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Time for a cocktail! (6 Viewers)
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A kind of old fashioned, swaps out the sugar/simple syrup for the liqueur. The apricot works better than the cherry.
Recipe: https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/time-for-a-cocktail.18121/page-18#post-1106390
I'm not sure why my picture in this post broke, but here's that Brooklyn again. It was great with the Buffalo Trace, but I think I prefer it with a higher rye bourbon.I haven't had a Brooklyn in a while, and I'd forgotten how much I like them.
Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Noilly Prat dry Vermouth, Maraschino, Amaro Montenegro, and Luxardo cherries. Yum.
I've been experimenting a little with different kinds of simple syrup.
Brown sugar syrup is nice in certain cocktails - it adds flavor in addition to sweetness. Demerara seems to be the popular choice, but I've been using turbinado since it's cheaper and much easier to find around here.
I've also been saving the syrup when I empty a jar of Luxardo cherries, and that goes really well in some cocktails like an amaretto sour.
Of the substitutes I've tried, the apricot Luxardo liqueur is the best so far, it's of similar sweetness to simple syrup and adds just a subtle (slightly brighter) flavor change. The cherry flavored one is OK but a little too much (especially when combined with cherry/cheery bark bitters).
I've found the Luxardo jar syrup doesn't dissolve very well, at least in something like an old fashioned. Anything more than the little bit that ends up in there when spooning in the cherries seems to be leftover in the bottom of the glass. YMMV. It's very good over vanilla ice cream though
Yep, it seems to work better in shaken cocktails (like a sour). I've tried using it in stirred cocktails and you're right, it doesn't dissolve easily.
I haven't tried it over ice cream but damn does that sound good.
Just don't let the wife and kids find out, otherwise you'll be buying jars every other month....
Too late, my kids have already developed a taste for Luxardo cherries. At least they usually ask before swiping one.Just don't let the wife and kids find out, otherwise you'll be buying jars every other month....
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Well I have to say a three pack for $38 was really cheap. I don’t think I’ve ever found them less than $17 a jar
I went back and looked at the order - it was 12 months ago, and I paid $38.02 plus tax. Prior to that I'd been paying $32 for a 2-pack, so I guess it was a pretty good deal. If I'd known how good, I would have bought 2-3 of them.
Still feels like $60 for a 3-pack is about $10-15 more than it should be.
The Brooklyn sounds similar to a Perfect Manhattan which I really like. Gotta try one!I'm not sure why my picture in this post broke, but here's that Brooklyn again. It was great with the Buffalo Trace, but I think I prefer it with a higher rye bourbon.
Edit: rye vs bourbon. I stick with bourbon after my local bartender made me a rye Manhattan, that went down like water, unless I wanna get liquored
bourbon's stronger flavor encourages me to sip...
If I'm paying $60 for three jars, I might as well just go big:
You gonna need a separate mini fridge to store that??
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Bill, get yourself some Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth. Trust me.
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I have limited options. I will try and remember to look for it
So for the second time, I tried an Improved Whiskey Cocktail. There are various versions of this cocktail out there, this is the one I've tried both times:
2 oz rye or high-rye bourbon (I used WT 101)
1/4 oz Maraschino
1/4 oz simple syrup
1 tsp absinthe
2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
2 dashes Angostura bitters
To be honest, I'm not entirely sure that I like it. The anise/black licorice flavor is just too overwhelming to me.
I might try it again and scale back the absinthe and Peychaud's.
2 oz rye or high-rye bourbon (I used WT 101)
1/4 oz Maraschino
1/4 oz simple syrup
1 tsp absinthe
2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
2 dashes Angostura bitters
To be honest, I'm not entirely sure that I like it. The anise/black licorice flavor is just too overwhelming to me.
I might try it again and scale back the absinthe and Peychaud's.
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Everything I have tried with Absinthe has been disappointing. I find the only way to do Absinthe is Absinthe+Water+Sugar.So for the second time, I tried an Improved Whiskey Cocktail. There are various versions of this cocktail out there, this is the one I've tried both times:
2 oz rye or high-rye bourbon (I used WT 101)
1/4 oz Maraschino
1/4 oz simple syrup
1 tsp absinthe
2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
2 dashes Angostura bitters
To be honest, I'm not entirely sure that I like it. The anise/black licorice flavor is just too overwhelming to me.
I might try it again and scale back the absinthe and Peychaud's.
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My preferred technique is to pour a small amount of water into the glass, place a sugar cube in a spoon. Then wave a match or lighter under the spoon until you smell a slight caramel odor. Remove the flame and slowly pour the absinthe onto the sugar to dissolve it into the glass. Then spit in it, hand it to someone you hate and make an old fashioned like a real man. Fuck absinthe.
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Lmfao
detroitdad
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You’re famous!
detroitdad
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Just trying to do my part as a media influencer lol
Seriously, this was a fantastic martini. The sweet and sour component was excellent. Colleen is already asking for round 2
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Round 2 needs to feature Colleen. She was the best part of the video, giggling all the way through!
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Before I even read your final comment my first thought was “wow that’s a lot of absinthe!” When I use absinthe it’s only for Sazerac’s and I use a spray mister with a couple squirts in the glass.So for the second time, I tried an Improved Whiskey Cocktail. There are various versions of this cocktail out there, this is the one I've tried both times:
2 oz rye or high-rye bourbon (I used WT 101)
1/4 oz Maraschino
1/4 oz simple syrup
1 tsp absinthe
2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
2 dashes Angostura bitters
To be honest, I'm not entirely sure that I like it. The anise/black licorice flavor is just too overwhelming to me.
I might try it again and scale back the absinthe and Peychaud's.
I’d do the same for that drink or omit it. For a Sazerac a little spray bottle is absolutely perfect. Most Sazerac‘s I’ve had that are bad are always bad because I have too much absinthe. Just a little combined with some lemon peel oil expressed on the top is one of the greatest aromas in the world
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I think if I try this again, I'll do exactly that.
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2 ounces of vodka
3/4 ounce of fresh lemon juice
1/2 to 3/4 ounce of cointreau
1/2 ounce of simple syrup (I make mine using unfiltered cane sugar)
couple of dashes of orange bitters
Shake, and serve in a chilled glass.
Rim is sugar and lemon zest.
This drink has been requested every night this weekend lol.
Sorry about the tiktok video quality. My wife is still working on her recording skills.
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