What are you drinking right now?

[cocostella]

Crap. Allow me to fully explain how I made and enjoyed my delicious Mojito:

1. I tore up about 6 fresh mint leaves and dropped them in the bottom of a pint glass.
2. I tossed in a quarter of a lime, after squeezing the juice into said glass.
3. I put in about a tablespoon of organic raw sugar simple syrup.
4. Used a wooden dowel to smash it around the bottom of the glass a bit.
5. Poured in a nice amount of rum.
6. Squeezed in another quarter lime.
7. Filled with crushed ice.
8. Topped with San Pellegrino and gently stirred.
9. Drank and repeated.

 

[b1os]

Re: step 2. Do you mean you squeeze the lime, then add the already squeezed quarter to the glass? That's how I would do it. I hate the lime pulp floating on my drink after muddling (same with Cuba Libres).

 

[cocostella]

Yep, but I don't mind a bit of pulp. There's already so much mint floating around...

 

[b1os]

When I'm lazy, I don't squeeze the lime in my Cuba Libres but just muddle it. So I have some pulp, too. I usually take a huge sip so I catch all pulp at once. Business before pleasure, lol.

 

[Huntsman]

I should also note (for added hipster cred) that I turn all my own muddlers.

 

[cocostella]

PM me. I need one.


yes.. new avatar, for the first time.

 

[b1os]

PALM beer.
Rather light (5-6%). Good taste. Just a touch of liquorice aftertaste (I think it's the brewing method.. some Belgian beers have an extreme liquorice aftertaste -- which I don't like --, anyone knows more about it?).

Ranglum
5 cl Gosling's
1.5 cl Wray & Nephew overproof
2 cl Falernum
2.5 cl lime juice
dash simple syrup

Nice.

Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (~)
6 cl Gosling's
3 cl lime juice
1.5 cl Falernum
1 t simple syrup
2/3 t Cointreau
1 dash Angostura

Tastes good. Maye a little flat overall (not sure whether it was better at Le Lion.. don't remember) but I still like it.

 

[Bhowie]

I've only had palm on tap. Every time I've had it there was always a metallic taste, I think the keg was funky. Sounds like I should give it a shot from the bottle.

 

[Piobaire]

Another Citadelle/Noilly Prat martini. I'm scared by how much I'm liking them.

 

[Bhowie]

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Maker's Mark new cocktail party campaign with Carville is awesome. There are a few more out there.

 

[Rambo]



I've only had palm on tap. Every time I've had it there was always a metallic taste, I think the keg was funky. Sounds like I should give it a shot from the bottle.

I get the same thing with Delirium Tremens.

 

[Louis XIV]

b1os, do you make your own falernum?

 

[b1os]



b1os, do you make your own falernum?

Nope, not yet. This was the first Falernum I bought (Velvet Falernum). It's unfortunate that www.forgottenflavours.com stopped their work.

 

[Louis XIV]

I bought a bottle of FF Falernum a few years ago and didn't like it, but I was just beginning with the whole cocktail thing, so maybe my taste has changed.
Never heard of the Velvet Falernum before, is it good?

 

[b1os]

I think it's one of the standard ones. John D. Taylor's Velvet Falernum. I bought it from Weinquelle Lühmann in Hamburg (great store alongside with Spirituosen Wolf -- will miss both of them, they almost always have some of the best prices even in comparison to online shops (ok, there are some online shops that have even cheaper prices.. Conalco comes to mind, I just ordered from them a load a couple weeks ago and it's worked out very well, can only recommend them: Courvoisier VSOP 1l for 30€, Gosling's for 17€ etc.)).

Why didn't you like Forgotten Flavors' one? I've just heard great reviews about it -- mixology, other websites, Le Lion etc. Actually, Le Lion still uses it (I think one of the two founders of FF worked for Le Lion and therefore they got the last batch or so). I liked all their drinks with FFs' Falernum. Next time I'm in Hamburg and at Le Lion I'll try it neat now that I have a comparison.

Actually, I may just write an e-mail to FF later today and ask about some tips and tricks on how to do my own one. I doubt that they'll share their complete recipe though.

Have you tried TBT's Falernum? I haven't been impressed by their Crème de Violette at all (it's just too flabby in taste). But it may be worth a shot.