MitchW Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 A B&B made with cognac, because we only have cheap brandy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Cognac is brandy, right? It's just the non-cheap kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongo Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 there's cheap(er) cognac too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 I bought some rye, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 I know this is neither news nor surprising, but as I sit in the bar at The Mark enjoying a Tanqueray martini, I recall that I replenished my house stock of gin this afternoon. 1.75 liters of a non-premium but well-known gin cost, of course, less than one martini at The Mark. I will concede that it’s a huge martini on the scale of those knockout blows mixed at Maria’s Mont Blanc. I closed out so as not to be tempted by a second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 On 11/30/2023 at 9:44 PM, Sneakeater said: Cognac is brandy, right? It's just the non-cheap kind. Barcelona reminded me that I like the standard very slightly sweet conacs (imagine the tilde) like Magno and Soberano. I finished up most nights with just the one at a bar behind my hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 I knew just where my Aquavit was. So I looked there -- and it wasn't there. I went through all the places I have liquor stashed. No go. I went back to where I knew it was. Just not there. Went through all my stashes a second time. No Aquavit. Went to where I knew it was: nope. Went through all my stashes a third time. Come on, I know I have it. Went back to where I knew it was. There it is! I HATE IT when my shit plays peek-a-boo. Norwegian Wood This is from Jeffrey Morgenthaler. 1 oz. Aquavit 1 oz. Laird's Bonded Apple Brandy 3/4 oz. sweet Vermouth 1/4 oz. yellow Chartreuse 1 dash Angostura bitters Stir. Strain. Garnish with a lemon twist. A pretty great Fall tipple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 "I HATE IT when my shit plays peek-a-boo." Yes, I have a whole list of things I know are here. Maybe I need to set aside a day to hunt for them. It's not all bad, though. I was impressed that the converter for European electric outlets WAS where it should have been (after four years). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 But that's exactly what happened here. This Aquavit was EXACTLY where I thought it was. It just took four passes through ALL my stuff for it to manifest itself there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 I just bought 4 375ML bottles of vermouth (2 red, 2 white) so I don’t have to try to find the bottles I know are here…somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I'd have been deeply ashamed if I didn't get 5 out of 5. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/18/books/review/literary-cocktails-quiz.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 4 out of 5. My answer to the Walker Percy was just dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 4/5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted December 21, 2023 Author Share Posted December 21, 2023 Spanish Espresso Martini. A nice twist on the usual recipe. 1 oz. vodka 1 oz. Licor 43 1 1/4 oz. freshly brewed espresso or cold coffee concentrate Shake with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Inspired by the brandies in Barcelona, I bought an inexpensive Spanish brandy today instead of my usual aged Armagnac indulgence. This means I can make Sidecars and Champs Elysees, etc, which it would have broken my heart to use upscale Armagnac for (the nearest thing to a boutique wine store in my neighbordhood always stocks Chateau de Laubade VSOP and XO; hard to resist). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 I was intrigued when I saw Trevor Felch's book San Francisco Cocktails in a local shop, but I should have perused it before I had N buy it for me. Most of the cocktails either require you to make various syrups and tinctures or have weirdly specific ingredient lists (Wagyu fat-washed Suntori Whiskey, anyone?). This variant on a Brooklyn, from the Vault at 555 California Street, is one of the few I can reasonably make. Brooklyn Holiday 1 1/2 oz. rye 3/4 oz. sweet vermouth 1/2 oz. Aperol 1/2 oz. Lillet Blanc Stir all ingredients in a mixing glass, then pour into an ice-filled rocks glass and garnish with an orange peel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 After yesterday's mimosamania, I have an open bottle of Prosecco in the fridge. So! I made two of these; it's a French 150. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 This cocktail from the Fall '23 issue of Whisky Advocate looks intriguing. I have all the ingredients, with the exception of the limes. Early Riser 1.5 oz rye .5 oz aged rum .75 oz lime juice .5 oz velvet falernum .5 oz grenadine 2 dashes absinthe Place all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice and shake. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with grated nutmeg. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 I have a lime. Wish I could transport it to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Silly, but after the last two days of squirting (expressing) lemon juice over oysters and smoked salmon and rabbit tacos, I had a number of cut but unsqueezed lemon quarters. So tonight I made cocktails requiring their assistance, such as the Pegu and the Aviation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted December 28, 2023 Author Share Posted December 28, 2023 On 12/26/2023 at 4:25 PM, bloviatrix said: This cocktail from the Fall '23 issue of Whisky Advocate looks intriguing. I have all the ingredients, with the exception of the limes. Early Riser 1.5 oz rye .5 oz aged rum .75 oz lime juice .5 oz velvet falernum .5 oz grenadine 2 dashes absinthe Place all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice and shake. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with grated nutmeg. Ooh, I have everything. Will need to try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 I expect a review! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted December 29, 2023 Author Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) It was great! We split one cocktail between us. I used Bacardi 8 for the aged rum part. Edited December 29, 2023 by StephanieL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Not only did I try the cocktail, but I also made a big batch that I brought as a hostess gift to friends and it was a total hit. It's very boozy. I got a total head rush from my first sip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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