From Minimalist TikiRecipe by Navy Strength A repeat of last night’s drink to begin with. We had a friend around for an informal BBQ, and a couple of drinks. It was a pleasant evening sitting on the roof, and right now, sunset is at about 10pm, and it stays light for nearly another hour after…
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Maghrebi Mint Sour
From Minimalist TikiRecipe by Navy Strength What more refreshing a drink cold you have after a good walk on a warm day? Today I walked with my friend, through some smaller towns and along the IJselmeer. A great walk on a great day. 0.75oz lime juice 1oz pineapple juice 1oz Moroccan mint tea syrup 1.5oz…
Espiritu de Caracas
From Minimalist TikiRecipe by Sebastian Ses Barrios- Dirty Dick This was the second delight in downtown Amsterdam tonight. Another warm and balmy evening here tonight. We have now had a continuous week of sunshine here. Not the norm lately but welcomed very much. Spring was very late coming this year. But now has arrived, and…
When the Levee Breaks
From Minimalist Tiki Recipe by Brian Maxwell It felt kinda like a levee broke as well. Rob has been away for the last 5 1/2 weeks (he’s back now), so my cocktail making had gone on hold a bit. And also, things are starting to open up here again in downtown Amsterdam. The lockdown is…
French 75 – original
Recipe from Mixel, from the Canon Cocktail Book 60ml Gin – Beefeater15ml Lemon Juice7.5ml Simple Syrup90ml Champagne, or other dry sparkling wine. Shake first 3 ingredients with ice, until chilled, strain to glass (a bigger than Coupe) add 90ml Champagne. Garnish with a lemon twist. I started making cocktails over a year ago now, and…
Randall Porter
From Imbibe Magazine 40ml REPOSADO TEQUILA15ml BANANA LIQUEUR15ml FERNET BRANCA7.5ml DEMERARA SYRUP (1:1)2 DASHES ANGOSTURA BITTERS Combine all of the ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and stir. Strain into a double rocks glass over a large ice cube, then garnish with orange peel and a sprig of rosemary
Green River Cocktail
Recipe from Imbibe Magazine 45ml Dry Gin-Beefeater7.5ml Yellow Chartreuse15ml Sloe Gin-Sipsmith’s30ml White Port Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir until chilled and strain into a Nick and Nora glass. Garnish with a cherry
Last of the Oaxacans
A Last Wird riffRecipe from Imbibe Magazine 22.5ml Mescal- Ilegal22.5ml Green Chartreuse22.5ml Maraschino22.5ml Fresh Lime Juice Shake all the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.Garnish with a cherry
Not sure what to call it, but it’s quite good
Andrew Hunt posted this in Craft Cocktail Club, and saidNot sure what to call it, but it’s quite good.So I think that’s a good enough name anyway. 45ml gin (I used St George Terrior) I used Bombay22.5ml lemon juice7.5ml homemade allspice dram7.5ml Benedictine10ml rich simple1 dash cardamom bitters It’s come I’m foggy already, here in…
Watego’s Sour
In August and September, we went for a trip to France. It’s back in the day when it was still ok to cross borders, but not necessarily mingle with the locals. We first spent a week in Normandy, the. The next week in Brittany, then the 3rd in Burgundy. Each week was at an isolated…
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