Time for a cocktail! (4 Viewers)

[Klobberer]

Wintersmiths

 

[Steamtrain]

I guess I have to google it

 

[Poker Zombie]

Worked a 34.5 hour shift. @Mrs Poker Zombie made it better by having a martini ready when I got home. The extra time allowed her to get fancy with the lemon twist.

 

[Klobberer]

I guess I have to google it

Wintersmiths.com

Not cheap, but very cool!

 

[Steamtrain]

Looks perfect!
Tap water?

 

[Klobberer]

Tap water. The trick is unidirectional freezing with a well so the bubbles can be pushed out.

 

[Steamtrain]

I looked at the website, they had a ice pig with Whistle Pig in the gallery but not for sale.
Christmas is soon!

 

[Klobberer]

I just got my Phantom with round and large square molds. Haven't had a chance to try it out. The pics are from cubes made with their original model.

Tivolo offers something way cheaper on Amazon. I haven't tried it.

 

[Steamtrain]

Watermelon Sugar

3 1inch cubes watermelon
Muddled
1.5 oz Tequila
0.5 oz Mescal
0.75 oz lime juice
0.5 oz simple syrup(1:1)
Shake with ice
Fine strain in to coupe rimmed with salt, sugar and cayenne

Recipe adapted from Phil at Mayahuel(NYC) from back in about 2010

 

[RichMahogany]

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Watermelon Sugar

3 1inch cubes watermelon
Muddled
1.5 oz Tequila
0.5 oz Mescal
0.75 oz lime juice
0.5 oz simple syrup(1:1)
Shake with ice
Fine strain in to coupe rimmed with salt, sugar and cayenne

Recipe adapted from Phil at Mayahuel(NYC) from back in about 2010

We do a watermelon smash using almost those exact specs. Of course we use lemon juice instead of lime(or else it wouldn’t be a smash), 2.0oz of rye whiskey, mint leaves, and no muddling. I’ll have to try your version tonight at work

 

[v1pe]

Any clear ice suggestions/tips?

I don't have access to a cold draft ice maker

Cheapest option is just to buy a small cooler and make a large ice block and cut it yourself.

Coleman FlipLid Cooler, 5 Quart , Red https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000W4RV6K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Gq02BbC4K5TQQ

Follow this tutorial:

 

[v1pe]

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Watermelon Sugar

3 1inch cubes watermelon
Muddled
1.5 oz Tequila
0.5 oz Mescal
0.75 oz lime juice
0.5 oz simple syrup(1:1)
Shake with ice
Fine strain in to coupe rimmed with salt, sugar and cayenne

Recipe adapted from Phil at Mayahuel(NYC) from back in about 2010

That looks damn good!

 

[Old State]

Tap water. The trick is unidirectional freezing with a well so the bubbles can be pushed out.

Yes sir. All that stuff about boiled or distilled water is BS. Plenty of videos on YouTube about it

 

[Steamtrain]

Rusty Nail
Crappy Ice and pretty nice napkin

 

[Steamtrain]

French 75
This is the gin version, the Cognac version is tasty also.

1.5 oz gin
0.75 oz lemon
0.75 oz simple(1:1)
Shake with ice
Strain in to magnum coupe(8 oz)
Top with *Champagne- I use Brut Spanish Cava as dry as I can get and high carbonation
Garnish with lemon twist

Real Champagne I just drink as is

 

[Steamtrain]

Champagne Cocktail Night at The SteamTrain Depot!

This is a rift on the French 75 and Aviation cocktail.

The Bright Side of the Moon
(Imperial Aviation)
1 oz gin
0.75 oz Creme de Violette
0.5 Maraschino
0.75 lemon
0.25 simple(1:1)
Shake with ice strain in to magnum coupe
Top with bubbly Cava
Lemon twist

A lighter/summer version can be made by reducing to
0.5 Violette
0.25 Maraschino

Simple can be omitted for taste preferences

 

[Steamtrain]

One last cocktail tonight!

Bitter French
(Fillmore at Death & Co. NYC)

1.0 oz gin
0.5 oz Campari
0.5 oz lemon
0.5 oz simple
Shake with ice
Strain in to flute
Top with bubbly
Grapefruit twist on rim and discard

I like to put discard twist/garnishes on the napkin but not necessary

Original had only 0.25 Campari

Only about 2.0 oz of Cava for this drink

 

[Klobberer]

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One last cocktail tonight!

Bitter French
(Fillmore at Death & Co.)

Great book!

 

[Steamtrain]

Lived in NYC for 2 years, went there and others too many times!
Used to travel more also

 

[Steamtrain]

If someone has the "Melon Ball" recipe from Kenta when he was at Pegu Club please share?

 

[v1pe]

Intro to Aperol

1 gin
2 Aperol
3/4 lemon
2 dash ango

 

[RichMahogany]

A coffee of the Irish variety

 

[Beakertwang]

Orange peel—check
Sugar cube—check
Butters—check
Elijah Craig Small Batch—check
Ice?
I have no idea when or why our fridge stopped making cubes!

 

[v1pe]

Orange peel—check
Sugar cube—check
Butters—check
Elijah Craig Small Batch—check
Ice?
I have no idea when or why our fridge stopped making cubes!
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Man that EC Small Batch is good stuff. Last night I had a couple OFs with Scrappy's Firewater bitters. Tasty!

 

[Old State]

Had some friends over for dinner and drinks last week and one of them posted these picks on FB

 

[Beakertwang]

Man that EC Small Batch is good stuff. Last night I had a couple OFs with Scrappy's Firewater bitters. Tasty!

My only experience with bourbon is Bulleit, Jim Beam, and Evan Williams. I liked Bulleit more than the other two. The EC is my favorite so far.

 

[v1pe]

My only experience with bourbon is Bulleit, Jim Beam, and Evan Williams. I liked Bulleit more than the other two. The EC is my favorite so far.

Definitely Bulleit and Elijah Craig are a nicer bourbon than both JB and EW, although I always have an handle of EW around for mixed drinks. My EC small batch bottle is a very sweet bourbon.

I also really like Buffalo Trace and Eagle Rare. Lots and lots of great bourbon out there!

 

[mattduck]

Can’t remember if I have posted this one before

The Lion’s Tail

2 oz bourbon (or rye)
1/2 oz lime juice
1/2 oz Allspice liquor
1 teaspoon or so of simple syrup
1 dash of Angostura bitters

tastes like the holidays

 

[kirchhausen]

I spent the Thanksgiving break attempting to perfect the Manhattan. They came out pretty darn good...

 

[v1pe]

I spent the Thanksgiving break attempting to perfect the Manhattan. They came out pretty darn good...

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I'm not a huge sweet vermouth fan, so I don't really prefer Manhattan's in general...but when I do make them I like 1/2 sweet and 1/2 dry vermouth, give it a try!