Frozen SmokeI’M JUST HERE FOR THE DRINKSSother TeagueI saw this recipe ages ago, then couldn’t for the life of me, remember where I had seen it.I even went so far as to order a small smoker, just so I could experiment, and make it. Don’t worry, I will be smoking other shit as well. It…
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Mezcalculation
MezcalculationRecipe from Proofcocktails.nlCourtesy of Andy I follow this guy, who has a blog, in Amsterdam. He has some really interesting drinks on his site.It’s a Martinez, with Mezcal. But just superb, if you, like me, are a Mezcal fan. I followed Andy’s advice, and used Verde Momento Mezcal. This brand has many different labels for…
Cherry Blossom
Cherry BlossomJustin WojslawFrom Minimalist Tiki I wanted something Asian inspired to go with dinner tonight. What better than something bright and shiny, as we go into the darkness of winter!As well, this reminds me of our trip to Japan, following our Aussie wedding, when all the blossom was just- blossoming. As it does. 22.5ml Fresh…
JADE IDOL
JADE IDOL Robert Grecht made this 2 weeks ago, and I’ve been waiting to replicate it. He posted it to Instagram and also the Craft Cocktail Club. Robert and I had talked (chatted) across the airwaves. He has quite a selection of amazing glassware, and I, like others, admire it greatly. As we chatted about…
A Glo Sour
After a short break from cocktail making at home, here was something to accompany our Indian inspired dinner tonight. Pork with capsicum and potatoes. A Glo SourRecipe from Liquid Intelligence by Dave Arnold 60ml Tumeric Gin22.5ml Fresh Lime Juice20ml Simple Syrup3 drops Saline Solution (or a generous pinch of salt)1-2 dashes of Orange Bitters (I…
The Smokin’ Prick
The Smokin’ Prick That’s what I’m going to call this. I found some Prickly Pear fruits at a local greengrocer up on Spaarndamerstraat, a street close by me. So thought ‘why not try some syrup with these 💡’ And then after a bit of tasting, and pfaffing about, experimenting, thought this combination worked great. I’m…
The Sexpert
The SexpertThe drink, not me.Recipe from Smugglers Cove.Martin Cate. 15ml Fresh Lemon Juice15ml Passionfruit Syrup15ml Taylor’s Velvet Falernum45ml Peruvian Pisco-we have Cruz del Camino15ml Gin-Bombay Sapphire6 drops Bittermans Burlesque Bitters- which I don’t have so used Elemakule Tiki, as that was what I thought was the closest to what I had. Combine all ingredients in…
Suzette au Bal ( Suzette at the Ball)
Suzette au Bal ( Suzette at the Ball)Created in 2017 by Alexandre Girard at La Queue du Coq, Annecy, France. I saw Emily Burns had posted this earlier in the year on Craft Cocktail Club, a fb group.Emily first put me in to Terrible Love, The National(the band) named drink. And that is a great…
Fake Empire
Fake EmpireRecipe by Andy, of ProofCocktalis.nl Fake Empire snippet:- Stay out super late tonight picking apples, making pies. Put a little something in our lemonade and take it with us. This band, wow. I love them. We saw them a couple of years ago now. Remember when you could go see live bands? We actually…
Get Throwed
Get Throwed Another recipe from Chad Austin. I was playing around in the kitchen, and thought to myself, “does this have a use in any cocktails? I bet it does!” I was using lemongrass in something, and that was what I was thinking about. I love everything about lemongrass. The smell is so kinda clean…
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