Party Hat 🍸 recipe by Lindsay Matteson, Amor y Amargo via The Mix with @robertsimonson.bsky.social 1½ oz bourbon (Old Grand Dad subbing for Elijah Craig) ¾ oz Cocchi Americano ¾ oz Montenegro 2 ds orange bitters orange twist Stir, strain into rocks glass over ice
It's Fall. Finally season for an Up-to-date 🍸 this one modified with raisin aragh 2 oz rye 1 oz Amontillado sherry ½ oz orange liqueur ½ oz aragh 2 ds Angostura bitters Stir, strain, orange twist
An experimental Manhattan 🍸 using a fun new ingredient 2 oz bourbon 1 oz sweet vermouth 1 oz SAG Persian raisin aragh 2 ds Angostura bitters orange twist It's super interesting. The raisin is definitely there. I should try next in a drink template that typically uses sherry. Maybe an Up-to-date?
[from a slightly different angle than normal] Let's go Phillies 👏 👏 👏👏👏
Sandia Cooler 🍉🍸 an invention that's become a staple during 🍉 season 2 oz reposado tequila 2 oz watermelon juice ¾ oz lime juice ½ oz agave nectar 2 ds peppercorn tincture 5 drops 1:4 saline Shake, strain into a highball glass. Top with seltzer.
Final round of Dog Days @ Royal Tavern (clockwise from 12: Bahn Mi, BLT, Reuben, Cubano)
Little 🍸 bender on a NYC day trip. Phase 1: Dear Irving on Hudson
Saladito 🍸 2 oz mezcal ¾ oz lime juice ¾ oz 3:1 honey syrup 1 ds 1:4 saline Shake, double-strain into a coupe, garnish with a pinch of cayenne. I love lime with honey.
Naked & Famous 🍸 one of my favorite Joaquin Simo creations with a bonus pic of the card from my Paradise Cocktail Lounge game 1 oz mezcal 1 oz Aperol 1 oz Yellow Chartreuse 1 oz lime juice 5 drops 1:4 saline Shake, double-strain into a coupe. No garnish.
Scarborough Fair Martini 🍸 in 80 year old Czech crystal Sarah's grandfather brought home after the war 1½ oz navy strength gin 1 oz dry vermouth ½ oz ultrasonic parsley/sage/rosemary/thyme tincture* 5 drops 1:4 saline Stir, strain into tiny coupes. Express and discard a lemon twist.
Bourbon Peach Smash 🍑🍸 2 oz bourbon (Old Grand Dad bonded) 1 oz lemon juice 1 oz peach syrup* 5 drops 1:4 saline Shake, strain into rocks glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a spring of mint.
More dog days at Royal Tavern. 9 more punches until a free T-shirt.
Basil Daiquiri 🍸 more fun with this weekend's ultrasonic basil tincture 1¼ oz rum ¾ oz ultrasonic basil tincture 1 oz lime juice 1 oz simple 3 5 drops 1:4 saline
Sarah brought back some amaro reinforcements from Naples/Ischia Tonight: Rucolino 🍸
Basil Martini 🍸 2½ oz gin ½ oz basil tincture* 1 oz dry vermouth 2 ds peppercorn tincture* 5 drops 1:4 saline Looks like Ecto Cooler. Tastes pretty good!
Went to Royal Tavern for the first punches of the year in our Dog Days of Summer punch card
Rooftop Strawberry Daiquiris 🍸 celebrating that we finally have some furniture up here 2 oz rum 1 oz lime juice 1 oz strawberry syrup 5 drops 1:4 saline
This afternoon's 🍸 break between assembling deck furniture 2 oz bourbon 1 oz lemon juice 1 oz mixed fruit syrup* 1 bsp Chartreuse Elixir Vegetal 5 drops 1:4 saline Shake, strain onto crushed ice Garnish with a spring of mint
Agave Martini 🍸 3 oz Gracias a Dios agave gin 1 oz Cocchi Extra Dry vermouth 2 ds King Floyd's Buddha's hand bitters 5 drops 1:4 saline grapefruit twist
@wunfatkid.bsky.social I got some intel on this series' ice cream helmet. I'm going tomorrow. Have this one yet?
Test Agave Martini 🍸 2 oz agave gin 1 oz dry vermouth 2 ds Buddha's hand bitters 5 drops 1:4 saline grapefruit twist Tasty! The botanicals of gin with the backbone of a vegetal mezcal
Some fun new bottles to try. L to R, Jean Cavé Blanche d'Armagnac, Paranubes Café de Olla liqueur, Gracias a Dios Agave Gin
Some fun new bottles to try. L to R, Jean Cavé Blanche d'Armagnac, Paranubes Café de Olla liqueur, Gracias a Dios Agave Gin
Coconut-blasted Boulevardier 🍸 2 oz rye 1 oz Campari 1 oz sweet vermouth 2 ds coconut blast* orange twist * Overproof rum fat-washed with coconut oil, inspired by The Rockwell Place
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