Eagle Rare.

Cocktails of the Day!

Before dinner: HC Rum Old Fashioned

Wow, the Smith and Cross is really a lot different than I imagined and it packed quite a kick. Not sure I should have been drinking this on an empty stomach. I am not sure I am a fan of the S&C yet, it will take some time to get used to it.

2 oz Smith & Cross Navy Strength rum

1 sugar cube

2 dashes of Angostura bitters

1 dash of sparkling water

After dinner:

Jack Rose (Anvil)

3/2 oz Calvados XO (sub for applejack)

3/4 oz lemon juice

2 dashes of homemade grenadine

I thought this drink was quite bland and not worth drinking out poured it out. Maybe it was the Calvados, maybe too much lemon. Not a fan.

Knickerbocker a la Monsieur

I also used Smith & Cross in this but it worked better because it was more than rum and a bitter of sugar/bitters. Still gives quick a kick though. I also really like this drink.

3/2 oz Smith and Cross rum

1/2 oz Senior Curacao

1/2 oz Monin Raspberry syrup

3/4 oz Meyer lemon juice

Splash of pineapple juice

2 dashes of cherry bitters

BTW, thinking back on the Brooklyn I made the other day, I owe Jim some thanks because I used only 1/4 of the recommended Maraschino liquor and it was delicious. That Maraschino should be used like bitters.

Lukcy Bastard

Heh, maraschino can be dangerous, but when it works it's pretty good.

Cobble Hill Cocktail

2 oz Sazerac Rye

1/2 oz Dolin Dry Vermouth

1/2 oz Amaro Montenegro

2 slices of cucumber

Stir vigorously and double strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Jim, nice! That amaro is one I want to pick up, but haven't found a good source for :/

Nice drinks all around!

Shelly, I think the S&C will grow on you. I have a feeling you'll have the same reaction times two to the W&N

Three African blend from Blue Bottle Coffee.

coffee

Three African blend from Blue Bottle Coffee.

Nice!

Lunch at FFF. Lots of good beer currently on tap: Brian Boru, Rabid Rabbit, Behemoth, Cortez, Zombie Dust, Cerveza Mysterio, Topless Wytch, Krunk Monk, Ham on Rye. Too many for one sitting, that's for sure. Having a Brian Boru for starters.

I have a feeling you'll have the same reaction times two to the W&N

I see....

Jip Jip Rocks Shiraz 2008

talisker 18, neat

Tali18 = goodness, harder to find these days...

having a cheap find from Costco

Lapostolle Casa Carmenere Rapel Valley - Chile 2009

Nice beverage with meatballs

Cocktails of the Day!

BTW Shelly -- these look great!!

After the Jasmine, which contains gin, Campari, Cointreau, and lemon and being underwhelmed I tried a slight twist.

(Not At All A) Jasmine

1.5 oz Reposado Tequila

0.75 oz lime juice

0.5 tbsp Cointreau

0.5 tbsp Campari

Shake with ice and double strain.

I think it's nice. Maybe add a bit of simple syrup depending on your preferences.

Edit: nah, it's just right

Edited March 7, 201115 yr by luvdunhill

a healthy pour of peat monster

I see....

I think they will grow on you

The 'healthy' way to drink

Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel Peche Mortel. Way more drinkable that it has any right to be @ 9.5%.

Edited March 7, 201115 yr by Aura

Vesper! Followed by a Corpse Reviver.

Now having a Bushwick

2 oz Sazerac Rye

3/4 oz Carpano Antica

1 1/2 tsp Amer Boudreau

1 1/2 tsp Luxardo Maraschino

Stir, strain and serve sans any garnish

One point five times one of these Bushwicks. In a hurry!

Continuing with Anvil... a Plymouth, Carpano Antica and Campari Negroni. Nice!

Next, this... with equal parts. Don't tell Duggeh:

got a growler to go through...

After the Jasmine, which contains gin, Campari, Cointreau, and lemon and being underwhelmed I tried a slight twist.

(Not At All A) Jasmine

1.5 oz Reposado Tequila

0.75 oz lime juice

0.5 tbsp Cointreau

0.5 tbsp Campari

Shake with ice and double strain.

I think it's nice. Maybe add a bit of simple syrup depending on your preferences.

Edit: nah, it's just right

Try the Jasmine with lime and a bit more gin. I used tanqueray.

Marc: What does your weird concoction taste like?

Al: How do you like the Perucchi vermouth?

Cooking with Shelly (a Cooking with Colin spinoff)

A glass of 2009 Parker Estate Cabernet Sauvignon with dinner.

Tonight I made some Tuscan Lemon Grilled Chicken, with roasted sweet potatoes (sprinkled with oil oil, brown sugar, salt and pepper), and roasted green beans (with onions, garlic, sprinkled with olive oil, salt, pepper and a little parmesan at the end). Tasted much better than it looks in the picture.

Edited March 7, 201115 yr by shellylh

12.3 megapixels...

OH GOD! I CAN SEE FOREVER!