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The Cocktail Thread

Old May 20, 2016, 6:50 am
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Originally Posted by CMK10
I was introduced to this on Delta One this year and I really like it, no idea what the name is.

Bombay Sapphire
Cranberry Juice
Splash of Ginger Ale.
Delta Sunrise Cocktail. I have had that one in Delta One too. Not bad ^

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Old May 26, 2016, 1:06 pm
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Originally Posted by JayhawkCO
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Seaside Martini

Muddle two basil leaves and rind from one orange wedge in 3/4 oz of simple syrup. Add juice from half of a lemon, a pinch of allspice, and 1.5 ounces of decent vodka. Shake, serve up in in a martini shell and top with a bit of soda water.

Yum.

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Hmm....might have to try this. The allspice is throwing me---that's a pretty strong flavor.
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Old Mar 16, 2024, 4:32 pm
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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.
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Old Mar 20, 2024, 4:44 am
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Originally Posted by Sweet Willie
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!
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Old Mar 20, 2024, 7:11 am
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Originally Posted by FlyingJoy
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

Another very tasty scotch cocktail we enjoyed was

Last Night in Town

1.5 parts scotch
.75 dry vermouth
.75 amaro Nonino
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Old Mar 20, 2024, 9:42 am
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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.
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Old Mar 20, 2024, 9:48 am
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Originally Posted by CMK10
I was introduced to this on Delta One this year and I really like it, no idea what the name is.

Bombay Sapphire
Cranberry Juice
Splash of Ginger Ale.
Can someone recommend a ratio of gin to juice?
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Old Mar 20, 2024, 12:51 pm
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Originally Posted by pseudoswede
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
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Originally Posted by LapLap
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.
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Originally Posted by Sweet Willie
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

Another very tasty scotch cocktail we enjoyed was

Last Night in Town

1.5 parts scotch
.75 dry vermouth
.75 amaro Nonino
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!
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Old Mar 22, 2024, 3:56 pm
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I'm really a fan of the Campari + Vermouth cocktail family, including negroni, americano, and sbagliato.
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Old Mar 25, 2024, 3:08 pm
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Originally Posted by TWA884
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 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.

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