Everyone knows that the Sidecar is where it is at.
1 part Brandy
1 part Triple Sec (I like Grand Marnier)
1 part Lemon Juice
Serve with a sugared rim and a lemon twist
Yeah, the sidecar is Frankie's favorite. I generally dial up the brandy proportion to about double of what you have it. Been experimenting with replacing half the triple sec with st. germain.
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I Sidecars. Always on the rocks though, and generally past the point where having another drink is a good idea.
Same goes for me ordering shots of sambuca. That's a pretty good sign it's time to wrap it up.
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Everyone knows that the Sidecar is where it is at.
1 part Brandy
1 part Triple Sec (I like Grand Marnier)
1 part Lemon Juice
Serve with a sugared rim and a lemon twist
I disagree. A sidecar is a classic sour, which is almost always in a 3:2:1 ratio. So that would mean 1.5 oz cognac, 1 oz triple sec, and 1/2 oz lemon juice. Skip the sugared rim, as well.
Everyone knows that the Sidecar is where it is at.
1 part Brandy
1 part Triple Sec (I like Grand Marnier)
1 part Lemon Juice
Serve with a sugared rim and a lemon twist
I disagree. A sidecar is a classic sour, which is almost always in a 3:2:1 ratio. So that would mean 1.5 oz cognac, 1 oz triple sec, and 1/2 oz lemon juice. Skip the sugared rim, as well.
3:2:1 is an acceptable ratio if one prefers it that way. Matter of personal taste.
I say keep the sugared rim though. I think it is just prettier and better that way.
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If you don't like scotch, save it for the rest of us. If you want to throw away shit, buy vodka or white rum. Something no one's going to shed a tear over.
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I buy bottles of 18yo Oban just to pour out for my dead homies. It's how I roll.
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Tried Unibroue's Éphémère, Duvel Moortgat's Maredsous 8 Dubbel, and Southern Star's Buried Hatchet yesterday evening. Did not much care for the Maredsous, but the other two were quite enjoyable.
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Bought a bunch of glassware and bar supplies this weekend. Boston shaker, lots of glasses, barspoon and jiggers, even a water charger!
We should be ready for the party this weekend. I need to make a drink menu so that people drink something besides gin & tonic or rum & coke.
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I need new glassware. I have awesome scotch glasses but crap for everything else.
I've come close to buying some sexy Riedel wine glasses a few times, but I'm certain they'd get broken right quick.
I read your guys suggestions and that's an interesting couple of ideas. I didn't know there were multiple types of gimlets. I got introduced to Vodka Gimlets at a former classmate's college graduation party where her grandmother was making them. She said it was just 2:1 Vodka and Roses Sweetened Lime Juice.
I have tried a ton of different Vodkas, but Smirnoff just tastes...best? I really like the bite. I also had a bad night, back when I was working full time, using Grey Goose - it was so smooth I had no idea how much alcohol I was actually drinking.
I'd really like to hit up the nicer mixology bars in Boston, but I just really don't have the money to go trying new stuff.
I am going to get the ingredients for a Manhattan though. That sounds delicious.
I read your guys suggestions and that's an interesting couple of ideas. I didn't know there were multiple types of gimlets. I got introduced to Vodka Gimlets at a former classmate's college graduation party where her grandmother was making them. She said it was just 2:1 Vodka and Roses Sweetened Lime Juice.
I have tried a ton of different Vodkas, but Smirnoff just tastes...best? I really like the bite. I also had a bad night, back when I was working full time, using Grey Goose - it was so smooth I had no idea how much alcohol I was actually drinking.
I'd really like to hit up the nicer mixology bars in Boston, but I just really don't have the money to go trying new stuff.
I am going to get the ingredients for a Manhattan though. That sounds delicious.
I know this is an odd place for this, but I saw your name, and your title, and you didn't have an avatar...I just had to do this. You can use it or not, it's up to you. It only took 5 minutes to make, either way.
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Thought I'd give the martini another shot tonight. Used Plymouth gin and Noilly Prat dry vermouth in 5:1 ratio, stirred with ice and strained into a cocktail glass.
Still tastes like poison to me and i basically had to choke it down. I might not be a martini kind of guy, which is odd because I just love the Martinez.
Made Frankie a "Gin Daisy" which is roughly what clubs would call a "cherry gin sour." Apparently "daisy" is a whole class of old-fashioned drinks, and can be made with gin, brandy, rum, tequila, vodka or whatever.
Gin Daisy
2.5 oz gin
1 oz lime juice
1/2 oz grenadine
mix with ice, shake, strain.
serve to someone who is not averse to drinking a shockingly pink drink.
It's not really my thing but whatever. If you have a ladyfriend who likes sweet/ sour drinks, it's worth a shot.
Also I made a traditional daiquiri for Frankie - not the frozen slushie kind with strawberries:
Daiquiri
2 oz light rum
3/4 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz lime juice
shake with ice, strain, serve in a cocktail glass maybe with a slice of lime
it's a nice, refreshing, simple drink that really compliments the flavors of the rum. probably not ideal on a dreary rainy evening like tonight in Boston, but will definitely come out once the warm summer and spring months are upon us.
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I read your guys suggestions and that's an interesting couple of ideas. I didn't know there were multiple types of gimlets. I got introduced to Vodka Gimlets at a former classmate's college graduation party where her grandmother was making them. She said it was just 2:1 Vodka and Roses Sweetened Lime Juice.
I have tried a ton of different Vodkas, but Smirnoff just tastes...best? I really like the bite. I also had a bad night, back when I was working full time, using Grey Goose - it was so smooth I had no idea how much alcohol I was actually drinking.
I'd really like to hit up the nicer mixology bars in Boston, but I just really don't have the money to go trying new stuff.
I am going to get the ingredients for a Manhattan though. That sounds delicious.
Manhattans are great. If you are on a budget, you can make a passable one with either Old Overholt or Evan Williams whiskey and Martini & Rossi sweet vermouth, in either a 2:1 or 3:1 ratio.
It sounds like your current liquor of choice is vodka. I'd recommend trying some gin drinks - like vodka, it's a clear unaged spirit, but has a little more character and bite than vodka, and isn't much more expensive. Light rum is another possibility, or maybe silver tequila. At the very least, with a bottle of gin you can finally make a proper gimlet.
I read your guys suggestions and that's an interesting couple of ideas. I didn't know there were multiple types of gimlets. I got introduced to Vodka Gimlets at a former classmate's college graduation party where her grandmother was making them. She said it was just 2:1 Vodka and Roses Sweetened Lime Juice.
I have tried a ton of different Vodkas, but Smirnoff just tastes...best? I really like the bite. I also had a bad night, back when I was working full time, using Grey Goose - it was so smooth I had no idea how much alcohol I was actually drinking.
I'd really like to hit up the nicer mixology bars in Boston, but I just really don't have the money to go trying new stuff.
I am going to get the ingredients for a Manhattan though. That sounds delicious.
Manhattans are great. If you are on a budget, you can make a passable one with either Old Overholt or Evan Williams whiskey and Martini & Rossi sweet vermouth, in either a 2:1 or 3:1 ratio.
It sounds like your current liquor of choice is vodka. I'd recommend trying some gin drinks - like vodka, it's a clear unaged spirit, but has a little more character and bite than vodka, and isn't much more expensive. Light rum is another possibility, or maybe silver tequila. At the very least, with a bottle of gin you can finally make a proper gimlet.
To say gin has more character than vodka is a vast understatement.
It sounds like your current liquor of choice is vodka. I'd recommend trying some gin drinks - like vodka, it's a clear unaged spirit, but has a little more character and bite than vodka, and isn't much more expensive. Light rum is another possibility, or maybe silver tequila. At the very least, with a bottle of gin you can finally make a proper gimlet.
To say gin has more character than vodka is a vast understatement.
Absolutely, but every time I make a judgment call in this thread - from challenging what some would hold to be vodka's wonderful distinctiveness to suggesting that maybe ordering the razzletini might not be the most masculine display - someone gets their feelings hurt about it.
So I was kind of trying to soft-peddle that statement is what I am saying.
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I'll I'm saying is that gin drinkers have more character than vodka drinkers!
I kid. Really. I promise. Your potato hootch is just as deserving of praise as my delectably crafted juniper bounty.
It sounds like your current liquor of choice is vodka. I'd recommend trying some gin drinks - like vodka, it's a clear unaged spirit, but has a little more character and bite than vodka, and isn't much more expensive. Light rum is another possibility, or maybe silver tequila. At the very least, with a bottle of gin you can finally make a proper gimlet.
To say gin has more character than vodka is a vast understatement.
Absolutely, but every time I make a judgment call in this thread - from challenging what some would hold to be vodka's wonderful distinctiveness to suggesting that maybe ordering the razzletini might not be the most masculine display - someone gets their feelings hurt about it.
So I was kind of trying to soft-peddle that statement is what I am saying.
oh my feelings didn't get hurt you're just wrong. Like I said, you yourself mentioned your friends ribbed you over serving what appears to finely crafted cocktails. I've had some awesome -tinis too, a watermelontini made with fresh, blended watermelon and another one that was made with pineapple infused vodka and something else I can't remember.
stop reinforcing gender roles basically!
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oh my feelings didn't get hurt you're just wrong. Like I said, you yourself mentioned your friends ribbed you over serving what appears to finely crafted cocktails. I've had some awesome -tinis too, a watermelontini made with fresh, blended watermelon and another one that was made with pineapple infused vodka and something else I can't remember.
stop reinforcing gender roles basically!
I'm sure they're delicious. And I don't mind going to bat for something I like if it's considered too fancy to be traditionally masculine. But I don't really extend that to everything in the world that's considered girly.
i'm drinking a 12 year old bottle of appleton estate rum I picked up in jamaica. It's the biggest distillery on the island so it's not exactly rare stuff, but boy is it tasty. I thought I would try it neat and then add ice if I needed it, but I'm loving it neat so far. It has a spicy flavor so far with (of course) strong brown sugar flavors. It seems like it would be a shame to sully it with juice or cola.
I also learned that white rum is either simply unaged rum or aged rum that's been filtered through charcoal, removing its color and a lot of its flavor.
i'm drinking a 12 year old bottle of appleton estate rum I picked up in jamaica. It's the biggest distillery on the island so it's not exactly rare stuff, but boy is it tasty. I thought I would try it neat and then add ice if I needed it, but I'm loving it neat so far. It has a spicy flavor so far with (of course) strong brown sugar flavors. It seems like it would be a shame to sully it with juice or cola.
I also learned that white rum is either simply unaged rum or aged rum that's been filtered through charcoal, removing its color and a lot of its flavor.
I was reading a little about rums last night. Apparently, Jamaica has long been known for their dark rums while Cuba was famous for light rums until Castro, when Puerto Rico became the dominant supplier of light rums to the US.
I don't really have a very good palate for rums, and just keep around a bottle of Myers dark, a bottle of Barardi silver and a bottle of Sailor Jerry's spiced. They seem to be a very underpriced liquor considering their history, variety, and the care with which they can be made.
I don't really know many mixed drinks that rums are used for outside of the daiquiri and the tiki drinks. Might be worth experimenting with replacing some whiskey recipes with an aged rum or gin recipes with a white rum?
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Yeah, the sidecar is Frankie's favorite. I generally dial up the brandy proportion to about double of what you have it. Been experimenting with replacing half the triple sec with st. germain.
Same goes for me ordering shots of sambuca. That's a pretty good sign it's time to wrap it up.
I disagree. A sidecar is a classic sour, which is almost always in a 3:2:1 ratio. So that would mean 1.5 oz cognac, 1 oz triple sec, and 1/2 oz lemon juice. Skip the sugared rim, as well.
Irish cream liqueur
Scotch whisky?
3:2:1 is an acceptable ratio if one prefers it that way. Matter of personal taste.
I say keep the sugared rim though. I think it is just prettier and better that way.
but they're listening to every word I say
Fuck!
Sheeeeit. I'll stick to the 14 year old for now, I guess.
We should be ready for the party this weekend. I need to make a drink menu so that people drink something besides gin & tonic or rum & coke.
I've come close to buying some sexy Riedel wine glasses a few times, but I'm certain they'd get broken right quick.
this sounds fun
I would love to go to a party at someone's house where they provided a drink menu of things they're happy to make with ingredients they have
Spiegelau makes glasses that are comparable to Riedel but much less expensive.
I have tried a ton of different Vodkas, but Smirnoff just tastes...best? I really like the bite. I also had a bad night, back when I was working full time, using Grey Goose - it was so smooth I had no idea how much alcohol I was actually drinking.
I'd really like to hit up the nicer mixology bars in Boston, but I just really don't have the money to go trying new stuff.
I am going to get the ingredients for a Manhattan though. That sounds delicious.
I know this is an odd place for this, but I saw your name, and your title, and you didn't have an avatar...I just had to do this. You can use it or not, it's up to you. It only took 5 minutes to make, either way.
Still tastes like poison to me and i basically had to choke it down. I might not be a martini kind of guy, which is odd because I just love the Martinez.
Made Frankie a "Gin Daisy" which is roughly what clubs would call a "cherry gin sour." Apparently "daisy" is a whole class of old-fashioned drinks, and can be made with gin, brandy, rum, tequila, vodka or whatever.
Gin Daisy
2.5 oz gin
1 oz lime juice
1/2 oz grenadine
mix with ice, shake, strain.
serve to someone who is not averse to drinking a shockingly pink drink.
It's not really my thing but whatever. If you have a ladyfriend who likes sweet/ sour drinks, it's worth a shot.
Also I made a traditional daiquiri for Frankie - not the frozen slushie kind with strawberries:
Daiquiri
2 oz light rum
3/4 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz lime juice
shake with ice, strain, serve in a cocktail glass maybe with a slice of lime
it's a nice, refreshing, simple drink that really compliments the flavors of the rum. probably not ideal on a dreary rainy evening like tonight in Boston, but will definitely come out once the warm summer and spring months are upon us.
Manhattans are great. If you are on a budget, you can make a passable one with either Old Overholt or Evan Williams whiskey and Martini & Rossi sweet vermouth, in either a 2:1 or 3:1 ratio.
It sounds like your current liquor of choice is vodka. I'd recommend trying some gin drinks - like vodka, it's a clear unaged spirit, but has a little more character and bite than vodka, and isn't much more expensive. Light rum is another possibility, or maybe silver tequila. At the very least, with a bottle of gin you can finally make a proper gimlet.
He probably meant Jameson, something I have fallen in love with in the last month.
Thanks for the suggestion! I'll check them out next time I'm out shopping.
To say gin has more character than vodka is a vast understatement.
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/03/he-man_the_whisky.php
Apparently it's unlicensed Indian whiskey, but who cares because it's He-Man whiskey.
Absolutely, but every time I make a judgment call in this thread - from challenging what some would hold to be vodka's wonderful distinctiveness to suggesting that maybe ordering the razzletini might not be the most masculine display - someone gets their feelings hurt about it.
So I was kind of trying to soft-peddle that statement is what I am saying.
I kid. Really. I promise. Your potato hootch is just as deserving of praise as my delectably crafted juniper bounty.
Probably just safer to drink paint thinner, at least that way the doctors will know which poison I'm dieing from.
oh my feelings didn't get hurt you're just wrong. Like I said, you yourself mentioned your friends ribbed you over serving what appears to finely crafted cocktails. I've had some awesome -tinis too, a watermelontini made with fresh, blended watermelon and another one that was made with pineapple infused vodka and something else I can't remember.
stop reinforcing gender roles basically!
It's not even potato hootch anymore.
Vodka these days is just denatured grain alcohol that has been mixed with distilled water to bring it down to 80 or 100 proof.
it's useful for, like, preserving things and lab work.
I'm sure they're delicious. And I don't mind going to bat for something I like if it's considered too fancy to be traditionally masculine. But I don't really extend that to everything in the world that's considered girly.
I also learned that white rum is either simply unaged rum or aged rum that's been filtered through charcoal, removing its color and a lot of its flavor.
Dear God I hope it's not denatured. That means sullying it for the express purpose of making it poisonous.
I was reading a little about rums last night. Apparently, Jamaica has long been known for their dark rums while Cuba was famous for light rums until Castro, when Puerto Rico became the dominant supplier of light rums to the US.
I don't really have a very good palate for rums, and just keep around a bottle of Myers dark, a bottle of Barardi silver and a bottle of Sailor Jerry's spiced. They seem to be a very underpriced liquor considering their history, variety, and the care with which they can be made.
I don't really know many mixed drinks that rums are used for outside of the daiquiri and the tiki drinks. Might be worth experimenting with replacing some whiskey recipes with an aged rum or gin recipes with a white rum?
Oh yeah my bad. I meant made neutral. Neutralized?
omg so good
drank two fifths in the span of 7 days on vacation in charlottesville (where i went to school)
look at the first page of this
http://www.tastings.com/search_spirits.lasso?se=k&sb=All&ca=Rum%20Aged&sf=ScoreForSort
mostly they are affordable!
then look at a page like this, for example
http://www.tastings.com/search_spirits.lasso?se=k&sb=All&ca=Speyside&sf=ScoreForSort
oh shits my dollars!