Recipe from @drop.together.cocktailsAlthough mine didn’t come out quite as clean a green as theirs did.The girls say it’s a Piña Colada with a twist.And today, we even have a blue sky to accompany the drink. Windy as all shit, but hey, it’s blue and there’s sun. So I shouldn’t even be complaining. 45ml Mezcal Union-…
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Return to Sender
David Melia aka @speakeasieruk I’ve had this bottle for a while now, but this is the first time I’ve cracked the lid.So I also look a sip, neat. Then I went to the LIMIE Aquavit homepage. Their tasting notes say An intriguing combination of caraway, aniseed and orange peel is prominent in the aroma, followed…
Garden of Zest
Recipe from @thebittergringo from instagram A Spring recipe. Even though it’s officially Spring here in downtown Amsterdam, today we have had it all. Some rain, flicker of snow, some sunshine, and even hail. It’s only managed to get slightly above cold today as well. Our wind chill have kept the temperature at a nipply 3°c…
Holy Trinity
David Jordan Melisa x @speakeasieruk As a starter, we went to Porto, in Portugal, maybe just before covid hit the world, and created a new order. While we were there, we sampled and bought a few different bottles of Port. This came in handy tonight. I followed David first on instagram, then @claudine_drinks also posted…
Boulevardier
BoulevardierAgain recipe suggestion fromDavid Wolfe I thought to revisit this recipe, but using a different Whiskey this time. Still the coffee infused Campari that David recommended a while ago. I just wanted to try out my Michters Rye, recommended to me by a Kentuckian, Sean. I still bought the wrong one from what he suggested….
Chartreuse Colada
Recipe found in Kindred CocktailsCreated by Rafa Garcia Febles NYC 2013 I was trying for a long drink tonight, as I’ve made lots lately in coupé type glassware. This is what happened. Wow, just wow!For a chartreuse forward drink, this is pretty amazing.30ml Green Chartreuse15ml Wray & Nephew OP Rum30ml Pineapple Juice22.5ml Coconut Cream-Coco Lopez…
Étourdie
Recipe from Advanced Mixology, Greg Easter Greg says étourdie is French for stunned, and that that was the reaction of a French ambassador when he presented this to her. He also states the sophistication and novelty are unexpected with so few ingr. Rob used the word ‘complex’ on his first sip. He also said “like…
Drunken Lucky Charms
by Rob ProhaskaRob wanted a St. Patrick’s Day themed cocktail today. I told him to find one, and he came back with this. Today, maybe he wants to be Rob O’Prohaska. I don’t think he even has a drop of Irish blood in him. But I think for everyone else in the western world, they…
Strawberry Margarita
Yes, strawberries are coming into season here, and you can smell them in the fruit stalls at the markets and green grocers. So I got some and made some strawberry syrup today. I used about 250gms each or water, sugar and strawberries. Brought to the boil, then simmered for about 15mins. I wanted a nice…
Pedaling Diplomat
From Diffords Guide. Adapted from a recipe by Iván Villegas It really, in my mind, refers to Mark Rutte, the Dutch Prime Minister, known for his cycling to work through the streets of Den Haag. Rob described this as silky, and mistakenly thought it would be spirit forward.I bought this Jasmine Verte on a bit…
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