Sneakeater Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Had a Monkey Gland last night. I think that might be the single best-tasting cocktail there is. Tonight is July 4. Can't have a Gin cocktail -- with a base liquor invented in the Netherlands and perfected in England -- on July 4. No, a rye cocktail. So a Ward Eight, I hate to say anything good about anything that comes out of Boston. But that is one tasty cocktail. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plattetude Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 On 7/4/2021 at 11:03 PM, Sneakeater said: Had a Monkey Gland last night. I think that might be the single best-tasting cocktail there is. Tonight is July 4. Can't have a Gin cocktail -- with a base liquor invented in the Netherlands and perfected in England -- on July 4. No, a rye cocktail. So a Ward Eight, I hate to say anything good about anything that comes out of Boston. But that is one tasty cocktail. Have you tried a Monkey Gland with tequila (which I know isn't technically a Monkey Gland at that point, but it doesn't have its own name)? I think it feels way more integrated than a Monkey Gland, which I feel is super sensitive to what gin you use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 How could you not use Monkey 47? I mean. . . . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plattetude Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Because it's really good with tequila! Phil Ward told me so! And I don't always have a bottle of Monkey 47 handy (but yeah, it's amazing stuff). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plattetude Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 1 minute ago, Sneakeater said: It’s its gland! Yes. I did get that part of it. But it also has the benefit of being particularly well-suited for this cocktail. BUT SO IS TEQUILA! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plattetude Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 But sure, if you make 47 of them, you'd have 47 Monkey 47 Monkey Glands. Which could be the house drink of the Department of Redundancy Department. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bloviatrix Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Over the weekend I received a box with some new sodas that are being launched for the purpose of sampling and creating some cocktails. After thinking about flavor profile, I settled on using the recipe for the Black Manhattan as my guide and playing around a bit. Here is the Black Oasis. 1.5 oz rye, .75 oz Amaro Abano, .5 oz Benedictine, dash of Angostura and a dash of Orange bitters. Stirred on ice and soda to top Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 With sodas like that (appearing to be heavily flavored), I'd think highballs would be just fine. They can't really be marketing them to use in real cocktails, can they? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bloviatrix Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 This soda was actually pretty subtle and not sweet at all. I'm not sure how they're marketing them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Anybody tried that new "Distiller's Cola" mixer Fever Tree has come out with? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Behemoth Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 On 7/7/2021 at 11:21 PM, Sneakeater said: Anybody tried that new "Distiller's Cola" mixer Fever Tree has come out with? Is it new, or just new in the US? I could have sworn I had it in Munich a while back. If so, it was very good. eta: Looking online, I must have had the "Madagascan cola", but it seems to be only available in EU(?) Not sure what the difference is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Behemoth Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 I just impulse-bought some locally made pineapple rum to take back. I have velvet falernum at home. Assuming the bottle makes it in once piece, any ideas? (A premium rum & coke is an obvious one I guess...) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 I get the impression that the “Madagascan” cola is more vanilla-y, and this new formulation is sharper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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