PilikiaThe Shameful Tiki Room, Shea HoganRecipe courtesy of Robert Grecht Robert gave me the recipe for this drink today, and I said I would make it for this evening. My mixing game hasn’t been up to level this week. I’ve felt a bit crappy all week, but a negative PCR shows me as covid free. […]
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El Chapo
El ChapoAND Today, we have sun!Recipe by Chad AustinFrom Everyone Ha a F*cking Cocktail Book Chad says it’s the first Mezcal tropical drink he ever made, and it’s also simple and fuckwittable, according to him. I guess that means any dumb shit can make it? I did 😊 Today, first time for ages we have […]
Watermelon Basil Mescal Margarita
I was looking for a summer drink for this evening, but in usual downtown Amsterdam style, it’s kind of hot ( by Amsterdam standards) and very humid. I think we could be in for storms. I found this recipe online, while perusing ideas for watermelon and mint combos. This is watermelon and basil though, with […]
Esplanade Mezcal Swizzle
Esplanade Mezcal Swizzle using RummieClub Falernum Recipe from Danny Shapiro Sink/Swim Chicago via Imbibe Magazine 30ml Mezcal-Ilegal30ml Amontillado Sherry22.5ml Fresh Lime Juice15ml Falernum15ml Ginger Syrup 1:1 Combine all ingredients in a Collins Glass, fill the glass halfway with crushed ice. Stir using the swizzle stick. Top the glass with more crushed ice. GarnishMint sprig and […]
Red Wedding
From Minimalist TikiRecipe by Rumba, Jen Akin I have been on a bit of a roll making this drink for friends lately. Despite the look of it, it is not a sweet drink. And it looks fantastic. I don’t have Pilsener glasses, well, not until I can find some funky ones at a local second […]
The Pilikia
From Minimalist TikiRecipe by Shea Hogan- The Shameful Tiki Room 6 Basil leaves2 dashes Angostura Bitters30ml Lime Juice30ml Pineapple Juice15ml Falernum – I just have Taylor’s Velvet ( should make myself some falernum syrup- note to self)7.5ml Mezcal- Ilegal Jovan22.5ml Bourbons- Bulleit30ml Chambord Build all ingredients in your shaker, flash blend or shake hard with […]
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
Terrible Love
How often, I wonder, does a cocktail get named after a song?The National, hailing from Cincinnati, although forming in Brooklyn. They are up there with my favourite bands. The song itself, was performed on Jimmy Fallon, 2 months before its official release. The album ‘High Violet’ has some great songs, (well I my opinion anyway) […]
El Ultimo Guerrero Azteca
It was last summer, when I had an abundance of cherries, so decided to put a few jars aside, drowned in brandy. I had kind of forgotten about them a bit, after initially trying them with some ice cream.I saw this recipe a while back, and saved it. I wasn’t sure when I would get […]
Holiday in the Fourth Republic v2.0
So nice….I’ve made this twice. 2nd time in a week making this cocktail but changed the presentation. 22.5ml Cognac 22.5ml aged Jamaican Rum- Appleton Signature 22.5ml Mezcal 15ml Pandan Syrup 15ml Lime Juice 15ml Lemon Juice 45ml Pineapple Juice 15ml Coconut Cream Flash blend with a spindle mixer, or shake with crushed ice. Garnish with […]
