try in 1 hour 12 minutes.

Last night was Caipirinhas.

Been drinking lots of Aviations.

Winter-ish go-to drink is a Boulevardier. Lately I've been replacing the sweet vermouth with St. Germaine or an amaro.

Rest of the time it's a Negroni without the vermouth on the rocks, lovingly known at my house as Red Gin. 25 years ago an Italian guy in a bar across from the Duomo in Florence ordered me one instead of the Campari and soda I had requested. Never looked back.

Old family cocktail is the Muddy Martini. 3 parts whiskey, 2 parts dry vermouth and one part sweet vermouth, juice of 1 lemon, though more lemons don't hurt it. Shake with ice and strain.

[oftpiste]

4 to 1 sounds like it might work too.

The Rhino: 8 parts Henry McKenna Sour Mash table whiskey. 2ish parts red vermouth of choice, the Vittore seems to have a guzzleability which pairs well with the Hank.

Over ice. Cubes. From the ice cube tray. Fuck all that other shit.

Mix delicately and fill an 8-10 ounce glass with The Rhino. Don't strain, those ice cubes are giving their lives to get hammered in that lovely mixture.

Enjoy.

[iceman]

4 to 1 sounds like it might work too.

let's not get crazy

[neufox47]

What vermouth do you guys use? I’ve mainly been using carpanos antica formula. Tried some of the cheaper ones and yuck. Curious about some of the higher end harder to find ones.

Loving the barrel aged cocktails. Getting another barrel soon.

[Pegleg]

What vermouth do you guys use? I’ve mainly been using carpanos antica formula. Tried some of the cheaper ones and yuck. Curious about some of the higher end harder to find ones.

Have you tried Punt e Mes? It's the same recipe as Carpano but less sweet and more bitter. I like it better, honestly. Cheaper too.

Vya is pretty good as well. There are a bunch of new craft vermouths out there, but I don't go through bottles fast enough to keep up with them.

[irul&ublo]

What vermouth do you guys use? I’ve mainly been using carpanos antica formula. Tried some of the cheaper ones and yuck. Curious about some of the higher end harder to find ones.

Loving the barrel aged cocktails. Getting another barrel soon.

I like Dolin and Noilly Prat. Not cheap, but less than carpano

[G. Gordon Liddy]

This one has been a hit the past few years at the house. Make a pitcher ahead of time to get the gang loose...

2 parts vodka
1 part St. Germaine
1 part white grapefruit juice
Big squeeze of line
Shake with ice, serve with big ice cube is cocktail glass. Bonus points for cranberries or flowers in ice cubes.

[BmillsSkier]

What vermouth do you guys use? I’ve mainly been using carpanos antica formula. Tried some of the cheaper ones and yuck. Curious about some of the higher end harder to find ones.

Loving the barrel aged cocktails. Getting another barrel soon.

Cocchi Vermouth di Torino. I love it and it’s a staple in my manhattans.

Not the most expensive, but the flavor profile works just right with Woodford.

[MontuckyFried]

Just discovered this one last night. The "Madrid 43": https://www.licor43.com/en/cocktails/madrid-43/
Basically a Manhattan but with Licor 43 instead of Vermouth. I didn't have any orange, so instead I did a torched lemon peel. Freaking tasty and two large ones certainly do the trick.

[p.blz]

Came up with this one a while back when I was short on things to mix with vodka.

I call it a Quebexican Russian

Vodka, water, dash of lime juice, dash of maple syrup. Ice optional


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[irul&ublo]

Came up with this one a while back when I was short on things to mix with vodka.

I call it a Quebexican Russian

Vodka, water, dash of lime juice, dash of maple syrup. Ice optional


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Kinda like a twist on a vodka collins. Sub the water with soda

[KQ]

Just invented this

The bitter little fruit
Stemless wine glass, fill with ice.
Cover 1/2 way with vodka, cut a mandarin in quarters. Suck down 2 of them, bonus for monkeyface. (If using kumquats cut in halves)
Squeeze remaining fruit into glass.
Add soda water & a splash of Campari.
Enjoy.

Gots to have the kumquats! So many great things you can do with them like salsa!



and when you're serving your kumquat salsa with fish tacos you can have a kumquat mojito!



How to Make a Kumquat Mojito Cocktail
INGREDIENTS
1.75 oz Sake
0.5 oz St Germain
0.5 oz lime juice
6 kumquat halves
1 bunch mint leaves
2 spoonfuls sugar
Club soda


yeah... yeah... I know this is "build your own cocktail" but ......but..... it's a kumquat mojito!

[wendigo]

Made a new one the other night.

First, made rhubarb simple syrup.

1. Rhubarb syrup
2. Gin - used Amalga gin for its floral properties
3. Prosecco

Named the “glacial beach”

[irul&ublo]

Gots to have the kumquats! So many great things you can do with them like salsa!



and when you're serving your kumquat salsa with fish tacos you can have a kumquat mojito!



How to Make a Kumquat Mojito Cocktail
INGREDIENTS
1.75 oz Sake
0.5 oz St Germain
0.5 oz lime juice
6 kumquat halves
1 bunch mint leaves
2 spoonfuls sugar
Club soda


yeah... yeah... I know this is "build your own cocktail" but ......but..... it's a kumquat mojito!

Uhhh...where’s the rum? Ernest is rolling over in his grave