What Mixed Drink Are You Enjoying Today!

[Smokin'Sims]

After the 1 beer, and some Rioja, I'm on G&T's.

 

[jfields]

Followed a recommendation from the young lady at Total Wine and More here in town (they just opened a few weeks ago) and fixed myself an espresso martini. She showed me a recent issue of CA where it was featured and, my-oh-my... that stuff is tasty! Not much of a cocktail drinker, opting rather for bourbon or Single Malt or OVZ, but that was really out of the normal. Consists of 1.5 oz. vodka, 0.5 oz. coffee liqueur and a double shot of espresso, with sweetener being optional -- I didn't need to add any. Shake, strain and enjoy. Too bad it only lasts a few minutes as maybe only a small cigar (thinking LFD Carajos) will suffice.View attachment 66844

I need to try me one of those!!

Donella went to Ocean City Maryland and picked me up a bottle of Old Bay flavored vodka. Haven't tried it straight, but it makes a damn good Bloody Mary. 4 oz Old Bay vodka
1 cup Bloody Mary mixer
Juice from 2 lemon wedges
3/4 teaspoon horseradish
1/4 teaspoon Old Bay
Celery optional

Mix and serve over ice.

 

[cabaiguan juan]

Fever Tree grapefruit juice with tequila

 

[jfields]

Grey Goose Pear Flower hitting the spot right now. https://www.greygoose.com/cocktails/la-poire/pear-flower.html

 

[lherzolite]

First time making a Blue Hawaiian. Quite tasty.

 

[cabaiguan juan]

First time making a Blue Hawaiian. Quite tasty.

Looks a little on the green side.

 

[lherzolite]

Looks a little on the green side.

That's what I said, but then the wife pointed out that it looks like the pic in the cocktail book I used for the recipe.

 

[cabaiguan juan]

That's what I said, but then the wife pointed out that it looks like the pic in the cocktail book I used for the recipe.

so what is in it?

 

[jfields]

so what is in it?

Please do tell?

 

[lherzolite]

so what is in it?

3/4 oz white Puerto Rican rum
3/4 oz vodka
1/2 oz blue curacao
3 oz pineapple juice
1 oz sweet and sour (2/3 lemon juice; 1/3 sugar syrup)

Supposedly its the original recipe which was created in 1957 at the Hawaiian Village Hotel, Waikiki.

 

[jfields]

Crazy hot day again. Around 111° with the humidity heat index. Enjoying the AC and this refreshing pear flower at the moment.

 

[jfields]

Grapefruit Pear. Something I sorta made up on my own.

2 Oz. Grey Goose pear vodka
1.5 Oz. Domaine Canton Ginger Liquer
1 Oz. St. Germain Elderflower Liquer
Squeeze lemon juice
9 Fl Oz. Fever Tree Grapefruit Sparkling Mixer.

Cheers!

 

[Not A Nice Person]

I'm going to be fiddling around with this tonight:


Product out of Austin that Total Wine is carrying. Not spendy. I've had vodka & pomegranate juice cocktails in the past, on a whim, and also vodka, pomegranate juice & pomegranate Italian soda cocktails. Both were excellent so I decided to give this a try. I'm going to experiment:

• 2 oz vodka, big ass ice cube (like I take my bourbon)
• 2 oz vodka, 1 oz pomegranate juice, big ass ice cube
• Top that last one up with club soda

We'll see how it goes!

~Boar

EDIT: I never got past that first bullet point. It's that tasty!

 

[jfields]

Whistle pig 10 year small batch rye

What kind of mixed drink is that brother?

 

[TexEagle]

What kind of mixed drink is that brother?

My apologies. I forgot the mix in mixed drink.

 

[Not A Nice Person]

Knob Creek Old Fashioned with Jack Rudy demerara syrup.



~Boar

Edited to add: I'm using a classic Old Fashioned recipe: 100 proof bourbon (Maker's Mark 101 and Wild Turkey Rare Breed are also good for this) with a bit less than a tablespoon of demerara syrup, three shakes of Angostura bitters and two of Orange bitters, one Bada Bing bourbon cherry & one orange peel twist, over one big ass ice cube. I muddle the syrup & bitters, add the cherry, ice cube & orange twist & then pour the bourbon over everything. Where I differ from the classic recipe is I don't water things down in a mixing glass with ice first---I like them straight & strong!

 

[Not A Nice Person]

Boar's Very Serious Old Fashioned™ again. This time with Maker's Mark Cask Strength.



~Boar

 

[cabaiguan juan]

Bullet 10 with some saline drops to add some extra flavor

 

[Eshaw99]

In the fall/winter I like to make a maple old fashioned that my late friend Al named “The Fall Guy”. I’ve tinkered around with the recipe over the years because it can get too sweet in a hurry. Here’s where I am now:

The Fall Guy

1.5 oz. Bulleit Rye (most any Rye will work, but the spicier the better)
0.5 oz. Knob Creek Maple
0.25 oz cinnamon syrup
3-4 dashes orange bitters
Garnish with orange twist and a cinnamon stick

Sometimes when I’m in the mood, I’ll add a couple of dashes of Hellfire bitters. This is also good smoked.

 

[Eshaw99]

Bullet 10 with some saline drops to add some extra flavor

Never heard of adding saline drops to whiskey before, but now I have to try it.