inverted manhattan? heh. need more ferret!

Inverted Manhattan

1.5 oz Cocchi Torino

0.75 oz Handy rye

1 dash cherry bitters

Stir and garnish with FOTM cherries!

What do you think of the Cocchi vermouth, without ferrets?

Toasting Frau Werner of Munich with an Opaline absinthe drip

That's a nice drip!

Nice louching Al!

So what is the verdict on the cherries Marc? Were they worth giving up your childrens' college fund?

A friend of mine sent me a couple of drinks to try.

Coolage Cooler

2 oz bourbon (I used Vintage 17yr)

1 oz Lillet (I substituted Cocci Americano since I didn't have any Lillet)

1/2 large lemon (I used 3/4 of a small-medium lemon)

7 dashes of Absinthe (from an Angostura bottle - since I didn't have an empty Ango bottle, I used about 1/2 tsp)

1/4 oz simple syrup or sweeten to taste

Stir and serve over ice

Pretty nice summer drink.

Looks tasty Shelly. Moving on to a Sazeerac after I do the dishes.

Dishes? You can't force your kids to do all your housework?

Edited July 25, 201114 yr by shellylh

High West Double Rye

It's not bad, but there's something off about the taste I can't quite put my finger on.

And here it is with 3oz Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye, .5oz simple syrup, several dashes Peychaud's Bitter, a wash on chilled glass number 2 of Opaline absinthe, and a lemon peel garnish rubbed first on the rim of glass number 2.

Nice Al!

looking good...

I had a New Albanian Naughty Girl Blonde IPA yesterday...& an Avery/Russian River Collaboration Not Litigation Ale (inspired by them both having a beer named Salvation)...the Naughty Girl was quite alright, but the Litigation, despite having a healthy head, tasted quite flat...

also had what I thought were my last Evil Power & Ragnarok just now...but found one more of each that I still might consume tonight:)...

I realize that I still haven't said all that I had at the Indiana Microbrewers Festival...but it's a long list...the highlight was probably a 2007 Barrel Aged Alesmith Speedway Stout, though!...

the highlight was probably a 2007 Barrel Aged Alesmith Speedway Stout, though!...

I jealous.

I usually have to drive to Ohio for Speedway Stout, so having the (vintage) Barrel Aged version in Indy was a treat...really lucked out...used some name dropping etc to get behind the tables at the distributor's tent...I have a feeling this bottle was given to a distributor as a freebie because of a torn label...or it could just be because it was on ice before I got there (FFF's labels, for instance, are always coming off)...I'm used to the silver foil...now I know the gold is for barrel aged versions...

anyways, it was even more awesome than the normal version...

Edited July 25, 201114 yr by emelius

New Holland Dragons Milk on tap

With dinner: 2009 Lamadrid Malbec - pretty good but not great.

Now: Laphroaig 18 - great

Drinking a Victory V Twelve. It is good, I was a little worried.

I do want the Laphroaig 18.

Now: Laphroaig 18 - great

Cheers

Smith & Cross Cuba Libre with Coca Cola hecho in Mexico.

Edited July 26, 201114 yr by morphsci

Aberlour 12

EDIT: I remember this being discussed before but I had no luck finding it via search. Does anybody have any suggestions for a kind of "standard" set of liquors and liqueurs to have stocked to make most common cocktails?

I think this is the discussion you were referring to.

and some of the replies:

Updating my post:

1. Gin: I really like Bluecoat or Plymouth - I believe you have tried the Bluecoat.

2. Vermouth: Dolin Dry or Blanc for "dry" and Carpano Antica for sweet vermouth. CA is not cheap but is a liter and you could skimp by only using about 3/4 of what a drink calls for (and depending on the drink, you may prefer this).

3. Rye: Wild Turkey Rye 101 is my go to rye for "cheap." It is awesome!

....

8. Some good rum. Smith and Cross is awesome. There are lots of good rums out there. I also like Vizcaya, Ron Zacapa, Clement Rhum Agricole...

9. Tequila: I haven't tried many but El Tesoro, Casa Noble, and Don Julio are all great. There is a budget tequila thread

Smith & Cross + Fentimans Curiosity Cola (copying Jim).

Edited July 26, 201114 yr by shellylh

Awesome, thanks Shelly! That's exactly what I was looking for.

HC Glencairn of Springbank 10

Moved from beer to liquor and had a Manhattan, with a smidge too much cherry bitters, and now some Knob Creek bourbon.

HC Glencairn of Springbank 10

Cheers to that too...

I recently found the first rye Canadian whisky that I really like:

It's apparently a blend of rye, barley, and corn. It's not as good as most of the Scotches in my cupboard, but it's less than half the price and I could happily and quickly drink it all night if I weren't bloody epileptic.

Edited July 26, 201114 yr by acidbasement

I was bored so I made a CCB Oak Aged Jai Alai and FFF Black Sun Stout Black and Tan. Despite my best efforts, it didn't layer well but damn this the the best B&T I've ever had. Still have more than half the Black Sun bomber, I'll try it with Hopslam next