What beverage do you have in front of you right now? - 2022 onwards (Posts # 1892 & 1898)

I made an old fashioned this evening, the first I've ever had so nothing to compare it to.

2 oz blended 12 year scotch
2 dashes orange bitters
Fat teasooon of 3:1 honey syrup
No orange peel

Not bad and a nice warming drink for the fall season.

New one for me— a Vieux Carr� Cocktail:

I chose Bulleit Rye and Hennessy Cognac — rather decent cocktail with dinner and not too sweet, despite the vermouth.

• 3/4 ounce rye whiskey
  
• 3/4 ounce cognac
  
• 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
  
• 1 to 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  
• 1 to 2 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
  
• 1/2 ounce B�n�dictine liqueur
  
• Cherry or lemon twist, garnish
  

An Old Fashioned with Scotch? This classic American drink should be made with American whiskey. I make 'em with bourbon sometimes but I like rye better - it's not as sweet.

FDR loved Old Fashioneds, and so did his private secretary, Grace Tully. She started making them with Scotch and discovered she liked them better that way. When she suggested it to FDR one day, he said, "I never heard of such a thing. It's absolutely sacrilegious."

of course it is sacrilegious. Bourbon is my choice but rye is acceptable.

I have a bottle of Four Pillars Green Apple and Rhubarb Gin - one of the best gins I've ever bought, but sadly a limited edition. It's a balmy spring evening here in Melbourne, so I'm going to start off with a G&T with Fever Tree Indian and a lemon slice. I often add a slice of green apple too.

After that? Something shaken - perhaps a Sidecar or Gold Rush. I have a glut of lemons from my garden, plus I just bought a Boston shaker after using a cobbler for years, so I'm keen to take my new toy out for another spin! I caved and bought the Boston after the cobbler got stuck while I was doing a dry shake for a highball of rye, Licor 43, lemon juice, egg white, soda water I got it unstuck by freezing some water inside, then thawing that down to a large ice block before shaking hard against the lid!

I guess I'll try Rye next. Rittenhouse is on sale at our local Safeway.

Subbed agave syrup for simple syrup.

This is really good. Notably stronger than the previous one made with 80 or so proof Scotch.

My friend would send that back without the proper ice. It has to be 1 or 2 giant cubes or spheres.

If the ice is good enough for Stanley Tucci's home, it's good enough for mine.


Stay tuned to this thread, death star ice spheres are on sale at Amazon today, delivery scheduled for tomorrow.

But he even admits he is missing the proper equipment. I have no idea what death star ice is but I have both 2" cubes or big spheres. Hopefully that's what you are getting too. A luxardo cherry doesn't hurt either in an old fashioned but I am too cheap to buy them.

Drowning the sorrow’s from tonight’s disappointing news with a Vieux Carr� (ingredients above).

Halloween Manhattan. Large cube. No upcharge.

Lazy bartending again tonight...

The Huntsman - a recipe by Bar High Five (Tokyo) which appears in one of my cocktail books
45mL (1.5oz) 101 proof bourbon (I used Wild Turkey 101)
15mL (0.5oz) Chambord
A few dashes of orange bitters, to taste (I love the orange note in this drink, so I usually go for 4-5 dashes)
Stir in a mixing glass over large ice cubes and strain into a chilled glass

My all-time favourite "lazy" drink!

I'm hoping the only things that make this a "Halloween" drink is the bat and you drinking it on Halloween. If there's pumpkin anything added to that beautiful drink, I'm not sure I'll be able to get it out of mind next time I make/order one!