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[tdes81]

You could make your own orgeat. Small Hands is good from Amazon. It's funny how people will say "wow the commercial stuff just tastes floral it doesn't take like almonds." Like......that's what almond flavor tastes like: floral.

And with some orange flower water on the way, I'll be making my own.

 

[Huntsman]

^ man I have tried. Orgeat is just hard. I have a cocktail on here called the Art Deco, a gin/orgeat/absinthe cocktail which I would say is really worth trying.

Incidentally, I've come up with a new cocktail, The Blessed Thistle, which is really one of my best.

It's built upon a union of rye with the cardoon-inflected bittered wine, Cardamaro, where the beautiful herbal, resinous note of Cardamaro is heightened by the orangey-resin notes in Amaro Nonino, then grounded with the reddish clay of Amaro Dell Etna. It's really phenomenal if you are into the dark, stirred, and bitter style of cocktail -- although, all the components are on the brighter end of the Amaro spectrum, so it is a very high-key kind of a cocktail.

- The Blessed Thistle -
1.25 oz good rye
1.0 oz Cardamaro
0.625 oz Amaro Nonino Quintessence
0.5 oz Amaro Dell Etna

Stir over ice until very cold, then serve with a coin of lemon peel expressed over the drink.

~ H

 

[tdes81]

^ man I have tried. Orgeat is just hard. I have a cocktail on here called the Art Deco, a gin/orgeat/absinthe cocktail which I would say is really worth trying.

Incidentally, I've come up with a new cocktail, The Blessed Thistle, which is really one of my best.

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It's built upon a union of rye with the cardoon-inflected bittered wine, Cardamaro, where the beautiful herbal, resinous note of Cardamaro is heightened by the orangey-resin notes in Amaro Nonino, then grounded with the reddish clay of Amaro Dell Etna. It's really phenomenal if you are into the dark, stirred, and bitter style of cocktail -- although, all the components are on the brighter end of the Amaro spectrum, so it is a very high-key kind of a cocktail.

- The Blessed Thistle -
1.25 oz good rye
1.0 oz Cardamaro
0.625 oz Amaro Nonino Quintessence
0.5 oz Amaro Dell Etna

Stir over ice until very cold, then serve with a coin of lemon peel expressed over the drink.

~ H

That sounds awesome, I need to find some cardamaro.

The art deco actually sounds exactly up my alley, as I love me some absinthe. What's the recipe for that?

 

[mhip]

After dinner Branca Menta...

With my post in the background.
That's showmanship...

 

[OtterMeanGreen]

After dinner Branca Menta... View attachment 1567754
With my post in the background.
That's showmanship...

Nice Glencairn

 

[OtterMeanGreen]

After dinner Branca Menta... View attachment 1567754
With my post in the background.
That's showmanship...

The glass is just as important as the spirit you are choosing. I have a Irish Whiskey Tumbler, a Glencairn for Scotch, a Bourbon Tasting Glass and a Rocks Glass I only use for Rye, which helps bring out the citrus notes.

 

[edinatlanta]

Trinidad sour for while i finish work.

Recipe called for 1.5 oz of angostura but i only had 1 oz.

Man is this delicious.

 

[OtterMeanGreen]

If I could describe this with one word I would say it’s “reliable”. I’ve owned about 7 bottles over the past 5 years, and it’s never disappointed. Drinks above it’s proof; I’d say around a 92

 

[edinatlanta]

Elusive Dreams aka how @mhip Views me

 

[mhip]

Elusive Dreams aka how @mhip Views me

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That flower is stunning, m'lady...

 

[edinatlanta]

That flower is stunning, m'lady...

Im coming up to 14 pz of rum tonight

 

[tdes81]

Im coming up to 14 pz of rum tonight

Only 6-7 cocktails, assuming you mean oz. NBD. You got another 14 in ya bud.

 

[tdes81]

Side by side by side taste test.

 

[rikod]

 

[tdes81]

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How's this now?