life and limb

thanks chawky

This with dinner, now coffee:

^Lucky!

DFH Burton Baton. Good stuff.

A Vintage Bourbon 17 - Carpano Antica - Cherry Bitter Manhattan.

I did that last night with the Rittenhouse 25. It was good, real good.

A Four Mint Julep with Noah's Mill.

I did that last night with the Rittenhouse 25. It was good, real good.

Not so sure I believe you... I will have to try it out myself.

Margarita

First impressions of the Espolon are very positive, considering the low price tag.

Heh, I saw that yesterday and almost picked it up to make Margaritas for the party I was having.

It doesn't have an overly distinct Reposado flavor. It has a more mellow almost fruity flavor? Regardless I'm happy with it

Satan's Whiskers (marcelled)

Adapted from a recipe by William Eichinger, Finnegan's Wake, San Francisco.

• 1 1/2 ounces gin
  
• 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
  
• 1 1/4 ounces fresh orange juice
  
• 1 teaspoon falernum syrup
  
• 2 dashes Fee Brothers Old-Fashioned bitters
  

Instructions: Place all ingredients in a mixing glass. Add ice, shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Read the article: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/09/FDHH1KL8RM.DTL#ixzz1XzF7M8yy

Lacking any sweet vermouth I used Chinato to good effect. I will try some of the other variations too, but this one with Falernum seemed the most interesting. My favorite Regan quote: "I found that, if I simply called for more gin, rather than pedestrian, Satan's Whiskers can be rather intriguing. More gin tends to have that effect on many drinks, I think."

Edited September 15, 201114 yr by Voltron

Nice Al! The Chinato can be found around here now, it's not cheap though. It has a very distinct flavor, very nice stuff. Looks like yours is a split though, which is better than the $75/1L here is suppose.

Edited September 15, 201114 yr by luvdunhill

Satan's Whiskers (enroulée)

Makes 1 drink

• 1 1/2 ounces gin
  
• 1/2 ounce dry vermouth
  
• 1/2 ounce sweet vermouth
  
• 1/2 ounce Mandarine Napoléon
  
• 1/4 ounce fresh orange juice
  
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  

Instructions: Place all ingredients in a mixing glass. Add ice, shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Yep, that is a 375ml bottle and it is almost gone. I need to stop by Cask and get some vermouth and chinato and whatever else jumps out.

Edited September 15, 201114 yr by Voltron

I need to stop by Cask and get some vermouth and chinato and whatever else jumps out.

Gran Classico?

Thanks for reminding me!

Manhattan with Sazerac Rye, Vya sweet vermouth and cherry bitters. The Vya is a lot better than I thought it would be. Still like the Cocci Torino (and Carpano Antica) better but it is definitely a good alternative if you cannot get one of those. Also, it probably mixes better in other drinks than the Carpano Antica (and comes in a mere 750ml bottle).

I am now tempted to try the Vya dry vermouth.

Edited September 15, 201114 yr by shellylh

mountain valley spring water

Birkenhead Pride Old English Bitter.

The beer is so-so, but the story is good. Walker Bay is just up the coast from (aptly named!) Danger Point, where the troopship HMS Birkenhead went down with 600 British soldiers aboard in 1852. Only one lifeboat could be launched and the men stood at attention on the deck while the women and children aboard were loaded into it and the ship sank underneath them. This was the origin of the phrase "women and children first". Those that didn't drown were eaten by sharks -- to this day, that area is crawling (swimming?) with Great Whites.

The label is from an illustration of the period. Would it be disrespectful to say those two gents in the middle seem to be sharing a moment?

"Carruthers, I've always loved you!"

"Damn it, Fortescue. It's hard enough keeping this upper lip stiff as it is."

Ocean 7 LM-7 on Stout:

Manhattan involving Carpano and Rittenhouse 25.

Peter Michael Belle Cote.......Chardonnay.

Edited September 16, 201114 yr by Augsburger

schlafly pumpkin ale

I opened up the bottle of Rain vodka I bought last weekend. It is really excellent - best I've tried so far. First had some "neat" and then in this drink that I don't dare call a martini.

Vodkatini Vodkouth

2 oz Rain Vodka

1/3 oz Dolin Dry

1 dash Regan's orange bitters

grapefruit peel

Yummy, good stuff that Kentucky vodka is. Time for a Vesper!

Decided to give Marc's Not Theory a try with a substitution and reduction of Campari to 1/2 oz as per Shelly's suggestion and a concomitant bump of tequila to 1 oz.

Excellent cocktail Marc. I tip my hat to you sir.