Cocktails

[Ralif Redhammer]

I always like to try it in a recipe rather than straight. So try a rye vs bourbon in an old fashioned or Manhattan, for instance.

Arguably, the true test of any whiskey is the Old Fashioned.

I prefer cognac in my Sazeracs!

I'd say split the difference then and go with the Vieux Carre, which contains both and is a lovely drink.

 

[Bohandas]

At a restaurant over the summer I got a cocktail called a Campfire, which tasted much like its name. I forget the exact ingredients but it was tequila based andthe glass was rimmed with chili powder

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

At a restaurant over the summer I got a cocktail called a Campfire, which tasted much like its name. I forget the exact ingredients but it was tequila based andthe glass was rimmed with chili powder

If it was smoky, it probably had mezcal, either in addition to or instead of the tequila.

 

[Bohandas]

Isn't tequila a kind of mezcal?

 

[Mannahnin]

Isn't tequila a kind of mezcal?

Pretty much?

Tequila is definitionally made from blue Weber agave specifically (as opposed to any of hundreds of different agaves), and the agave is boiled instead of roasted with smoke.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Pretty much?

Tequila is definitionally made from blue Weber agave specifically (as opposed to any of hundreds of different agaves), and the agave is boiled instead of roasted with smoke.

The roasting with smoke can impart a slightly smoky flavor in mezcal to a "holy crap, is there a house burning down next door" flavor.

Especially outside of Mexico, if you're being served mezcal, it's generally going to be one with prominent smoky flavor.

 

[TiQuinn]

Oooh tried this one tonight and dang it was good!

Coffee Negroni

1 oz London Dry Gin
.75 oz Coffee Liqueur (I used Mr. Black)
.75 oz Campari
.25 oz Sweet Vermouth

Really nice blend of the coffee and the Campari. This one’s a keeper!

 

[Old Fezziwig]

Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

 

[Bohandas]

Is there any way to emulsify pineapple juice so that it won't settle out so fast? I made Blue Hawaiians for a party and I had to keep going back and stirring it

 

[CleverNickName]

Screaming Viking
8 oz apple cider
8 oz sweet mead
4-6 juniper berries, lightly crushed
PInch of whole caraway seeds

Combine all ingredients in a small non-metallic saucepan. Heat gently until it begins to boil, then pour slowly over a viking.