Delta Sunrise Cocktail. I have had that one in Delta One too. Not bad ^

http://chilledmagazine.com/spirits-in-the-sky/

Hmm....might have to try this. The allspice is throwing me---that's a pretty strong flavor.

Last weekend Mrs Willie & I enjoyed a couple of scotch based cocktails. Both are simple two ingredient cocktails.

Rusty Nail - 2 parts scotch & 1 part Drambuie.

The Debonair - 2 parts scotch & 1 part ginger liquor

I suggest adjusting the ratios of you like a more scotch forward drink.

Love a good scotch cocktail and Drambuie is fantastic!

One of my favourite Scotch drinks is "The Highlander" by Eric Alperin from Varnish LA:
60mL (2oz) Scotch + 15mL (0.5oz) Cherry Heering. Build in a rocks glass over ice and garnish with a lemon twist.

It's one of my go-to lazy weeknight drinks when I don't feel like getting out all my bar equipment to shake and strain things!

we have Cherry Heering, will have to give this a go, thanks for suggestion.

Of course shaken, sometimes two times depending upon ingredients, there has yet to be a cocktail I've strained with a mesh. #lazybartender :D

Another very tasty scotch cocktail we enjoyed was

Last Night in Town

1.5 parts scotch
.75 dry vermouth
.75 amaro Nonino

One drink I made up during the Pandemic...

* 1 part Deep Eddy Orange Vodka
* 3-4 parts diet tonic water

It tastes like alcoholic Orangina.

Can someone recommend a ratio of gin to juice?

A London Mule would be one part Gin to 3 parts Ginger Ale (and a good slug of lime juice)

To add the Cranberry element I would keep to this Alcoholic/non-alcoholic ratio. My suggestion is

1 part Gin, 1 part Cranberry juice, 2 parts Ginger Ale (perhaps with a slice of lime)

To pull it away from being “Mule-ish” - 1 part Gin, 2 parts Cranberry, 1 part Ginger Ale

Actually, this appears to be a variation of a Cape Codder, not a London Mule, substituting gin for the vodka and adding a splash of ginger ale. The traditional raios are 1 1/2 oz. of vodka and 5 oz. cranberry apple juice. When trying to replicate the Delta Signature Sunrise cocktail, I'd start with 1 1/2 oz. of gin, 4 1/2 oz. of cranberry apple juice and 1/2 oz. of ginger ale and adjust the proportions until it tastes to my liking.

I have Noilly Prat and I've been wanting to get a bottle of Amaro Nonino, so I'll have to try this!

Haha, I only bought a small mesh strainer about two years after getting into mixology and a proper muddler just one week ago...had been using the back of a spoon to muddle! :D

I'm really a fan of the Campari + Vermouth cocktail family, including negroni, americano, and sbagliato.

I actually not a big fan of ginger ale, so I decided to try it with Sprite. I also can't remember if I poured 4.5 or 6oz of cranapple juice.

Meh. Not a fan.

Also, RIP Drizly. You were a savior during the pandemic, and I don't think I ever paid a single delivery fee using the service with all of promo codes you spat out.

seeing as it is Aperol week.

2 parts bourbon
1 part Aperol
1 part Cointreau
1 part Meyer Lemon Juice
Couple dashes of bitters

very much enjoyed last night

Saturday night was a lazy bartender night, Mrs Willie & I enjoyed The Highlander

Glad to hear! Again, not my recipe, but that of The Varnish in LA. I'm planning to visit them for a few drinks when I'm in LA in June.

I still haven't had time to go and buy a bottle of Amaro Nonino, but as soon as I do, I will be trying your suggestion of Last Night in Town!

This sounds very good! Meyer lemons are hard to find in Australia, so I'll most likely have to substitute regular lemon. What bitters did you use? I have quite a few on hand right now...Angostura, Peychaud's, orange, peach, and even Douglas fir.