noah's mill is a good choice, too

Agreed. It goes for $30 here and I don't think there is anything close that can beat it.

Beer

Agreed. It goes for $30 here and I don't think there is anything close that can beat it.

damn, I checked today and it was $50.

The Johnny Drum should be ~$30. I think I got it for $26.

The Johnny Drum should be ~$30. I think I got it for $26.

I saw that, it was like $12 though. I dunno if I can handle that.

damn, I checked today and it was $50.

I guess living in Oz has its privileges. It's like $55-59 around here.

I saw that, it was like $12 though. I dunno if I can handle that.

That was probably the green label. The Private Stock is what you want.

Yeah, I can get lot b for around $45/bottle. At that price it is pretty hard to beat. I am definitely going to try Johnny Drum. My relatively local liquor store in Champaign was talking it up when I was in there last as their distributor just started carrying it.

That reminds me that I need to find some Pappy.

Rogue John John Dead Guy Ale.

Nyquil

Going back to do some of the posted recipes.

First up:

This is a very good Cuba Libre recipe if you want a lighter true cocktail, but if nothing else I like to add bitters to the usual recipe:

CUBA LIBRE

Adapted by Isidro Gutiérrez for Town at the Chambers Hotel

3 ounces Coca-Cola

1 ounce rum

1/2 ounce gins

2 dashes bitters

1/4 lime

Dash of club soda

Mix the Coca-Cola, rum and gin in a highball glass. Add the bitters, and squeeze in the juice from the lime. Top off with the club soda to add bubbles.

Yield: 1 serving.

Pretty damn good. The Mexican coke is not as cloyingly sweet and the gin adds a nice bit of complexity. Decided to use both orange and aromatic bitters and key lime juice.

Edited March 10, 201115 yr by morphsci

Heh, 7 1/2 oz of rum will tend to do that Al. But they do go down easy.

The Three to One Cocktail

3 oz Junipero Gin

1 1/2 oz Rothman and Winter Orchard Apricot

1 oz Key Lime Juice

Shake and double strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.

^This, except with Plymouth and not Key Limes

EDIT: Funny, I was going back to pick up a couple of the recent recipes. Awesome looking Cuba Libre! Fidel would be proud!

Edited March 10, 201115 yr by Voltron

Nice Al. That is interesting as I was thinking of trying the Three to One with Plymouth.

Next up:

(Not Quite An) Oriental Cocktail

1.5 oz rye (Redbreast 12)

.75 oz curacao (Creole Shrubb)

.75 sweet vermouth (Carpano Antica)

.5 oz lime juice

Shake and strain. Garnish with a cherry.

Fantastic modification! The Redbreast really works here. Has anyone tried it in a cocktail?

Hmm ... It has been a while since I mixed up the oriental but this tastes really good. I really like the orange shrubb and will have to start using it more.

Edited March 10, 201115 yr by morphsci

The Peat Monster

It's quite nice, but certainly no monster.

it bites like a monster

Corn 'n Oil

Tried a lot of variations and this is just a terrible cocktail and the Cruzan BS is just that. Free if anyone will pay shipping, otherwise it will meet Jim's Page's Parfait Amour in liqueur hell.

Here's what I tried the THIRD time.

2.5 oz BS rum

0.5 oz Falernum

Half a lime, quartered and squeezed. Stir.

So, I tried to vindicate my DIY falernum. So, tried:

Rum Swizzle

1.5 oz rum

0.75 oz lime juice

0.5 oz falernum

1 dash angostura bitters

Better! More lime and better rum next time... And real swizzle sticks!

Edited March 10, 201115 yr by luvdunhill

Anvil # 28 Dulchin using the Esquire recipe (which can be found under the recipe for the Hoptoad.

2 ounces pisco

1 ounce dry (Hungarian) apricot brandy (cheated here and used Apricot liquer)

2 teaspoons Grand Marnier

1 ounce lime juice

1 teaspoon grenadine

Shake well with cracked ice, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

And DONE!

Redid this one using Apricot eau-de-vie in place of the apricot liqueur. Much better as the flavors come through better with less sweetness.

Forgot to get the grenadine in the picture.

Marc, the corn-n-oil is better with a better rum. I have used both Goslings black seal and the Ron Zacapa 23 with good results.

Edited March 10, 201115 yr by morphsci

it bites like a monster

Yeah, you're right, it definitely has some bite to it; more than I'd expect since it's only 46% abv. Still not a monster though.

for a good black rum, try gosling's black seal from bermuda

for a good black rum, try gosling's black seal from bermuda

Damn! It's like you're reading my mind.

The Final Ward

1 oz rye whiskey

1 oz Luxardo maraschino liqueur

1 oz fresh lemon juice

1 oz Chartreuse

Put all ingredients into an ice-filled shaker and shake hard until well chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

A bit sweet but the maraschino is not over the top. I wish I could figure out what was in that Carthusian.

One of these with yellow Chartreuse, but 1.5 oz on all but the maraschino, which I kept at 1 oz. I really like that. Nice.

And I liked the Corn-N-Oil quite a bit with Goslings.

Edited March 10, 201115 yr by Voltron

Water. Too much work tonight and I am already exhausted.

the last of my old bisbee coffee from last month's roaster's choice order. Hopefully this month's gets here today.

Van Winkle 12 Lot b ......... While my daughter plays Plants vs Zombies on iPad and my son plays Lego Batman on xbox 360 . Great Dad, huh?

Nice Shelly, have you had the Redbreast 12? Wondering how the 15 compares to the 12.

Your making a significant dent in the Anvil list the last few days Marc.

Starting with a Blood and Sand tonight.

1 oz Asyla Scotch (including unicorn dust)

1 oz Orange Juice

3/4 oz Carpano Antica

3/4 oz Cherry Heering

Shake the bloody beejebus out orbit and strain into a glass. Add a couple of cherries and enjoy.

Actually drinking the second one as the first must have evaporated.

Made another of these, substituting a Moro blood orange for the standard fare.