Time to reboot this topic?

What cocktails have you enjoyed lately, off the airliner or with your onboard bartender? :p

BACARDI RAZZ MOJITO

1 part Bacardi Razz Flavored Rum
3 parts Club Soda
3 raspberries
12 Mint Leaves
1/2 Lime
1/2 Part Sugar

Serving Instructions:
Place 3 raspberries, 12 mint leaves, 1/2 part sugar and 1/2 lime in a glass. Muddle well with a pestle and fill glass with crushed ice. Add Bacardi Razz flavored rum, top off with club soda, stir well and garnish with sprigs of mint or a lime wheel...

My favourite is served in London, UK at a luxury hotel.


Muddle basil and simple syrup in cocktail shaker with ice. Add Stolichnaya Strawberry Vodka, strain and serve in martini glass. Garnish with basil leaf.

Why is this my favourite? It was made in my honour, named after me, and is still available by name (though it is now under a different name on the bar menu).:D:D

Maybe I missed it but I'm surprised no one mentioned the Black Russian. It's vodka (I prefer Smernoffs SP? to some of the boutique vodkas) and Khalula.

It makes a very nice start of very nice dinner drink and is also yummy with a good cigar.

My FT friend and Big BRuddar PremEx introduced me to one years ago and it's my cocktail of choice.

Also, it's sweet and tastes like PEPSI ;)

THanksfully United has brought back Kalula. United I believe was the one who brought the cocktail over from Hawaii in the 50's. After taking away Kalula flyers who asked for a Black RUssian got vodka with YUCKY Starbucks coffee liquor or cream or wahtever that horrid stuff was. I tried it and almost got very sick.

SO a good Black Russian is vodka and Kalula. Simple as that. :)

(Remember it's different from a White Russian which has cream in it.)

Hey, it's Kahlúa! ;)

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My faves are the Manhattan made with rye, and a half gin - half vodka martini slightly dirty.

Yeah, boring, I know.

I also like the occasional lava flow, which is basically soft-serve for grown-ups. Not really booze.

I'm about ready to switch to my winter drink - the Stinger. I'll also be swapping out some of the liquors in my bar from summer to winter. The Rye will be coming out of storage to add a little more warmth to my Manhattans.

+1

I tried this recently with some really good fresh orange juice and it was delicious. Not something I'd drink everyday, but definitely good for a treat ever once in awhile.

What is your recipe if you don't mind me asking?

2-3 oz rye or bourbon
1/4-1/2 oz Italian (sweet, red) vermouth

Shake and pour into a stemmed cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry. Hopefully you can find real Maraschino cherries, not the vile neon red things that are everywhere.

This weekend I needed to improvise and discovered that gin and Fresca is pretty tasty.

Tonight at Lucques Restaurant I had a Vodka Gimlet made with fresh lime juice and mint. Delicious.:)

I'm sorry, the Gimlet must be made with Rose's Lime Juice, and only Rose's, cut with a little water. Even Tom Felten, author of How's Your Drink?, agrees. :)

Sounds pretty similar to mine. I usually use Canadian Club. Getting the right amount of vermouth is key and it can be tricky!

For a refreshing gin rickey--over ice in a tall glass, 1 1/2-2 oz gin, juice from half a lime, toss in the shell, club soda.

Now that it's getting hot again, it's going to be another summer great for Moscow Mules. Mmmmmmmmmmm...... I like mine extra gingery.

Juice from one large lime
1/2 t Freshly grated ginger, muddled
2 oz. Vodka
3 oz. Ginger Beer
Dash bitters

Strain into a copper mug over ice.

Chris

Call me a liquor snob, but life is too short for Canadian Club...though to be fair, I've never had it.

Bourbons I like: Basil Hayden, Knob Creek
Rye: I like Rittenhouse...and it's cheap too!