Los Gintonic
Shake gin and dry vermouth, strain over crushed ice in a rocks glass, top with bitter lemon, garnish.
- Bit sweet, but decent.
- Gin And Chinotto — Gin, Chinotto, Orange
Shake gin and dry vermouth, strain over crushed ice in a rocks glass, top with bitter lemon, garnish.
Pour gin over ice in a rocks glass, squeeze in lime, top with bitters and tonic.
Pour Becherovka over ice in a Collins, squeeze in lemon wedge, top with tonic.
Traditional Czech way of serving Becherovka. The name is a portmanteau of Becherovka and tonic, and also means "cement" in Czech.
I like an ounce of vodka in there too, punches it up nicely.
Shake, strain over rocks and soda, top with another splash of soda.
Originally called A Farewell to Islay.
The vanilla syrup terrifies me. I need to face my fears.
I never saw much need for vanilla syrup (with so many other ingredients, including most brown spirits, having strong vanilla flavors already) but after working with it in my bar I have to admit it has its uses, particularly when paired with white spirits that don't usually get the barrel treatment (kirsch here, but also genever).
This drink was inspired by a sour from Momofuku Ssam Bar that mixes Smith & Cross with a touch of Laphroaig and a house-made vanilla-clove syrup.
Finally, yes, something worthy of the vanilla superfine sugar I made a while back (figuring it's easy to turn it into a syrup in a moment). This is one of those things that is so good that you just kinda giggle at first sip. I think I made my syrup a bit on the saturated side, but whatever: those little flecks of vanilla bean floating on top are so lovely.
Also, maybe I'm boneheaded not to realize this sooner, but pouring over the soda holds the froth from shaking very well. I won't forget that trick. Thanks!
Parlour Bar Minneapolis
Made this with Licor 43 in place of Tuaca. Desserty, but very delicious - kinda like an herbal-medicinal thin mint.
Sable Chicago
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Make sure salt dissolves before adding ice. Orange peel garnish
Marvel Bar
Build and stir.
Cacao-Nib Mezcal: Combine 1 liter of smoky Mezcal with 8 ounces of ground cacao nibs in a large Mason jar. Let rest for 24 hours, then strain through a coffee filter
This is a brilliant drink, one of my all-time favorites when it's made well.
FWIW, I'm not sure about the Peychauds bitters. The Northstar Cocktails book has it listed as orange bitters, and that's how it's always been made whenever I've had it at Marvel.
Curated this slightly - added source citation, changed Peychaud's bitters to orange bitters. Thanks, Zachary
It tastes good, but it is Campari dominant to the extent I was weighing the pros and cons of drinking straight Campari. Admittedly there are obvious differences, but I don't believe it merits the effort.
Gin Joint Charleston
In a mixing glass, combine blended scotch, ginger liqueur, and bitters, then fill with ice and stir just until chilled, about 20 seconds.
Strain into a old-fashioned glass with one large cube of ice. Float the Islay scotch.
Flame orange peel over drink and drop in.
If desired, add a couple of drops of aromatic bitters in the middle of the glass. Valar morghulis!
An old fashioned variant. If you've got a spicy ginger syrup handy, sub out for the Canton.
Curated this slightly: removed "fresh" from peels, we assume that. Changed the Orange Bitters to Gin Barrel Aged, instead of Gin Aged.
Thanks,
Zachary
Thanks for the edits, Zachary!