voyager Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Too much gimlets make me sick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 12 minutes ago, small h said: Too much gin makes me angry. Not just you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 It's not the gin or vodka; it's the lime juice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Sneakeater said: Not just you! That sounds more like the lack of gin makes people angry. 49 minutes ago, voyager said: It's not the gin or vodka; it's the lime juice! I'll switch to lemon juice! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 I am sitting at the bar of a restaurant where I have just had an all-Piemontese dinner. For my nightcap, I had the bartender make me a sort of Piemontese Boulevardier, with Cardamaro swapped in for Campari and Cocchi Americano Rosso swapped in for sweet Vermouth (Bourbon remains Bourbon, and Angostura remains Angostura). Boy is it good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 On 9/6/2021 at 9:37 PM, small h said: [delete] [technically ill-considered] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 That doesn't sound like me at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bloviatrix Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Space Gin Smash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Evelyn Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 I've made Gin Smashes. But what is in the Space version? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bloviatrix Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Space Gin Smash - 6 mint leaves 2 seedless green grapes 1 green apple slice 1 lemon wedge 1/2 ounce simple syrup 1 1/4 ounces Gin Garnish: apple slice fan Garnish: mint sprig Garnish: green grape Muddle mint, grapes, apple slice, lemon, and simple syrup. Add gin. Shake vigorously over ice. Double strain into a rocks glass filled with cracked ice. Garnish with an apple fan, grape and mint sprig. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Evelyn Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 Thank you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephanieL Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 We had dinner with some old friends from college yesterday. The husband has a large whiskey/bourbon collection, and when he was offering to make me a cocktail I noticed he had a bottle of Drambuie. Turns out he hadn't opened it yet, so I suggested we have Rusty Nails. Basically, it's 1 1/2 oz. of Scotch mixed with 3/4 oz. Drambuie in a rocks glass with ice. Between that and the 2 glasses of Pinot Noir, I had a very mellow evening. (It was a long week.) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Not to be too obsessive, but thinking back to my Piemontese Boulevardier, I can’t help but reflect on how the substitution of Cardamaro for Campari turns an aperitif cocktail into a digestivo. (I’m very proud of this one.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Wait a minute. Now I’m thinking, going with the digestivo theme, that instead of Americano Rosso you use Dopo Teatro. This is going to be EPIC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 A perfect aperitif cocktail that I unfortunately had as a digestif. Montreal 3/4 oz. Gin 3/4 oz. Rye (should be Canadian) (wasn't) 3/4 oz. Aperol 3/4 oz. Suze Stir (duh). Garnish with a grapefruit twist. (Don't tell anyone, but not having grapefruit I used lemon.) (It's easy to see how grapefruit would have been better, though.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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