bloviatrix Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 I loved the last line of the piece. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted October 20, 2023 Author Share Posted October 20, 2023 Finally bought Carpano Antica: $21.99 (with member discount) for a 375-mL bottle at Safeway. I don't use sweet vermouth often enough to justify anything larger than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 It’s worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) Bought one of these Spiced Apple Trail Toddy mixes when I visited Portland, and I made it this evening, using mostly Laird's Applejack with a little Maker's Mark 47 as the alcohol component. Warming and autumnal. Edited October 30, 2023 by StephanieL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 My favorite toddy is a cup of Trader Joe's Harvest Blend tea with one of the following: burbon, rum aged in Islay casks, or applejack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted November 1, 2023 Author Share Posted November 1, 2023 The Green Ghost: 1 1/3 oz. London dry or Plymouth gin 1/3 oz. green Chartreuse 1/3 oz. lime juice 1 tsp. rich simple syrup Shake over ice and strain into a chilled coupe glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) I have a birthday coming up. And a Big Life Change. Which has me hopeful. And scared shitless. And we get an extra hour of sleep this night. All of which convinced me I could treat myself to a nightcap after my Supper w/Wine, no matter how much work I have left for tomorrow. There was one cocktail I was overwhelmingly in the mood for. I just wrote it up in my newsletter, and I just wanted to drink one. Vieux Carré 3/4 oz. Rye 3/4 oz. Cognac 3/4 oz. sweet Vermouth 1/2 oz. Bénédictine 2 dashes Angostura bitters 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters Combine in cocktail shaker. Stir. Strain into an Old Fashioned glass over ice. Garnish with a cocktail cherry. What a great cocktail. Wonder if I'll be able to stop at one. Edited November 5, 2023 by Sneakeater 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 I wonder if I should be disturbed that I have all these ingredients not only at hand, but readily at hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 I somehow can't keep myself from boasting that I was present when Frank Bruni had his first Vieux Carré. He made it clear it wouldn't be his last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 This really IS one of the great cocktails. And 'tis the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 17 hours ago, Sneakeater said: I wonder if I should be disturbed that I have all these ingredients not only at hand, but readily at hand. Why? Anyone with a well-stocked bar cabinet should have all those ingredients. They are delicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 You can’t leave us dangling. You’re moving out of Brooklyn. You’re filing for Medicare. You’re having a double wedding with small h. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 1 hour ago, voyager said: You’re having a double wedding with small h. Shhh! It’s a surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 (edited) The Medicare train left the station long ago. Edited November 6, 2023 by Sneakeater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Finishing up the last dregs of Fernet so I can buy another bottle, is there an alternative to a Hanky Panky? By chance I stumbled over Don’t Give Up the Ship. Equal parts Fernet, Cointreau and sweet vermouth, twice as much gin (at least) and a dash of orange bitters. The sweeter ingredients are in the ascendant but the Fernet bites their ankles. So good I made it twice. It qualifies for the rotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 I have master lists from a number of the early serious cocktail bars here in NYC (don't ask, please don't tell), and there are very few Fernet cocktails listed. The two above are the ones which pop, though as with @Sneakeater's Vieux Carré, proportions tend to differ based on the bar and/or the bartender. The recipe I show for the Don't Give Up the Ship (apparently via the Zig Zag) is: 2 gin; .5 Dubonnet; .25 Grand Marnier; .25 Fernet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Most recipes omit the Dubonnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 4 minutes ago, Sneakeater said: Most recipes omit the Dubonnet. The only recipes I've seen without Dubonnet have sweet vermouth in lieu of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Oh right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plattetude Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Speaking of uses of Fernet, stumbled on this the other day. Definitely will be trying but have not yet. The Alligator 2oz Fernet Branca 3/4oz Lime Juice 1/2oz Orange Liqueur 1/2oz Cinnamon Syrup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Difford's Guide shows 52 cocktails that include Fernet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 The challenge is finding the ones that don't have ingredients I lack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 A Turf Cocktail. I happened to open to a page in my Nomad Cocktail book, and I had all the ingredients for one of the drinks on it. This doesn't happen often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Was it the version including Absinthe? I think I remember you have some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 No, and I don't. Maybe I should get some. I need to find more room for my liquor collection first, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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