Negroni
This is my personal favorite drink. I doubled down on the bitterness by adding bitters and the flamed orange zest. I serve it in a double old fashioned with an ice sphere.
Tag: Gin
Dirty Cajun Martini
Where the dirty martini meets the Cajun martini: Hendrick’s Gin, dry vermouth and pickled jalapeno juice. Guaranteed to tickle your tongue.
Gin and Homemade Tonic
For a complete discussion of homemade tonic water click here. Tonic syrups are easy to make and create an amazing cocktail. You can also go the Gin Tonic route and really spruce up your drinks! Either way you go, there are few better sippers than the venerable G&T. 2 oz.…
Classic Martini
From the middle of the last century, the martini became basically gin or vodka on the rocks. The vermouth that originally was prominent, became a splash or even a wash. This is how to make that cocktail.
The Aviation Cocktail
A classic, pre-prohibition cocktail, created to honor the brand new heroes of aviation. It was invented by Hugo Ensslin, head bartender at the Hotel Wallick in New York sometime in the early 1900’s. He included it in his 1916 book Recipes for Mixed Drinks. I have changed this recipe to…
Dry Martini with Gin and Lillet
I decided to play with my Dry Martini. Using the St George Botanivore Gin, I substituted Lillet Blanc for the vermouth. The result is a very pleasant drink. Goes well with our Olive Poppers.
Another Negroni
I ran out of sweet vermouth so I looked around the cabinet for another vermouth type fortified wine and spotted the Lillet Rouge. Somewhere I have seen a “Negroni” made with Aperol and Lillet Branc so I figured “why not.” Anyway, it is a bit darker and has a slightly…
Dirty Cajun Martini
Where the dirty martini meets the Cajun martini: Hendrick’s Gin, dry vermouth and pickled jalapeno juice. Guaranteed to tickle your tongue.
Gin and Homemade Tonic
For a complete discussion of homemade tonic water click here. Tonic syrups are easy to make and create an amazing cocktail. You can also go the Gin Tonic route and really spruce up your drinks! Either way you go, there are few better sippers than the venerable G&T. 2 oz.…
Classic Martini
From the middle of the last century, the martini became basically gin or vodka on the rocks. The vermouth that originally was prominent, became a splash or even a wash. This is how to make that cocktail.
The Aviation Cocktail
A classic, pre-prohibition cocktail, created to honor the brand new heroes of aviation. It was invented by Hugo Ensslin, head bartender at the Hotel Wallick in New York sometime in the early 1900’s. He included it in his 1916 book Recipes for Mixed Drinks. I have changed this recipe to…
Dry Martini with Gin and Lillet
I decided to play with my Dry Martini. Using the St George Botanivore Gin, I substituted Lillet Blanc for the vermouth. The result is a very pleasant drink. Goes well with our Olive Poppers.
Another Negroni
I ran out of sweet vermouth so I looked around the cabinet for another vermouth type fortified wine and spotted the Lillet Rouge. Somewhere I have seen a “Negroni” made with Aperol and Lillet Branc so I figured “why not.” Anyway, it is a bit darker and has a slightly…