What cocktails are you making

Sage Bee's Knees.

1.5 oz gin (we used Brooklyn)
.5 oz fresh lemon
.5 oz honey syrup

Shake the above with 3 fresh sage leaves. Tasty!

Dry gin martinis lately.

Remember the Maine

2 oz Rittenhouse rye
0.75 oz Camparo Antica vermouth
2 tsp Cherry Heering
0.5 tsp Absinthe

Wash absinthe in cocktail glass. Stir rest of ingredients in ice filled yarai, and strain into cocktail glass.

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Originally posted by PD2K:
Remember the Maine

2 oz Rittenhouse rye
0.75 oz Camparo Antica vermouth
2 tsp Cherry Heering
0.5 tsp Absinthe

Wash absinthe in cocktail glass. Stir rest of ingredients in ice filled yarai, and strain into cocktail glass.

Approximately 25 victims from the USS Maine are buried in Key West - where there is a large memorial to them

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Originally posted by Jcocktosten:

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Originally posted by PD2K:
Remember the Maine

2 oz Rittenhouse rye
0.75 oz Camparo Antica vermouth
2 tsp Cherry Heering
0.5 tsp Absinthe

Wash absinthe in cocktail glass. Stir rest of ingredients in ice filled yarai, and strain into cocktail glass.

Approximately 25 victims from the USS Maine are buried in Key West - where there is a large memorial to them

Seems like anything naval related, especially from that area, would be rum based. Although absinthe was the rage during that time.

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Originally posted by vinole:

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Originally posted by Jcocktosten:

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Originally posted by PD2K:
Remember the Maine

2 oz Rittenhouse rye
0.75 oz Camparo Antica vermouth
2 tsp Cherry Heering
0.5 tsp Absinthe

Wash absinthe in cocktail glass. Stir rest of ingredients in ice filled yarai, and strain into cocktail glass.

Approximately 25 victims from the USS Maine are buried in Key West - where there is a large memorial to them

Seems like anything naval related, especially from that area, would be rum based. Although absinthe was the rage during that time.

Great cocktail though.

Bartender choice cocktails last night from Death & Co. Great cocktails. Bartender said they were in their book (which I highly recommend btw):

Sforzando
1 oz Rittenhouse rye
0.5 oz Del Maguey Vida mezcal
0.5 oz Benedictine
0.5 oz Dolin Dry vermouth
2 dashes Bittermans Xocolatl Mole bitters

Add all to ice filled yarai. Stir and strain into cocktail glass.

Jive Turkey
0.75 Buffalo Trace bourbon
0.5 oz Rittenhouse rye
0.5 oz Old Overholt rye
0.75 oz Amaro Ciociaro
0.75 oz Dolin Dry vermouth
0.25 St. Germain
1 dash Angostura's bitters

Add all to ice filled yarai. Stir and strain into cocktail glass.

Old Maid
2 oz Plymouth Gin
1 oz. Lime Juice
0.75 oz Simple Syrup
3 Cucumber Wheels
6 Mint Leaves

Combine all ingredients into a shaker. Muddle cucumber and mint. Add ice. Shake and double strain into an Old Fashioned glass with a large ice cube.

This weekend was girls night, so made tons of the following:

Crack Baby
Absolutely F***ing Fabulous (AFF)
Cosmopolitan
Pamplemousse Negroni
Jamaican Firefly

A lot of aperol sprtiz's on the dock over the weekend.

Strawberry Peppercorn Smash. A pretty refreshing Bourbon cocktail with muddled strawberry, basil and fresh ground black pepper. A nice change.

Deep Eddy grapefruit vodka with club soda.

Negronis made with Few barrel aged gin. Came close to replicating the whole cocktail being aged but obviously there is no change in the vermouth like when it's barrel aged.

Thinking about getting some small barrels to age Manhattans and Negronis then just bottling them for future use.

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Originally posted by Rob_Sutherland:
Negronis made with Few barrel aged gin. Came close to replicating the whole cocktail being aged but obviously there is no change in the vermouth like when it's barrel aged.

Thinking about getting some small barrels to age Manhattans and Negronis then just bottling them for future use.

I used to use barrels, but now I throw one of these in a 3 QT glass container. Much more versatile IMHO:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod...ilpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Originally posted by PD2K:

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Originally posted by Rob_Sutherland:
Negronis made with Few barrel aged gin. Came close to replicating the whole cocktail being aged but obviously there is no change in the vermouth like when it's barrel aged.

Thinking about getting some small barrels to age Manhattans and Negronis then just bottling them for future use.

I used to use barrels, but now I throw one of these in a 3 QT glass container. Much more versatile IMHO:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod...ilpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Interesting! Good to know. Much easier. The only problem becomes now I want to buy about a dozen different bottles of Vermouth/Amaro to "test" with...

Mangiare? Vinoevelo? Sunny? VinT? CSM? night around a dining room table mixing drinks for a few hours while our significant others look on in increasing disgust and resignation?

The Last Word:

1 oz Green Chartreuse
1 oz Maraschino Liquor
1 oz Gin
1 oz Lime Juice

Shake hard in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. strain and serve up.

Surprisingly delicious. Careful though, or it will have "the last word".

G&T though mostly T

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Originally posted by Rob_Sutherland:

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Originally posted by PD2K:

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Originally posted by Rob_Sutherland:
Negronis made with Few barrel aged gin. Came close to replicating the whole cocktail being aged but obviously there is no change in the vermouth like when it's barrel aged.

Thinking about getting some small barrels to age Manhattans and Negronis then just bottling them for future use.

I used to use barrels, but now I throw one of these in a 3 QT glass container. Much more versatile IMHO:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod...ilpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Interesting! Good to know. Much easier. The only problem becomes now I want to buy about a dozen different bottles of Vermouth/Amaro to "test" with...

Mangiare? Vinoevelo? Sunny? VinT? CSM? night around a dining room table mixing drinks for a few hours while our significant others look on in increasing disgust and resignation?

Just saw this Rob. I'm due for one of these.
I saw let's do it.

I just came across a shortcut to making an Old Fashioned, Barsmith Old Fashioned.
Tastes a little bit different from the way I make them, but very good nonetheless. Also cuts about 6 minutes off the time from thinking about one, to drinking one. Which is what I'm doing now.

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Originally posted by Rob_Sutherland:

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Originally posted by PD2K:

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Originally posted by Rob_Sutherland:
Negronis made with Few barrel aged gin. Came close to replicating the whole cocktail being aged but obviously there is no change in the vermouth like when it's barrel aged.

Thinking about getting some small barrels to age Manhattans and Negronis then just bottling them for future use.

I used to use barrels, but now I throw one of these in a 3 QT glass container. Much more versatile IMHO:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod...ilpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Interesting! Good to know. Much easier. The only problem becomes now I want to buy about a dozen different bottles of Vermouth/Amaro to "test" with...

Mangiare? Vinoevelo? Sunny? VinT? CSM? night around a dining room table mixing drinks for a few hours while our significant others look on in increasing disgust and resignation?

I used to barrel age a lot of different cocktails. Some worked...others didn't. Always use high proof booze like Rittenhouse. These are my favorites. Good luck:

Employees Only Manhattan
Boulivardier (2-1-1)
Negroni (2-1-1)

White Russian

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Originally posted by bomba503:
White Russian

The Dude Abides.

gin and tonic haha

Last night at Suffolk Arms, NYC:

Tequila Al Pastor
Singapore Steve
The Marshall
Signal the Plane

Porn Star Martini
2 oz Absolut vanilla vodka
1.5 oz Passion fruit juice
0.5 oz Passoa passionfruit liqueur
0.5 oz Monin vanilla syrup
0.5 oz Lime juice
2 oz Champagne

Add all ingredients (except for the champagne) to ice filled cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. Serve with a shot glass filled with champagne.

East 8 Holdup
1.5 oz Grey Goose Vodka
0.75 Pineapple juice
0.5 oz Aperol
0.5 oz Lime Juice
0.5 oz Simple Syrup
0.25 oz Passoa Passionfruit Liqueur

Add all ingredients to an iced filled cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into an Old Fashioned glass with a large ice cube.

Remember the Maine
Pamplemousse Boulevardier

Made a PBR + Simply Raspberry Lemonade shandy. Not too shabby.

Dark & Mysterious
2 oz Rittenhouse rye
0.5 oz Cointreau
0.25 oz Lemon juice
0.25 oz Simple syrup
Mint

Add all ingredients to an Old Fashioned glass. Muddle and add ice.

Didn't make it, but I had a nice blue peach Margarita

Satan's Circus
2 oz Buffalo Trace bourbon
0.75 oz lemon juice
0.75 oz Cheery Heering
0.75 oz Thai bird chili infused Aperol

Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.

Last night:

Naked and Famous
Picosito
Mr. Howell

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Originally posted by PD2K:
Last night:


Mr. Howell

Had to look this one up. At first, I thought it would be some fermented pineapple, drunk from a coconut.

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Originally posted by mneeley490:

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Originally posted by PD2K:
Last night:


Mr. Howell

Had to look this one up. At first, I thought it would be some fermented pineapple, drunk from a coconut.

LOL it's a really great cocktail. In case anyone needs the recipe:

Mr. Howell
1.5 oz Aged rum
0.75 oz Lime juice
0.5 oz Laphroaig 10
0.5 oz Maple syrup

Shake and strain into a cocktail glass

Mercy Mercy
2 oz Bombay Sapphire gin
0.5 oz Cocchi Americano
0.5 oz Aperol
2 dashes Angostura bitters

Add all to ice filled yarai. Stir till cold and strain into a cocktail glass.

Made a margarita riff with my grilled pineapple jalapeno infused mezcal - fantastic IMHO.

3 oz Infused mezcal
1 oz Lime juice
0.5 oz Honey syrup
1 Dash orange bitters
Cracked black pepper

Add everything to a cocktail shake and double strain into a cocktail glass.

At the Macallan Gallery 12 event in the Bowery:

The Sherried Cherry
1 oz Macallan 12 Sherry Cask
0.5 oz Cherry Heering
0.5 oz Averna
0.25 Amaro Sfumato

Add all ingredients to an ice filled yarai. Stir and strain into an old fashioned glass with a large ice cube.

All American Autumn
2 oz Macallan 12 Double Cask
4 oz Apple Cider
0.25 Maple Syrup
0.25 Lemon Juice
Dash of Allspice

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into an ice filled collins glass.

Hennessey Punch

French 75

Havana Club 7 years
Lime juice
Coca cola
ice

x 3 tonight

The 212
2 oz Olmeca Altos Resposado tequila
1 oz Aperol
2 oz Ruby Red grapefruit juice

Shake and strain into an iced filled Old Fashioned glass

A Sandy

Watered down Manhattan

Mr. Howell
Oaxaca Old Fashioned
Employees Only Manhattan

Made a batch of Del Frisco's VIP cocktail for my cousin's Halloween party. Super easy to make and the chicks dig it. Competes with the Woo-Woo for panty remover status

VIP
2 ripe pineapples cored and chopped
1.75 L Svedka clementine vodka

Mix everything in a large container. Let marinate for 2 weeks in a cool dark place, while shaking every day. Strain out vodka. Crush pineapple and squeeze the juice out - or just use a juicer. Mix everything together, bottle and store in fridge.

Add 4 oz to cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.

Maker's Mark Old Fashioned

I came across a mixer product called Barsmith Old Fashioned. It's a shortcut to making a pretty decent OF if you don't have all the ingredients. About $5. Not as good as mine, of course, but I've had much worse from many bartenders.

Last night a few neighbors stopped by:

Grilled pineapple infused mezcal margarita
Bombay Sapphire martini
Sherried Cherry
Mr. Howell
Fanciulli

Needless to say the this morning was very difficult

Old Fashioned - Maker's Mark
Remember the Maine

45 day barrel aged Boulivardier

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Originally posted by PD2K:
45 day barrel aged Boulivardier

great drink.

wrapped up my night with a jungle bird and a rob roy.

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Originally posted by g-man:

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Originally posted by PD2K:
45 day barrel aged Boulivardier

great drink.

wrapped up my night with a jungle bird and a rob roy.

Hmmm...haven't had either in a while. May have to change that

I made a rusty nail with Talisker, didn't think it worked well. Probably should have used a blended scotch or a more mellower scotch.

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Originally posted by ThistlinTom:
I made a rusty nail with Talisker, didn't think it worked well. Probably should have used a blended scotch or a more mellower scotch.

I use The Famous Grouse as my mixing Scotch for cocktails (Penicillin, Blood & Sand, etc) . Works really well.

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Originally posted by ThistlinTom:
I made a rusty nail with Talisker

Not surprised it didn't work! A good blended scotch will do just fine. I don't think I've ever made a cocktail with single malt.

PH

This morning for late breakfast with a friend. Bloody Marys. Mmmmmm....

PH

Porn Star Martini

Weller 12
Splash of Canada Dry ginger ale
Real nice, clean ice cubes

Made Chocolate Martinis for the Christmas party - the ladies love em. Pre-make a large batch and just pour 4 or 5 oz into your shaker:

Chocolate Martini
1 oz Absolut Vanilla Vodka
1 oz Disaronno Amaretto
1 oz Bailey's
1 oz Kahlua
0.5 oz Godiva Chocolate Liqueur
0.5 oz Marie Brizard Creme de Cacao

Shake with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass.

Had this Prohibition-era cocktail at a get-together the other night.

The Last Word
Equal parts gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, and fresh lime juice. Shaken, and served straight up. Not bad.

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Originally posted by mneeley490:
Had this Prohibition-era cocktail at a get-together the other night.

The Last Word
Equal parts gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, and fresh lime juice. Shaken, and served straight up. Not bad.

If you liked that, try a modern riff from Phil Ward:

Final Ward
0.75 oz Rittenhouse Rye
0.75 oz Green Chartreuse
0.75 oz Luxardo Maraschino
0.75 oz Lemon Juice

The Blackspur
1 part Bombay Sapphire
3/4 part St. Germain
1/5 part Fernet Branca

All all to an ice filled yarai. Stir and strain into a cocktail glass.

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Originally posted by PD2K:

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Originally posted by mneeley490:
Had this Prohibition-era cocktail at a get-together the other night.

The Last Word
Equal parts gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, and fresh lime juice. Shaken, and served straight up. Not bad.

If you liked that, try a modern riff from Phil Ward:

Final Ward
0.75 oz Rittenhouse Rye
0.75 oz Green Chartreuse
0.75 oz Luxardo Maraschino
0.75 oz Lemon Juice

I'd probably like that better, as I am very fond of Rittenhouse.

Pre made some cosmos for tonight

King's Lock, Conestoga Gin
Monkey 47, Dry Gin

We compared the two in martini's and G&T's. No contest. The Monkey 47 is far superior. First time I've tried it. Expensive but really good.

Corpse reviver 2

1 part london gin
1 part lillet blanc
1 part triple sec
1/2 part lemon juice
dash of absinthe.

Dirty Barbados
2 oz Plantation 5 Rum
1 oz Ginger Syrup
1 oz Lime Juice
2 dashes Orange Bitters

Mountain Man
2 oz Buffalo Trace Bourbon
0.75 oz Lemon Juice
0.25 oz Giffard Peche Liqueur
0.25 oz Ginger Syrup
0.25 oz Maple Syrup

Shake and strain into an Old Fashioned glass with one large ice cube.

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Originally posted by PD2K:


Mountain Man
2 oz Buffalo Trace Bourbon
0.75 oz Lemon Juice
0.25 oz Giffard Peche Liqueur
0.25 oz Ginger Syrup
0.25 oz Maple Syrup

Shake and strain into an Old Fashioned glass with one large ice cube.

did you pick up a rugged beard?

or is it mountain man because you get a big hearty belly from all that sugar? =)

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Originally posted by g-man:

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Originally posted by PD2K:


Mountain Man
2 oz Buffalo Trace Bourbon
0.75 oz Lemon Juice
0.25 oz Giffard Peche Liqueur
0.25 oz Ginger Syrup
0.25 oz Maple Syrup

Shake and strain into an Old Fashioned glass with one large ice cube.

did you pick up a rugged beard?

or is it mountain man because you get a big hearty belly from all that sugar? =)

A real mountain man would have a list of ingredients that stopped at the bourbon!

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Originally posted by g-man:

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Originally posted by PD2K:


Mountain Man
2 oz Buffalo Trace Bourbon
0.75 oz Lemon Juice
0.25 oz Giffard Peche Liqueur
0.25 oz Ginger Syrup
0.25 oz Maple Syrup

Shake and strain into an Old Fashioned glass with one large ice cube.

did you pick up a rugged beard?

or is it mountain man because you get a big hearty belly from all that sugar? =)

A real mountain man would have a list of ingredients that stopped at the bourbon!

Lol who knows maybe because of maple syrup? Great cocktail though.

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Final Ward
0.75 oz Rittenhouse Rye
0.75 oz Green Chartreuse
0.75 oz Luxardo Maraschino
0.75 oz Lemon Juice

great drink!

Sherried Cherry
Mezcal Negroni
Mr. Howell
Cosmopolitan

Bombay Sapphire martini (3-1 with 2 dashes of orange bitters)
Caipirinha

Last night at Saxon + Parole:

Bitter and Delicious
Whiskey Smash
Dule de Leche Old Fashioned

Regular Tom collins

Paper Airplane

Remember the Maine
Sazerac (Death & Co recipe)

Made some Planter's Punch yesterday - I do love me some rum.

Earl Grey MarTEAni
Gin Gin Mule

Conference

0.5 oz Rittenhouse Rye
0.5 oz Buffalo Trace Bourbon
0.5 oz Laird's Apple Brandy BnB (original calls for Calvados)
0.5 oz Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac
1 tsp Demerara Syrup
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 dash Bittermens Xocolatl Mole Bitters

Add all to iced filled yarai. Stir and strain into an Old Fashioned glass with a large ice cube.

Oaxaca Old Fashioned
Red Hook
Blackspur
Employees Only Manhattan
Don't Give Up The Ship

My liver needs a vacation

jungle bird
good ol' gin martini

Girls night, made some:

Chili Passionfruit Martini
Lychee Martini

Last Word
1 part Green Chartreuse,
1.5 part Gin,
1 part Maraschino liqueur,
1 part Lime juice

Whiskey Business
Hanky Panky
Sherried Cherry

Lychee Martini
Aperol Spritz
Negroni

Red Hook

Mint Julep

2oz Woodford Reserve Bourbon
.5oz of water
three crushed sugar cubes
1 spring of mint.
dash of cardamon.

Paloma

tequila
grapefruit soda
salted rim

Easy and delicious.

I had a margarita in honor of Cinco de Mayo.

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Originally posted by Rothko:
I had a margarita in honor of Cinco de Mayo.

cultural appropriation!

Guilty as charged.

During Cinco de Mayo:

Mango Jalapeno Tommy Margarita
Smokey Jalapeno Tommy Margarita (50/50 Mezcal/Tequila)
Picosito

Paper Plane

At 4 Charles Prime last night:

Rum Old Fashioned
La Louisiane

My mint plant needed to be trimmed so what better excuse for a few cocktails...

Gin Gin Mule
Expat

Jalapeño margaritas

Muddle or crush fresh jalapeños in simple syrup along with some cilantro in a shaker. Add lime juice and tequila with some ice and shake. Serve in martini glass.

Last week with BonChon chicken with family, a Baltimore redneck tradition.

Orange Crush

4 parts orange juice
2 parts vodka
1 part Cointreau (original recipe calls for Triple Sec)

Finish with a splash (or more, this is a POTENT drink) lemon lime soda of your choice.

Pour over lots of ice.

A great summertime cooler, and perfect for the pool as it is a very innocent looking cocktail!

PH

Earl Grey MarTEAni

Aperol Spritz