Quilty (Slowly Shirley)
Stir, strain, DOF, large ice, garnish.
- Giacomo Joyce — Irish whiskey, Bianco Vermouth, Coffee liqueur, Peychaud's Bitters, Coffee bean
Stir, strain, DOF, large ice, garnish.
Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with lemon twist.
Needs some dilution and time to open up.
This one will depend a lot on the specific components used if one considers the reference recipe & substitutions there. Zucca is quite sweet with a rich umami/smokiness to it, while Sfumato is much less sweet/and more intensely bitter. (For some cocktails I prefer a 50:50 mix of the two to create the right balance.) Lillet Blanc is a light touch, neither sweet nor bitter, while Cocchi Americano is intense, much sweeter but also has far more cinnamon spice and quinine bitterness. So there is some room to dial the cocktail in to one's tastes. It wasn't clear to me which rum was originally called for, I didn't think the Flor de Cana 4 yr extra dry would have enough flavor, but I didn't have the 4 yr Anejo Gold on hand. I hedged for something between with Bacardi Gold. Overall the recipe worked (Bacardi Gold/Lillet/Zucca) trending semi-sweet with rhubarb bitterness and smoky/umami, but I will retry with the Anejo Oro.
Fill shaker with ice. Mix ingredients. Rocks.
Variation of Holy Hand Grenade from Temple Bar, NYC.
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Stir, strain into old fashioned glass with a large cube or sphere. Garnish with a lemon swath.
Base ratios can be tweaked to adjust smokiness levels
Pour all ingredients into a shaker with a couple of cubes of ice and shake well. Pour into your favorite tiki mug over fresh ice.
Shake everything but tonic water.
Top with tonic
Herbal tones of del capo are nearly absent.
Tried without tonic water, and was much better with it.
Tartness decreased a lot with tonic, making an easy sipper aperitivo with Amaro undertones.
Having Christmas with family in Barcelona, Spain.
Bought a lot of liquors because of cheap price.
Mediterranean tonic water is a must have for tonic drinks: Soft bitterness and very good taste.
Perfect for gin tonic.
Difficult to find in France.
Stir and strain, coupe
Vigorously shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a frozen coupe glass.
A bit more Ancho will add some heat and flavor.
I'm watching a favorite movie, "Christmas In Connecticut." A glance at my back bar spurred the imagination.
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a coupe. Garnish with Amarena cherries.
Citrus and berry forward with depth from the black pepper. Relative of the Sugarplum and French Martini.
Created as a gift to someone who had an unfortunate experience with a Yuzu cocktail.
Shake all ingredients (including half shell to strip off some of the lime oil) with ice for 15 seconds, strain into coupe. Garnish with lime wheel
If using 90-94 proof gin, up to 2 ounces.
I like the ingredients separately, but this drink just did not come together for me.