Cocktail Recipes Tonight

[Sneakeater]

12 hours ago, Behemoth said:

The good ones don't burn at all and have a gorgeous, intense fruit finish. My current favourite is a Pflümli from Switzerland, from Humbel. 

I can GUARANTY you that my grandfather didn't drink Humbel Bio Pflümli.

[voyager]

Source any of the fruit alcohols from Capovilla for pure fruit finish without the burn.    Okay, maybe just a little burn.   

[Sneakeater]

It's always nice to come across a cocktail you would never ever ever think of yourself, and the Royal Smile is one (really, who thought to combine this stuff?).  I see Bloviatrix recently had one; I don't know if she got it from one of my recent newsletters  or if we're all discovering it simultaneously, but it really is just lovely (the apple and the pomegranate play off each other beautifully, which is expected:  it's the Gin and the lime I wouldn't have thought to add).

1 oz. Gin

3/4 oz. Laird's Bonded Apple Brandy

3/4 oz. Grenadine

3/4 oz. lime juice

Shake.  Strain into a chilled Martini glass or coupe (I used a Nick and Nora glass cuz it seemed like something called a "Royal Smile" should get a classy vessel).

[Sneakeater]

No, thinking about it, it's really just a Pink Lady variation.

THAT I can easily imagine.

[bloviatrix]

I did, indeed, get it from you. Which is why I didn't share the recipe.

Was thinking of making a Full Windsor over the weekend, but ended up drinking wine instead.

[plattetude]

9 hours ago, Sneakeater said:

No, thinking about it, it's really just a Pink Lady variation.

THAT I can easily imagine.

Or a Jack Rose with a booster shot of gin.

[bloviatrix]

54 minutes ago, plattetude said:

Or a Jack Rose with a booster shot of gin.

That's exactly what it made me think of.

[StephanieL]

19 hours ago, Sneakeater said:

It's always nice to come across a cocktail you would never ever ever think of yourself, and the Royal Smile is one (really, who thought to combine this stuff?).  I see Bloviatrix recently had one; I don't know if she got it from one of my recent newsletters  or if we're all discovering it simultaneously, but it really is just lovely (the apple and the pomegranate play off each other beautifully, which is expected:  it's the Gin and the lime I wouldn't have thought to add).

1 oz. Gin

3/4 oz. Laird's Bonded Apple Brandy

3/4 oz. Grenadine

3/4 oz. lime juice

Shake.  Strain into a chilled Martini glass or coupe (I used a Nick and Nora glass cuz it seemed like something called a "Royal Smile" should get a classy vessel).

It was really nice, even using plain old Applejack rather than the fancy Bonded Brandy.

[Sneakeater]

9 hours ago, plattetude said:

Or a Jack Rose with a booster shot of gin.

That's kind of my point.  Did you ever drink a Jack Rose and think, this ought to have GIN in it?

[plattetude]

19 hours ago, Sneakeater said:

That's kind of my point.  Did you ever drink a Jack Rose and think, this ought to have GIN in it?

Well no, I never did. And yes, it's certainly only a half-step away from a Pink Lady. It's interesting that there are a few drinks that modify gin with a bit of applejack -- Angel Face, Warday's (one of my all-time favorites), Pink Lady, Star Daisy, Royal Smile... Harry Craddock seemed to have a thing for that combo of base spirits.

[Sneakeater]

Warday’s:   haven’t thought about THAT one in a while.  Thanks!

[Wilfrid]

That does look nice. Have I got any apple brandy or Calvados? No.

[voyager]

2 hours ago, Wilfrid said:

That does look nice. Have I got any apple brandy or Calvados? No.

LOVE Calvados, and also stock Pommeau for times a lighter hand is indicated.    Both, to use the loathsome word, delicious.

[small h]

Americano. I have to get up early.

[bloviatrix]

Full Windsor.