Cocktails !!

[rick]

Here's a fave for the chilly winter months:


Rusty Nail

2 parts favorite Scotch
1 part Drambuie (Scotch liqueur)
ice
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What are you imbibing these days ?? :eatdrink004

[qhsdoitall]

Here's a fave for the chilly winter months:


Rusty Nail

2 parts favorite Scotch
1 part Drambuie (Scotch liqueur)
ice
==========================
What are you embibing these days ?? :eatdrink004

Aw, you ruined a good Scotch. :) For a true warm up, I have one of the following.

1) Hot Cocoa with Peppermint Schnapps
2) Mulled Wine
3) Warmed Sake

Otherwise my favorite cocktail.

Vahalla Martini
1 1/2 oz. Thor's Hammer Vodka
1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
Twist of Lemon

[msandoval858]

My personal everyday favorite.

Jack Daniel's
Ice

I'm easy like that :eatdrink004

[Mama Bear]

Indulgence of Tonight for the 1 week anniversary!

There were 8 beers, but I had to fax 3 of them over to Doc..... and I emailed one to Bobby

[Mottern Man]

Don't forget to fax me the Pyrat tomorrow :D ::

[Clark Kent]

Excellent choice, Mama! The 90'minute is outstanding.

[Clark Kent]

My personal everyday favorite.

Jack Daniel's
Ice

I'm easy like that :eatdrink004

I don't even use ice. Now that's easy! ::

[Zachster]

I generally take my drinks straight, but if I'm going to have a cocktail, it will be a Sazerac. Unless, of course, as is too often the case, the bartender doesn't know how to make one. In which case I'll have a Manhattan,made with Rye...

Sazerac Cocktail Recipe:

Crushed ice
1 teaspoon absinthe, Pernod, or Herbsaint liqueur
Ice cubes
1 teaspoon sugar, 1 sugar cube, or 1 teaspoon simple syrup
1 1/2 ounces rye whiskey
3 dashed Peychaud's Bitters
1 lemon peel twist

Chill an old-fashioned glass by filling with crushed ice or refrigerate or freeze for at least 30 minutes. Add the Herbsaint, absinthe, or Pernod to the glass; swirl it around to coat the entire sides and bottom of the glass. Discard the excess.

In a cocktail shaker, add 4 or 5 small ice cubes, sugar, rye whiskey, and bitters. Shake gently for about 30 seconds; strain into the prepared old-fashioned glass. Twist lemon peel over the drink and then place in the drink.

[Htownmmm]

A snifter(or two) of Remy Martin VSOP.



Marty

[MaduroMan_wcp]

take a hiball glass....put 2 fingers water in it....add 4 fingers good single malt...

clip and light El Rey Del Mundo robusto larga in maduro or La Gloria Cubana seris R in maduro.

sit back with dog at your feet, enjoy...

[Bronco]

Death in the Afternoon
Hemingway's drink recipe from the similarly titled novel.
1 oz absinthe
1 sugar cube
5 oz champagne
Mix the sugar and absinthe, slowly add champagne to the mixture and sip.

[Stubble]

My favorite, the gin Martini. It is said the drink was invented, so that men would have a civilized way, to drink raw gin.

Again,it proves that necessity is the mother of invention.

And before anyone beats me to it, a martini is like a womans breasts........one is not enough, three is too many.

[Htownmmm]

Seeing as how spring is upon us:

The 'Real Margarita'(as ez as 1-2-3)

3 oz Cuervo Gold tequila
2 oz Grand Marnier
1oz fresh lime juice
kosher salt(coarse-for the glass rim)
lime wedge
cracked ice and ice cubes

Mix the first 3 ingredients in an ice- filled shaker. Run lime wedge around rim of drinking glass, then dip into kosher salt; Fill cocktail glass with plenty of cracked ice; Pour shaker contents into cocktail glass; garnish with lime wedge and enjoy! BTW, the first person who mentions a frozen margarita gets it right in the jugular-real men do not drink frozen!

Marty

[rick]

What are y'all drinking now-a days ?

RNB Sangria (Red):
1 bottle Red wine (CabSauv)
2 cups Sunny Deelight (Orange Juice)
1 cup Brandy
Add Sliced Oranges, lemons and limes to taste.
Make 50 / 50 blend (1:1) with 7-up for tasty beverage :happy108

[rick]

Glass O' Ice
cuppa shots of Bourbon
Big ol' pour of Ginger Ale
Squeeze of lime (1/2 a small one)


yu-um-mee ::

[rick]

Share with me your best mixes / concoctions.
**********************************
6 oz Clamato
2 oz (shots) Vodka
juice of 1/2 Lime
1 tsp Dimitris Bloody mary mix (its a concentrate)
cuppa big shakes Worchestershire sauce
splash of Horseradish
pinch 'O Celery Salt
Pepper
Bunch of ice

[qhsdoitall]

I think I'd like your version Rick. Not much call for to have a Bloody Mary though. Haven't had a hangover in 10 years. :D

[rick]

Couldnt wait for the weekend...
I'm having one right now.
No. I dont have a hangover and
YES !
Its my Friday night.

WOO WOO ::

[Woknblues]

I make a variation of a bloody mary and a ceasar.

I use a large beer sleeve glass (16 oz I think?) with a few ice cubes
Chilled Clamato (about 6-8 OZ)
2 OZ of Vodka
a few Olives (w/ pimento good, w/ blue cheese, better)
a couple of pickled onions (yes, I like to eat this particular drink)
a shake of worcestershire and tobasco
a 1 tsp of prepared horseradish
a wedge of lemon or lime
S&P
a slender stalk of celery

Directions:
To the chilled glass add ice, then vodka, then horseradish, squeeze lemon, worcestershire/tobasco, S&P. Mix well. Then add Clamato and mix again. Garnish with celery, onions and olives.

DEE-lish.......... A great starter drink for a beer session. And as stated above, the best hangover cure. (maybe omit the horseradish if you are going this route though)

[rick]

Wok:

I'm saving your recipe.
Looks very tasty
:eatdrink004

[Woknblues]

you will love it rick....

it sounds like a hap-hazard "everything but the kitchen sink" type drink, but trust me, it works.. The horseradish gives it the interesting trait of a clean finish, almost in the "mint" type registry of taste, though not minty, if you catch my drift.

[rick]

White Sangria:

2 cups (16oz) White Wine
1 (12oz) can Peach Nectar
1 (12oz) can of Brandy

Mix ingredients together in a big ol' pitcher and add
slices of lemon, lime and orange and let sit awhile.....if you can ;)

mix with 7-up or Sprite to taste.
Start with a 50/50 (1:1) blend and go from there.

[Bronco]

Here's one of my local summer favorites.

Caiparinha De Ipanima
Naples Grande Resort & Golf Club
Naples, Fla.

1 1/2 ounces Cachaça de Brazil(Pronounced "KA SHA SA")
2 fresh lime wheels
2 sugar cubes
Ice cubes

This cocktail is inspired by the flavors of South America. To serve, muddle lime and sugar together, then add the Cachaça and ice. Shake and strain in a glass rimmed with lime sugar. Garnish with lime and twist.
The major difference between cachaça and rum is that rum is usually made from molasses, a by-product from refineries that boil the cane juice to extract as much sugar crystals as possible. And cachaça is made from fresh sugarcane juice that's fermented and distilled.

[rick]

Vesper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesper_%28cocktail%29)

altho.....
Booze has changed some since Ian Fleming created this cocktail.
"Here's the problem: Much has changed since 1953, when the book came out, and that includes booze.
That English Gordon's gin used to be 94 proof; now it's under 80.
The vodka would've been stronger as well: Russian Stolichnaya, which Bond had in mind, was 100 proof.
As for the Lillet, it was reformulated in the 1980s to remove most of the "Kina" part, the shade of bitterness provided by quinine.
But all is not lost: Tanqueray (Gordon's stablemate) is still 94 proof.
If you can find it, there's a 100-proof Stoli available.
The Lillet's a little tougher, but we secured some quinine powder from raintreenutrition.com and threw in a pinch.
Suddenly, the electric guitars started twanging." ....thanks to MSN for this info

The Kina Lillet is not made any more but
Noilly Prat and a splash of Angostura Bitters is said to work as a nice replacement.

3 parts Gin
1 part Vodka
.5 parts Vermouth

[rick]

Mojito (http://www.tasteofcuba.com/mojito.html)


.....dee-licious ::

[rick]

Have not tried this one yet but a co-worker says it is dee-licious :D


1 ICE COLD Coors Beer (hasta be Coors. Not Coors Light. Not any other beer)
2 shots Root Beer Schnapps

Said co-worker puts cold beer into freezer for 20 min. before making cocktail to ensure icyness.
Ill update this later after I see how they tasted.


Update: Dec 2, 2007
Dont do it.
These are lousy.
I am embarrassed to have entered this abomination in the thread.

[Woknblues]

Rick, I knew I would meet you back on this thread.

Anyways, I would like to comment on your schnapps/ beer cocktails post.

Just about any schnapps (German types of full strength or 80 proof w/ no sugar added AND the American types, typically half the alcohol, introduced into syrups) will work in very interesting ways with beer. Most of my better experiences are with American style schnapps (I find the German schnapps to be a bit too strong, kind of ruining the delicate balance of alcohol level in the beer) and one of my favorites, butterscotch schnapps. I call it, the sweet tooth of the beer world. Every once in a while, you just get a hankering for a different taste, especially if you have a nice session going with a good 12 pack of beer. Drop a shot of peppermint in, and see what happens. Or just take a hit of Butterscotch schnapps and chase it with a swig of beer. It can be a match made in heaven. And I prefer the "hoppyest" beers I can find, too.. Very yin/yang.... For the malty beer guys (think big German bocks, etc) I would go for the more crisp type schnapps to balance in the other direction. I think there must be some gents and gals on this board who can elaborate more to this great thread that you "sponsor"

Cheers!

Did you try that Bloody Mary yet?

[rick]

Have not tried your "Bloody" recipe .....yet ;)
Im still collecting ingredients.
With the cooler months approaching I am hoping to have everything online and ready to go by Oct.
Will report back when sampling has been conducted :D

[rick]

• 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
• 1 ounce simple syrup
• 1 1/2 ounce rum (Bacardi 8 Anejo)
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 6 mint leaves
• 2 ounces champagne (Veuve Clicquot)

Muddle lime juice, syrup, mint in a mixing glass. Add rum, bitters, ice, and shake well. Strain into cocktail glass, and top with champagne. Garnish with sugar-coated vanilla bean.

Order an Old Cuban and you are in the presence of a contemporary classic. This is a perfectly balanced drink and the best thing about it is that it is served up in a classic champagne goblet; very ‘40s and very chic. Veuve Clicquot is delicious champagne and the only one mentioned by name in “Casablanca.” When you order this drink you get the sensation of mint, but you can taste each of the ingredients distinctly.

Obviously these ingredients will seem familiar, and we have written that the Mojito is currently one of the most overrated cocktails around. This drink is a big part of why. Why would you want club soda instead of champagne? Why would you want shaved ice instead of undiluted flavor? Leave the Mojito to Sonny Crockett and order this instead.

If you visit the home of this cocktail, Audrey Saunders’ Pegu Club, then you’ll have the opportunity to adjust the mix to your taste if your drink needs tweaking. On each of the tables you’ll find four eye droppers containing cocktail condiments (lemon, lime, bitters and sugar syrup). The Pegu Club is a nod to history, but it is owner Saunders’ flair for mixology that makes the bar a New York original in the true sense and not the Original Ray’s Pizza sense.


..borrowed from MSN

[Woknblues]

you kicked this thread up a notch again, rick...

that old cuban looks great. I will be trying that one, for sure. I love champagne cocktails. talk about a heavenly mixer. beats the tar out of nearly any soft mixer, and kicks it up a notch for some "yule tide fun".

I just love bitters. I always have that bottle in the kitchen... For a soft drink, nothing is more refreshing than few shakes of bitters in a glass of ice cold club soda. Great for upset stomach, too.

[rick]

Had one of these the other night and thought I'd share it.
Thanks to drinkoftheweek for the recipe and commentary

http://drinkoftheweek.com/images/random/harrysbar.jpg
First served up at Harry's New York Bar in Paris this classic is one of our favorite cocktails.



1 1/2oz. Brandy or Congac
1 oz. Cointreau or Triple Sec
1 oz. Lime or Lemon Juice
(your preference, we like to use lime juice)
Lemon Wedge or Twist
Granulated Sugar

Wet rim of a Cocktail glass and dip in the sugar.
Combine first three ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker.
Strain into the cocktail glass.
Garnish with Lemon.
http://drinkoftheweek.com/images/drinks/sidecar.jpg

***Sidenote on the Sidecar
I hate Triple Sec so I substituted Orange Curacao.
Hey.
Thats how I roll. ;)

[qhsdoitall]

Hey.
Thats how I roll. ;)


As in drunk on the floor? Ya lush. :D

[VetsJetsnGuns]

3 oz New Amsterdam Gin
1 oz vodka
3/4 oz Martini & Rossi Bianco
5 drops lemon juice

Shake the everlovin' crap out of this, then strain into a freezer-chilled cocktail glass

So far, the New Amsterdam Gin is the smoothest gin I've found
This drink itself is very smooth. 3 of them will cure you of all memories.
The M&R Bianco was something I got out of the discount cart at the grocery liquor store. I believe it is an aperitif of sorts; somewhat sweet

This is a rip off of the Vesper; Bianco costs about 25% of what Lillet does.

[JayKay]

I guess I'm easy. After a long night of drinking (or a long day of working), crown royal on the rocks.

[rick]

http://www.barrittsgingerbeer.bm/images/top2.jpgand............. http://www.goslingsrum.com/images/launch_blackseal.jpg (http://www.goslingsrum.com/flash/blackseal/index.htm)




DEE Licious ! (http://www.goslingsrum.com/details.asp?RecipeID=192)

[ravenmadd2]

Gin Gimlet
gin and lime juice on the rocks

it has become my go to drink over the last year or so. TT Reynold's in Fairfax Va has made the best one (besides myself).

[JayKay]

I prefer a good ol' crown royal in a highball glass with 2 ice cubes and some ginger ale. After a few, you just keep increasing the crown and decreasing the ginger ale untill your just drinking out of the bottle :D

[Queen of Blades]

Welcome to The Shave Den, ravenmadd2!

Don't miss the Newbie Give-Away (http://www.theshaveden.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6214)!

[rodd]

Typically I drink bourbon or beer. Beam with diet coke if I want a mixer, or beam black, gentleman jack, or jack single barrel over ice

However

A friend ordered me a drink at a bar. 2.5 oz absolut citrus, 1.5 oz sweet n sour mix over ice, sugar around the rim. Called it a lemon drop.
Like candy.

[KenS]

This is a variation of something I was introduced to years ago. I have no idea whet it would be called, other than refreshing, and uplifting...:D
Mix:
1 bottle rye whiskey.
1 1/2 cups simple syrup.
Store in refrigerator.
Pour 3 of so ounces of mix over a few ice cubes, and top off glass with lemonade. MM, Tasty!

[Mottern Man]

1/2 oz Kahlua
1/2 oz Bailey's
1/2 oz Crown Royal

Layer ingredients


You can do a full oz too. :D



Great drink but for some reason only the bars in Alaska do it best.

[rick]

Cuba Libre:
2 parts Coke
1 part Rum
Squeeze of lime


Simplicity and perfection all in one

[ColbyPants]

I LIVE for a good Manhattan!

There are several variations on the theme but I tend to like roughly the classic 2:1 ratio of bourbon to vermouth:

3 oz Old Granddad Bottled In Bond
1 1/4 oz Sweet Vermouth
2-3 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 Marachino Cherry

Shake vigorously, strain, serve with cherry.



Serve & Enjoy!

http://bp3.blogger.com/_xT2vXBGMtp4/RjsouiyY7wI/AAAAAAAABII/H64Szu7xy08/s400/12221-My+Manhattan.JPG

[Empty_One]

I LIVE for a good Manhattan!

There are several variations on the theme but I tend to like roughly the classic 2:1 ratio of bourbon to vermouth:

3 oz Old Granddad Bottled In Bond
1 1/4 oz Sweet Vermouth
2-3 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 Marachino Cherry

Shake vigorously, strain, serve with cherry.



Serve & Enjoy!



If you like Ryes, try it with the Rittenhouse BIB. Tasty!

[Cutthroat_trout]

Cocktails tonight are dirty Ketel One martinis with 3 olives !!!

[crackstar]

I had a nice Jack Daniels on the rocks with my charcoil-broiled steak, salad, and corn on the cob! :D

[Cutthroat_trout]

I had a nice Jack Daniels on the rocks with my charcoil-broiled steak, salad, and corn on the cob! :D

Jack Black with steak is a great combo

[rick]

I LIVE for a good Manhattan!

There are several variations on the theme but I tend to like roughly the classic 2:1 ratio of bourbon to vermouth:

3 oz Old Granddad Bottled In Bond
1 1/4 oz Sweet Vermouth
2-3 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 Marachino Cherry

Shake vigorously, strain, serve with cherry.



Serve & Enjoy!

http://bp3.blogger.com/_xT2vXBGMtp4/RjsouiyY7wI/AAAAAAAABII/H64Szu7xy08/s400/12221-My+Manhattan.JPG

My latest recipe:
2 shots old Overholt Rye
1/2 shot Noilly Prat ("Nwah-yee Prah"........right Yukio ??) Sweet vermouth
10 dashes Peychauds Bitters
STIRRED in a shaker full of ice and drained into a chilly Martini glass.

[akady]

I am known as a bit of a foody and booze snob among my friends here at school, the give me $#it for it, but they never mind when i cook or make them a drink.

The House ladies drink for the summer has been a lemon martini:

1oz Grey Goose
.5oz lemonchello (or to your taste)
A good squeeze of a lemon
Chilled and served

5 do Mojitos by the pitcher when I make them.

A good helping of mint leaves in a food processor with powdered sugar and tow to three limes squeezes to death and then the pulp from at least one. Chop up nicely, scrape in to a pitcher, add white rum (again preferance). When mixing drink pour some in to a glass then top with club soda.

(I really dont measure anything as you will see, I just go with my gut)

Moscow Mule (great refresher)

1 part vodka
1 part lime juice
3 parts ginger beer or ale if you like it sweeter
and a dash of bitters if you want.

One of my favorites is:
Awamori (a kind of japanese alcohol) and coke, mix as you would rum and coke.

Umeshu (Japanese plum wine) and soda

Sangria:

1 bottle Rosa
1 bottle rojita
2 shots conac
2 peaches
2 necterines
strawberries
rasberries
and basically any other fruit you can stuff in it before over flowing
let sit for at least 24 hours and then enjoy cold.

If you want something tasty for your icecream try this

In a pan melt some sugar with a little water as you would to make a simple sugar. add rum and then butterscotch snapps, turn down heat to a simmer till thickens. If you have trouble with it thickening add a little bit of rice flour to thicken. turn of heat add a little more rum and then cool in teh fridge or serve hot on the icecream.

Sorry to all for my lack of measuring but well the only thing i have the measures are some mason jars.

[The Chebb]

Waikiki Woo Woo
1 oz Rum
1/2 oz 151-proof Rum
1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Tequila
1/2 oz Triple Sec
1 oz Amaretto
2 oz Pineapple Juice
1 oz Orange Juice
1 oz Cranberry Juice
Crushed Ice
WOO WOO!:eek:

[Cutthroat_trout]

It is a lovely morning here in Virginia with a cool breeze, low humidity, a rising sun and a bloody mary in my hand !!!

[akady]

So I am sick. As I drink gallons and gallons of orange juice I keep wishing it was a Dreamsicle.

8oz Orange Juice
1oz Spiced Rum.

[blue_monkey]

The laziest cocktail -- Tommy Bahama rum mixed with tropical blend fruit juice. You decide the ratios. :eatdrink047

[yayrum]

Painkiller - A Soggy Dollar Bar (http://www.soggydollar.com/soggydollarbar/) original (debatable)

2oz dark rum
4oz pineapple juice
1oz OJ
1oz cream of coconut
fresh ground nutmeg

Fill shaker with cup of crushed ice, and liquids. Shake, pour into cup and grind nutmeg on top.

Soggy Dollar is a great place to hang out and chill.:D

[rick]

Now........
Ive got a work related event tomorrow at Doheny State Beach ( any Beach Boys fans out there?????)
and I need a new beverage to take SO HELP ME OUT. Time is of the essence

Heres one of my faves from the past:
Hop, Skip and Go Naked...............altho, when Googled, there are MANY variations :)
Pink Lemonade
Vodka
Beer
Mix to taste

I know it sounds disgusting but it is very refreshing and you can drink it ALL DAY LONG.

[Dexterous]

Two fingers of Balvenie Single Cask Scotch, neat. I agree with W. C. Fields on the use of ice with Scotch:

"Good Scotch doesn't need it, bad Scotch doesn't deserve it."

[akady]

Sooo tasty

The Apple pie shot

1 gallon apple juice
1/2 gallon fresh apple cider
3 - 4 cinnamon sticks
1 liter Everclear® alcohol

Put the juice, cider, and cinnamon sticks into a pan and let simmer on the stove for about 2 hours (not boil). Turn off heat, pour in 1 liter or 2/3 liter Everclear (no taste of alcohol) to the batch and pour into punch cups. Very potent, tastes exactly like apple pie.