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Kind of an introduction to stired drinks for people outside cocktail sphere.
Warm, mild, just a bit bitter. Easily sipeable for real nerds too.
The drink benefits from dilution. It mellowed the all thing.

History

Trying to use sloe gin instead of vermouth in different drinks.

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Mashbills, Geeky Information and Resources

This is the last installment in a series on Bourbon by Zach Pearson. Read them all: Bourbon, Bourbon After the Act, Bourbon: What it is ... and isn't, Making Bourbon, Who Makes My Bourbon, Producer Capsules., Finding the Good Stuff, Tasting the Good Stuff, Neat, Mashbills, Geeky Information and Resources.

As a note, I can’t claim credit for any of this. This section is the work of a couple of users on the StraightBourbon.com website, mainly Josh, Oscar and a guy named Taanstafl2 – and see the note just below. But it’s too important to leave out even if it’s a bit more advanced.

For mashbills, I referred to The Book of Bourbon and Other Fine American Whiskeys by Regan & Regan, 2009, unless otherwise noted. Barton, WT, and Dickel are noted as approximate.

I use the format: Distillery Brand Name (%corn/%rye or wheat/%malted barley). This is a breakdown of "macro" distillers. Wondering what the different char levels look like? This is a good illustration.

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Recent Discussion

Re You're My Boy Blue, 1 hour ago OldFashionedCock commented:
Substituted Wild Turkey 101, 1 teaspoon 2:1 Simple Syrup. I thought it balanced the sweet & tart components well with the tartness present but well tempered. Get a synergistic combination of blueberries and lemon juice. St. Germain was well balanced; neither disappeared or overpowering. My two critiques is that the Bourbon was too subdued for my liking and it may be a touch too sweet on the linger; I can't vouch for the effectiveness, but I'd consider bumping the Bourbon to a full 2 oz and either reducing the 2:1 simple syrup to 1/2 teaspoon or omitting it altogether.
Re Kentucky Red Head, 1 hour 37 minutes ago OldFashionedCock commented:
Substituted Buffalo Trace Bourbon, 1/3 oz 2:1 Simple Syrup. Tried it with both 1 oz Lemon Juice and 3/4 oz Lemon Juice; definitely recommend reducing the Lemon Juice to 3/4 oz. Solid, but too much of an ordinary sour with 1 oz with the Lemon Juice overly asserting itself. Reducing the Lemon Juice allowed a lot more of the nuance of the Bourbon and spices to come through.
Re Circles and Seasons, 12 hours ago lcwareham commented:
Try half the maple syrup or double on the juice
Re A Long Day, 1 day ago Shawn C commented:
Curator note and variation: A user (name inadvertently lost during a merge, my fault) submitted a "T and 3C" variation which is nearly identical in ratios but suggested Cynar 70, with celery bitters in place of the orange/grapefruit bitters, and an olive garnish. I am listing it here so that others can try if interested in a slightly hotter, more vegetal take. 1 oz each Anejo Tequila/Cynar 70/Cocchi di Torino Sweet Vermouth with 1 dash Bitter Truth Celery Bitters and stuffed olive garnish. The 3C's presumably refer to Cynar/Cocchi/Celery.
Re The Crafty and Elusive Elk, 1 day ago BarJaime commented:
This has become maybe the favorite cocktail served in our bar.