John Tremain
@alpinejohnny.bsky.social
Trapped in a world he never made. I’m here for the beverages. Working my way through the Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails, entry by random entry
R & D Cocktail (Rye and Damson) by Dave Arnold, Bar Contra, NYC. 2024 The simplest cocktail in @robertsimonson.bsky.social new book Bourbon and Rye Cocktails - The History of American Whiskey in 73 Recipes Equal parts Rye Whiskey and Averell Damson Plum Gin Liqueur #Cheers 🍸
Sweater Weather by gingerrickey 1.5 oz apple cider 1.5 oz bourbon .5 oz fresh lemon juice .5 oz orgeat .5 oz Palo Cortado Sherry Orange twist, for garnish Grated cinnamon, for garnish From @robertsimonson.bsky.social Bourbon and Rye Cocktails – The History of American Whiskey in 73 Recipes
Fixed up a Bensonhurst cocktail as featured in @robertsimonson.bsky.social ‘s excellent new book Bourbon and Rye Cocktails - The History of American Whiskey in 73 Recipes, but also listening to Elvis Costello’s My Aim is True, a perfect album. Day sucked but ended well. #Cheers 🍸 G’night.
Tullahoma Sour by @davidwondrich.bsky.social 1 3/4 oz George Dickel x Leopold Bros. Collaboration Blend 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice 1 rounded teaspoon granulated sugar 1/4 oz kümmel 1/4 oz orange curaçao Brandied cherry for garnish From @robertosimanowski.bsky.social’s new book #Cheers 🍸
It’s publication day! "Bourbon and Rye Cocktails" is released into the wild! robertsimonson.substack.com/p/the-bourbo...
The Bourbon and Rye Book Trail
The Story of How “Bourbon and Rye Cocktails” Was Born.
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Will vouch for this one. Might be tryinga second…just to be sure ;) #Cheers 🍸
Chuck Taggart, Private Eye@sazeracla.bsky.social · last mo.#Cocktail Hour. Diesel & Dirt, by our old friend Cale Green, when he was at Seattle’s Tavern Law and Needle & Thread. 2 Cruzan Blackstrap rum .5 Fernet Branca (subbed Fernet Francisco, as it’s close) .5 Demerara syrup (cut to .25) .25 Cynar .25 lime juice Stir & strain. Wow. #Cheers 🍸
So tired of the few good moral public servants in this nation being raked over the coals by this clownishly corrupt GOP Congress. They’re so rotten, the very existence of goodness makes them stupid with anger.
Fresh batch of picked onions meant time for Meaghan Dorman’s Gibson 2 ounces gin (Tanqueray 10) .5 ounce Dolin bianco vermouth . .5 ounce Dolin dry vermouth 2 barspoons onion brine Stirred with ice until very cold, strained into prechilled coupe. Garnish: with pickled onion #Cheers 🍸
Tulsa’s tiki bar, The Saturn Room Had a lively frozen Saturn Cocktail and a Seaward Old Fashioned By Sad Dad Plantation Peru rum, aged demerara rum, banana liqueur, banana leaf syrup, chocolate and orange bitters #Cheers 🍸
Ramos Gin Fizz and deviled eggs at Nola’s Creole & Cocktails with Kim Schnuelle Tiki bar tomorrow and maybe Valkyrie on Saturday? Tulsa OK #Cheers 🍸
Okay Drinkyverse…Tulsa recommendations? ‘Cause here I come… #Cheers 🍸
Leaving of Liverpool 1.5 oz pot still Irish whiskey .5 oz rich Jamaican rum .5 oz cold black tea .5 oz rich simple syrup .5 oz lemon juice Stir with ice Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice and grate nutmeg on top. from the mind of David Wondrich #Cheers 🍸
This is my kind of bar, some serious drinks happening here. Bar Rocking Chair, Kyoto Highly recommend. Kyoto Martini, KINOBI Kyoto Gin, Sen-cha Green Tea, Dry Vermouth, Orange peel, Refined Japanese Sugar #Cheers 🍸
Wordsmith Shake with ice 3/4 oz or 22.5ml overproof Jamaican rum( suggested: Smith & Cross) 3/4 oz or 22.5ml Green Chartreuse 3/4 oz or 22.5ml Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur 3/4 oz or 22.5ml lime juice Strain into prechilled coupe, lime twist from the mind of Chuck Taggart @sazeracla.bsky.social
Some Philadelphia Fish-House Punch is in my future… Not much real peach brandy (eau de vie) being produced anymore. High Wire does a delish bottled-in-bond version. And this year I was lucky enough to snag a bottle.
I am saying nothing regarding Seattle baseball. ⚾️ No jinxing.
Gibson 2.5 oz Sipsmith London Dry Gin 0.5 oz Noilly Prat Extra Dry vermouth Stirred with ice until very cold Strained into a prechilled coupe Garnished with one home pickled onion per recipe found in Robert O Simonson ‘s Substack, The Mix. #Cheers 🍸
We admitted we were powerless over algorithms—that our feeds had become unmanageable.
Irish Coffee as per Jeffrey Morgenthaler 1½ oz (45 ml) Irish whiskey 2 tsp (10 ml) 2:1 brown sugar syrup 3 oz (90 ml) hot, strong coffee 1½ oz (45 ml) heavy cream, lightly whipped To a preheated Irish Coffee glass, Add whiskey, brown sugar syrup, and coffee to glass. Float cream. #Cheers 🍸
At the cabin so limited options… wanted a Manhattan but not a Manhattan Settled in with a Tipperary variation Hugo Ensslin went 1:1:1 I chose 2:1:large dash 2 oz Redbreast Cask Strength 1 oz sweet vermouth large dash Green Chartreuse stirred with ice, strained into a coupe
Drinkyverse friends… I’m currently using Martini & Rossi Riserva Speciale Rubino as my Italian vermouth, ‘cause, well, I bought a bottle… Enjoying it, especially in my Negroni, Boulevardier and so forth. (And Manhattans). Thoughts? Particular applications you’d recommend?
Boulevardier as adapted by Dr. Cocktail 2 oz bourbon whiskey 1 oz sweet vermouth 1 oz Campari You could certainly stir with ice and strain over ice in an old fashioned glass but O was lazy and just finger stirred with a big hunk in ice Orange twist discarded or dropped in. #Cheers 🍸
Leaving of Liverpool By @davidwondrich.bsky.social shake well with ice 1.5 oz Irish pot-still whiskey, .5 oz rich Jamaican rum, .5 oz lemon juice, .5 oz cold black tea, .5 oz rich simple syrup. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice and grate nutmeg on top. #Cheers 🍸
Picked up my copy at Booklarder in Seattle. It’s a romp. I keep getting Hendrick Van Loom energy from the history being imparted here. @davidwondrich.bsky.social I think have everyone id’ed on pages 38-39 and except the Sangaree guy, help me out.
David Wondrich@davidwondrich.bsky.social · last yr.It's release day! Go forth, lil' book, and make your way Among the reading masses: May those whose greeting is ok Outnumber the horse's ----. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
“Talking with Patrick McGovern about liquor was like talking to an astronomer about the Big Bang.” A tribute to the man who saw ancient history in every sip.
The Man Who Drank History
How biomolecular archaeologist Patrick McGovern traced the tangled roots of humanity’s first drinks
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