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 […]
