2 oz Wolfhound Irish Whiskey 1 oz Laird’s 100 Proof Apple Brandy 0.5 oz Walnut Liqueur 0.25 oz Simple Syrup Stir ingredients with ice, strain into a glass over an ice cube. Garnish with apple slices. NOTES: I may have gotten a little selfish on this one and wanted to get away from the overly […]
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Apple Walnut
Posted in Apple Brandy, Irish Whiskey, Walnut Liqueur on November 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Key Lime
Posted in Honey Syrup, Shoofly Bitters, Tequila, Vodka on November 23, 2011 | 4 Comments »
1 oz Cazadores Reposado Tequila 1 oz OYO Honey Vanilla Vodka 0.5 oz Honey Syrup 0.75 oz lime juice 1 egg white 3 drops Shoofly Bitters Shake all ingredients well without ice for 30 seconds. Really shake the crap out of it. Then add the ice and shake for another 10 seconds. Strain into a […]
Lemon Poppy
Posted in Amaro Abano, Gin, Limoncello, Orange Bitters on November 22, 2011 | Comments Off on Lemon Poppy
1 oz Bluecoat Gin 1 oz Limoncello 0.5 oz Amaro Abano 0.25 oz lemon juice 0.5 oz simple syrup 1 dash Orange bitters Shake ingredients well with cracked ice and double strain into a coupe. Garnish with a lemon peel. NOTES: Because the Lemon Poppy donut is fairly straightforward and I couldn’t think of a […]
White Chocolate Raspberry
Posted in Aztec Chocolate Bitters, Brandy, Creme de Cacao, Heavy Cream, Raspberry Syrup, St Germain on November 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
1.5 oz Brandy 1 oz Raspberry Syrup 0.5 oz Creme de Cacao 0.25 oz St. Germain 2 dashes Aztec Chocolate Bitters 1 oz Heavy Cream Shake ingredients like crazy for about 20 seconds with cracked ice. Strain into glass and garnish with a raspberry. Shave chocolate onto the top of the drink. NOTES: Took a […]
Spicy Chocolate Peanut
Posted in Aztec Chocolate Bitters, Benedictine, Honey Syrup, Spicy Peanut Syrup, Vodka on November 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »
1.5 oz Penn 1681 Vodka 0.5 oz Benedictine 0.25 oz Honey Syrup 1 oz Spicy Peanut Syrup 3 dashes Chocolate Bitters Pour a little honey syrup onto a wet paper towel and dip the rim of the glass into it. Then pat the honey-rimmed glass onto a plate covered in a thin layer of cocoa […]
The End of Summer
Posted in Autumn Spice Bitters, Bourbon, Mezcal, Pear Vanilla Shrub, Rhuby on November 11, 2011 | Comments Off on The End of Summer
We were invited to a potluck this past week with a lot of people that do some really heavy-duty cooking, so I thought I’d leave the cooking to them and bring along a drink to share. I also got to take the half-finished bar bag for a test run. It needs a little work, but […]
Untitled Whiskey Experiment #2
Posted in Aztec Chocolate Bitters, Bourbon, Condensed Milk, Mezcal, Pear Vanilla Shrub on November 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
1.5 oz Buffalo Trace Bourbon 1 oz Mezcal 1 oz Pear Vanilla Shrub 1 tbsp condensed milk 2 dashes chocolate bitters Shake ingredients well with ice, strain and serve up. Garnish with a slice of pear. NOTES: I set out to try something in the bourbon family with the pear shrub. In my head, I […]
Tree of Smoke
Posted in Mezcal, Orange Bitters, Ramazzotti, Rum on October 21, 2011 | Comments Off on Tree of Smoke
Tree of Smoke 1.5 oz Mezcal 0.5 oz Appleton Estate Reserve 0.5 oz Ramazzotti Amaro 1 oz Homemade Grenadine 2 dashes Orange bitters Shake ingredients well over cracked ice, strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with an apple slice. I squeezed the meat of the apple slightly to release a little of the juice into the […]