T.N.T.
Stir, strain, up.
- No surprises here. Easy to make. Easy to not make again. ;)
Stir, strain, up.
Shake or stir, strain, up.
As with a Gimlet, adjust ratios, and size, to taste.
Shake, strain, up, garnish.
Shake, strain, rocks, garnish.
Liquor.com: "Break the rules by mixing pomegranate and bourbon together." With due respect to Mr. Freeman and the good people at Liquor,com, what rules, and how does this tasty but fairly conventional drink break them?
Dry shake all but nutmeg to incorporate speculoos. Add ice and shake till chilled, double strain into a lowball glass, and garnish with nutmeg
*Speculoos is a European cookie butter. It has a light gingerbread flavor.
I had a crazy idea to make a winter cocktail using the buttery cookie flavored spread, speculoos. Aviation gin partnered well because it has a light cardamom flavor that goes great with the gingerbread notes in the cookie butter. Although it's not chocolate chip, the combination of "aviation" and cookies reminded me of the old days of fresh baked, inflight snacks on Midwest Airlines
Muddle, shake, strain over crushed ice, garnish.
Stir, strain, up, garnish.
Shake, strain, up.
Overall, I haven't loved Smith & Cross, but this wasn't bad.
Smith & Cross is definitely not for everyone.
Did not have Smith & Cross so used Plantation 5 star. No complaints here.
Shake, strain, up, garnish.
There are all sorts of recipes for this one online; this is Sam Ross'. Many recipes call generically for aged rum, rather than Jamaica(n). Others, notably cocktaildb's, call for falernum and a touch of sugar to offset the lime: http://www.cocktaildb.com/recipe_detail?id=426 . The constants are some sort of dark rum, lime, sugar, and bitters.
Crosby Gaige's Cocktail Guide, via Sam Ross' Bartender's Choice app for iOS.
Stir, strain, one big rock, twist.
Rafa, do you have a preferred bitters here? Thanks, Zachary
Ango. I’vd updated the recipe.