Time for a cocktail! (5 Viewers)

[SteveEH]

My bar's always stocked with bourbon, rye, gin, vermouth and Campari. What would be a good addition to complement these for a whiskey/gin based cocktail?

Recently I got a bottle of Amaro which was good for sours and a substitute for vermouth in a Manhattan. There was also a Negroni recipe that called for Amaro.

Thx

 

[detroitdad]

The syrup the Luxardos are packed in is also liquid gold.

Half the time I use the Luxardo syrup for the sweetner in the Old Fashioneds. My son uses it for desserts.

 

[Poker Zombie]

Half the time I use the Luxardo syrup for the sweetner in the Old Fashioneds. My son uses it for desserts.

After having one of your Old Fashioneds with the touch of syrup I always do the same.

 

[detroitdad]

 

[Poker Zombie]

Gadzooks man - that beard adds 10 years!

 

[detroitdad]

Gadzooks man - that beard adds 10 years!

ummm, thanks lol. I mainly like it so I don't have to shave every damn day!

 

[Poker Zombie]

I get it. My job requires me to shave, and one day I said I couldn't wait to retire so I could stop shaving.

Liz assured me that I would still need to shave.

 

[Klobberer]

Manhattan
2.5 Oz Old Overholt BIB Rye
0.75 Oz Carpano Antica
2-3 dashes Angostura bitters
Amarena Fabbri cherry garnish

 

[Saoliver]

Manhattan
2.5 Oz Old Overholt BIB Rye
0.75 Oz Carpano Antica
2-3 dashes Angostura bitters
Amarena Fabbri cherry garnish

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Yummy. I have these things. I'll be making one tonight!

 

[Saoliver]

Manhattan
2.5 Oz Old Overholt BIB Rye
0.75 Oz Carpano Antica
2-3 dashes Angostura bitters
Amarena Fabbri cherry garnish

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I made mine with Rittenhosue Rye, but the rest is the same. I prefer rocks vs shaken. So good.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

So thanks to the guys over in the Whisk(e)y thread, and a few other friends, I have now been sipping bourbon neat, and with a touch of ice for over a month now. Thanks PCF! I'm really enjoying it, and my liquor cabinet now contains 9 pretty decent bottles of bourbon. I'm looking to start stretching out now.

I've been following this thread too, and there are lots of cool cocktails, but many of them require unique liquors and other ingredients. I need a couple recipes for SIMPLE drinks using bourbon, and a few basic ingredients. I know how to make simple syrup and an old fashioned. What should I try next? Is there a simple whiskey sour recipe? I did a bit of searching (just on PCF) and I'm not doing a very good job as I haven't come up with one yet. I know I can look on the internet, but hey! I trust you guys, not internet strangers.

 

[SteveEH]

Montenegroni

Tanqueray
Carpano antica formula
Amaro Montenegro
Orange twist
Candlelight

 

[SteveEH]

So thanks to the guys over in the Whisk(e)y thread, and a few other friends, I have now been sipping bourbon neat, and with a touch of ice for over a month now. Thanks PCF! I'm really enjoying it, and my liquor cabinet now contains 9 pretty decent bottles of bourbon. I'm looking to start stretching out now.

I've been following this thread too, and there are lots of cool cocktails, but many of them require unique liquors and other ingredients. I need a couple recipes for SIMPLE drinks using bourbon, and a few basic ingredients. I know how to make simple syrup and an old fashioned. What should I try next? Is there a simple whiskey sour recipe? I did a bit of searching (just on PCF) and I'm not doing a very good job as I haven't come up with one yet. I know I can look on the internet, but hey! I trust you guys, not internet strangers.

Get some sweet vermouth (Carpano Antica Formula is the nuts), maraschino cherries (luxardo is the nuts), bitters (angostura is standard but lots of other options), and a Manhattan is a good next step.

2oz Bourbon, 1 oz vermouth

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Get some sweet vermouth (Carpano Antica Formula is the nuts), maraschino cherries (luxardo is the nuts), bitters (angostura is standard but lots of other options), and a Manhattan is a good next step.

2oz Bourbon, 1 oz vermouth

Shaken or stirred? Up or on the rocks? Unfortunately I don't have the vermouth right now, but I suppose I need to get some. I have the rest.

I'm resigned to just drinking neat again tonight...

 

[Indyscammer]

So thanks to the guys over in the Whisk(e)y thread, and a few other friends, I have now been sipping bourbon neat, and with a touch of ice for over a month now. Thanks PCF! I'm really enjoying it, and my liquor cabinet now contains 9 pretty decent bottles of bourbon. I'm looking to start stretching out now.

I've been following this thread too, and there are lots of cool cocktails, but many of them require unique liquors and other ingredients. I need a couple recipes for SIMPLE drinks using bourbon, and a few basic ingredients. I know how to make simple syrup and an old fashioned. What should I try next? Is there a simple whiskey sour recipe? I did a bit of searching (just on PCF) and I'm not doing a very good job as I haven't come up with one yet. I know I can look on the internet, but hey! I trust you guys, not internet strangers.

Just warning you. This is what the whiskey thread did to me.

 

[SteveEH]

Shaken or stirred? Up or on the rocks? Unfortunately I don't have the vermouth right now, but I suppose I need to get some. I have the rest.

I'm resigned to just drinking neat again tonight...

Stirred so it is clear and not cloudy.

FYI, I like demerara sugar for simple syrup.

 

[TomC727]

Shaken or stirred? Up or on the rocks? Unfortunately I don't have the vermouth right now, but I suppose I need to get some. I have the rest.

I'm resigned to just drinking neat again tonight...

Antica Formula for vermouth. The best. Everything else is crap.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Antica Formula for vermouth. The best. Everything else is crap.

I'm starting to see that this booze and cocktail habit is going to be at least as costly as the poker chip habit...

I see vermouth is made from wine, therefore it has a limited shelf life, unlike bourbon that can be kept for quite a while. At least I can buy it in a half (375ml) size bottle, which makes it a little more reasonable.

 

[Poker Zombie]

I'm starting to see that this booze and cocktail habit is going to be at least as costly as the poker chip habit...

I see vermouth is made from wine, therefore it has a limited shelf life, unlike bourbon that can be kept for quite a while. At least I can buy it in a half (375ml) size bottle, which makes it a little more reasonable.

Vermouth is actually a fortified wine (like port) and therefore has much greater shelf stability.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Vermouth is actually a fortified wine (like port) and therefore has much greater shelf stability.

I know nothing about it beyond what I read on Google. I read that I need to refrigerate it after opening and that it is only good for a few months.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Or maybe even less.

From this link - https://www.gq.com/story/how-to-sto...en, your vermouth needs,over, or give it away.

 

[Poker Zombie]

I do not refrigerate our vermouth, and it's primary use is in clean vodka Martinis.

I honestly can tell very little difference. The aroma dissipates over time, so the taste assuredly fades too, but (IMO) it does not go "bad". That said, we take our martinis dry (1/8th oz). It is a very minor component, but against vodka I think I could tell if it was off.

Perhaps I'll open a new bottle tonight and do side-by-side tastings.

My plans for tonight: Clear the calendar tomorrow. If I start Friday evening with 2 martinis, Saturday is going to be a hangover day.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

My first Manhattan! I need to up my glassware game...

 

[Indyscammer]

My first Manhattan! I need to up my glassware game...

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Beats a red solo up

 

[TomC727]

My first Manhattan! I need to up my glassware game...

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barsupplies.com has a ton of options and are very reasonable with price.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

barsupplies.com has a ton of options and are very reasonable with price.

Yes, I have been eyeing that site. I have my rocks glasses picked out. Was just waiting until I started making some cocktails to figure out what else I might need.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Drink number 2 - Whiskey sour.

Weird poll question of the day - Who waits 9 minutes after making a whiskey sour before drinking it? To let the acid in the lemon juice and the alcohol kill the salmonella bacteria in the raw egg white.

 

[warma]

Drink number 2 - Whiskey sour.

Weird poll question of the day - Who waits 9 minutes after making a whiskey sour before drinking it? To let the acid in the lemon juice and the alcohol kill the salmonella bacteria in the raw egg white.

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Yeah, that used to freak me out, until a barkeep was all- meh, the alcohol kills it. Never looked back.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Yeah, that used to freak me out, until a barkeep was all- meh, the alcohol kills it. Never looked back.

Oh it does. It just takes a few minutes. My son who's a bar manager laughed at me too.

Think about it. Do you really think a bartender is going to serve you a drink and then say "By the way, you should wait a few minutes before drinking that just to make sure you don't get salmonella poisoning."

 

[Klobberer]

60-90% abv to kill salmonella effectively...