What cocktails are you making

Last weekend in NYC, I felt like having a cocktail after the offline with the NYC crew. An Aviation seemed a good choice following the intensely delicious 1907 Bual Madiera, which was also very heavy on the palate. Lacking the ingredients for the Aviation, with a bit of discussion, the bartender came up with this tasty and refreshing libation:

1 1/2 oz gin
1/2 oz St Germain
1/2 oz Maraschino Cherry liqueur
1/2 oz lemon
Shaken with ice.

Light, refreshing, tart, with a floral note was the request. Success led to a second round.

Last night:

Old Fashioned

Also my general:

Bulleit bourbon
Thai bitters
soda water

Saturday evening was met with a slightly larger than necessary ( ) Moscow Mule: Titos vodka, one lime, ginger beer, ice...and, yes, a copper cup.

Last night. My liver needs a vacation:

Expat
Spicy Picosito
Gin Gin Mule
Dark and Stormy
Spicy Paloma

Pegu Club

2 oz Bombay Sapphire gin
0.75 oz Grand Marnier
0.75 oz Lime juice
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 dash Orange bitters

Shake and strain into cocktail glass

Old Fashioneds on tap at local bar

spending quality time with the inlaws - manhattan(s) with four roses & lustau vermouth.

Bloody Maria- Padron Reposado with Clamato Limon and a bit of Tabasco

With blood orange available we have doing a lot of blood and sand at our house.

Bloody Maria with El Padrino Reposado, Clamato Limon, a squeeze of lime and Tabasco

Employees Only Manhattan

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Originally posted by GlennK:
With blood orange available we have doing a lot of blood and sand at our house.

Omg where has this drink been all my life.

It's bloody fantastic

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Originally posted by g-man:

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Originally posted by GlennK:
With blood orange available we have doing a lot of blood and sand at our house.

Omg where has this drink been all my life.

It's bloody fantastic

It is a good one. We had a few to many on Sunday which made Monday morning pretty rough.

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Originally posted by GlennK:

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Originally posted by g-man:

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Originally posted by GlennK:
With blood orange available we have doing a lot of blood and sand at our house.

Omg where has this drink been all my life.

It's bloody fantastic

It is a good one. We had a few to many on Sunday which made Monday morning pretty rough.

Never tried B&S with Blood Orange juice...now I'm curious. Btw I prefer mine 2 parts Scotch 1 part rest.

Old Fashioned Maker's Mark

Smokey Spicy Passionfruit Margarita

1 oz Olmeca Altos Reposado tequila
1 oz Del Maguey Vida Mezcal
1.5 oz Passionfruit juice
1 oz Lime juice
0.5 oz Agave nectar
Jalapeno slices

Muddle jalapeno slices with agave nectar and lime juice. Add rest. Shake and double strain into a cocktail glass.

Btw I notice that I'm leaning more toward Tommy style margaritas nowadays - much more balanced. Traditional style is much too cloying IMHO.

Was gifted a bottle of bourbon "Trails End" and made the perfect Old Fashioned.

French 75

Too many Tommy Margaritas last night

Invasion of the suburban housewives calls for, you guessed it, Cosmopolitans:

1.5 oz Absolut Citron
1 oz Cointreau
1 oz Cranberry juice
0.75 lime juice

Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.

Last night cocktails at Mayahuel

The Kessel Run
Native New Yorker
Killer Cortez

Last night cocktails with oysters at Saxon + Parole

Andalusia
Whiskey Smash
Coffee House Sazerac

Manhattan (standard recipe)

2 parts Rittenhouse rye
1 part Carpano Antica vermouth
2 dashes Angosturas bitters

Stir in iced filled yarai. Strain into cocktail glass.

Margaritas

I assume many will be indulging in margaritas tonight.

Shocker...making Chili Passionfruit margaritas tonight

2 oz Olmeca Altos Resposado tequila
1.5 oz Passionfruit nectar
1 oz Lime juice
0.5 oz Agave nectar
Slices of jalapenos

Muddle jalapeno slices with lime juice, and agave. Add rest. Shake and double strain into margarita glass.

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Originally posted by Rothko:
I assume many will be indulging in margaritas tonight.

Going to a Tequila dinner tonight at the club. There will be:

Chimayo
Paloma
Tequila Sunrise Surprise and
Don Julio 1942

Last night lots of these:

Penicillin
Gin Gin Mule

Over the weekend I made and consumed numerous Mint Juleps and Gin Basil Smashes.

Dark and Stormy

Moscow mule
Margarita (standard)

Lots of these last night:

Expat
Gin Gin Mule
Jungle Bird

Mint iced tea with Wild Turkey 101

Had a few Very Old Fashioneds last night sitting on the deck. It's basically an Old Fashioned, but instead of 2 ounces of bourbon, I use an ounce of Rye and and ounce of bourbon. I first had this at the Girl and the Goat and loved it.

Penicillin
Chili Passionfruit Martini

Trying a Sidecar recipe Armagnac (instead of Cognac), Triple Sec (instead of Grand Marnier) and fresh grapefruit juice (instead of lemon juice).

Margaritas (Tommy style)

Belmont breeze

Gin Gin Mule
Expat
Chilli Passionfruit Martini
Mojito

gin gin mule
pimm's cup with chamomile soda