What are you drinking right now?

[xpress]

Had a drink of Jameson last night.

Love that whiskey!

 

[denning]

Corpse Reviver #2.

I am currently without absinthe for the rinse, so last time I used VEP chartreuse and this time I added a small dash of Pechaud's bitters for the anise flavour. Wasn't bad, but not as good as the real thing.

 

[Kid Nickels]



^Different vermouth.

somehow I knew this would come up.. any suggestions?

 

[Kid Nickels]



I just had a couple French 75.

One of my more favorite "sweet" martinis. what's your recipe...anything unique?

 

[denning]



somehow I knew this would come up.. any suggestions?

I think the big three would probably be Dolin, Vya and Carpano Antica.

 

[b1os]



I think the big three would probably be Dolin, Vya and Carpano Antica.

Ya. My bottle of Noilly Prat rouge is nearly empty now. I don't think I'll be able to find Vya here. Dolin 0.75 is ~7€. Carpano Antica ~20-25€... I want to try true Italian vermouth though, so I'll go with the Carpano.

 

[Huntsman]

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I only recently got this bottle of Angostura and am excited to try it -- I couldn't bring myself to pay the $20 or whatever Amazon wants (plus shipping). The aroma and taste straight out of the bottle seem to blow my Regan's away, but the proof, of course, is in the cocktail.

I do like MM very much, and use it as my 'step up' from my well when I want a straight-ahead London Dry. If I had one all-arounder at that pricepoint, it would be either MM or Plymouth -- as it is I use Beefeater's in that position, which it suits admirably, as I find that with gin particularly, I do like to have a wider variety of gins due to the wide range of gin cocktails. Were I to have two gins, it would be Beefeater's and Hendrick's, though I would miss my G&T gin, which is Sapphire. I like Sapphire so much in my G&T that I am just done trying other gins.

straight up regular Negroni with Plymouth Gin, Martini & Rossi sweet vermouth and Campari. It's the first time I made one so from recipes I found I just went 1:1:1 proportions. Any suggestions for improvement?

The Negroni is a favorite of mine, and equal proportions is classic. Your ingredient choice is fine. As to the vermouth, see below.

I think the big three would probably be Dolin, Vya and Carpano Antica.

Indeed. I do find M&R to be really very decent in Negronis, as it has a lot more fresh wine-y-ness that I find works well in the drink as compared to the deep earthiness of Vya and Carpano (and the earthiest vermouth I've tried, Cocchi Vermouth Del Torino, which makes a killer Vieux Carre). The Dolin is so fruity and gentle that (I feel) the Campari dominates more than it ought.

I have been messing around with upping the vermouth to 1.5 to mellow it a bit, and especially with swapping out some Dubonnet Rouge (or Lillet Rouge, but I find Dubonnet a bit better here) for the vermouth (like 3/4) to up that wine-like flavor that I really like in the Negroni. Adding a half of Dubonnet to the 1:1:1 will both mellow it and up that winey-ness.

Ok. The foam is seperated. But there is much more foam. And much finer one. I'll just blend the egg white with my Zauberstab/bamix next time

I've done everything right, theoretically, just not long and hard enough.



lol @ Bhowie.

Ah! A picture of the perfect Ramos Gin Fizz at the very best cocktail bar on earth, the Velvet Tango Room! I have had it and it is excellent there.

When I make them at home, I start shaking dry with the spring from a Hawthorne removed and straight up in my tun. It starts the emulsification faster that way -- then I add Ice once I've gotten it going. But I do not make the Ramos often (and I actually think I prefer the Golden Fizz with a whole egg anyway).

edit: credit where it is due, I think the Hawthorne trick is from Darcy O'Neil at Art of Drink, but I could be wrong.

~ H

 

[Ambulance Chaser]

Plymouth martini (3:1 gin:vermouth ratio). I have a co-op board meeting in half an hour, and will probably need another drink immediately thereafter.

 

[Huntsman]

One of my more favorite "sweet" martinis. what's your recipe...anything unique?

Plymouth martini (3:1 gin:vermouth ratio). I have a co-op board meeting in half an hour, and will probably need another drink immediately thereafter.

Now that is a martini.

~ H

 

[Fang66]



Plymouth martini (3:1 gin:vermouth ratio). I have a co-op board meeting in half an hour, and will probably need another drink immediately thereafter.

During is better.

 

[b1os]

Gin Fizz.

9cl gin
6cl lemon juice
2cl simple syrup
16cl soda

 

[denning]

Carte Blanche

2 measures rye
1/2 measure Cointreau
Dash of Fee Bros cherry bitters
2 dashes Fee Bros Old Fashioned bitters

 

[itsstillmatt]

Tucking into a 1972 Calvados.

 

[Warren G.]



One of my more favorite "sweet" martinis. what's your recipe...anything unique?

nothing unique

I been using Cognac lately. Tons of Remy Martin VSOP collecting dust. For some odd reason, my family always seem to gift me a few bottles.

1.5 oz Gin
1.0 oz Simple syrup
.75 oz Lemon Juice

Top with Champagne


I was at my favorite bar today after work. For some reason, I thought about this thread.

Pequot Fizz

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[Bhowie]

Warren are you going to Tails?