The Reverse Manhattan
A low alcohol treat….the fruity richness of Carpano with spicy rye and a touch of coffee, pecans & chocolate. Perfect on a crisp Autumn evening!
Tag: Sweet Vermouth
Green Brier Grin
I met the Nelson brothers, of Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery, at this year’s San Antonio Cocktail Conference and visited with them again at TOTC. Their Belle Meade Bourbon is one of my favorites and with it I have created a number of cocktails. I first tasted their Nelson’s Green Brier…
The Wellington
Treaty Oak Distilling is aging their gin in whiskey barrels to create their Waterloo Antique Gin. This is truly a unique gin. It has the sweet caramel nose that you would expect from the barrel aging but with the addition of the herbaceous input of gin. The flavors are citrus,…
G-n-Tini
I think that Fords Gin cries out for grapefruit. It so happens that grapefruit is one of the primary flavors in Jeffrey Morgenthaler’s tonic recipe. His quinine syrup, that you can add to club soda to make tonic water, is simple and takes less than an hour to make. I…
Manhattan 2.0
For the the bourbon in this cocktail, we tried Basil Hayden and Belle Mead. Both were excellent. The bourbon brings flavors of maple, tobacco, smoke and vanilla. This blends well with the rich, earthy Carpano Antica’s tastes of herbs, spice and slight bitterness. Tasting this without knowing the ingredients, one…
Not-Quite -A-tini
Mixology Monday XCIV is upon us and this month’s theme is “That’s Not a Martini!” Our host, Nihil Utopia, has hit upon something we really enjoy: messing with gin and fortified wines. We have two offerings for this round, (We had to pare it down from 6 or 8!!). First…
Vermouth Panache Revisited
Our friends over at Swizzzlestick reintroduced us to the Vermouth Panache for the MxMo XCI – Shims. A drink first described by Hemingway, it is light, refreshing and low ABV. I used Carpano Antica and Dolans Dry vermouth. I also changed the ratio slightly adding more sweet vermouth less dry…
The Manhattan
Sazerac is my rye whiskey of choice. Made at the Buffalo Trace Distillery, it is spicy and sweet with flavors of orange peels, pepper and allspice. It blends very well with the Italian Vermouth. Note that this is the same recipe as the Irish Manhattan, just substituting the Irish Whiskey…
Vodka Martini
2 oz. vodka ½ oz. St. Germaine Elderflower Liqueur ½ oz. sweet vermouth dash rhubarb bitters Chill cocktail glass with ice and water Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and stir with ice Strain into chilled glass
Rosita Cocktail
1 ½ oz. plata tequila ½ oz. sweet vermouth ½ oz. dry vermouth ½ oz. Campari dash of Angostura Bitters Stir with ice Strain into an ice filled rocks glass
Green Brier Grin
I met the Nelson brothers, of Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery, at this year’s San Antonio Cocktail Conference and visited with them again at TOTC. Their Belle Meade Bourbon is one of my favorites and with it I have created a number of cocktails. I first tasted their Nelson’s Green Brier…
The Wellington
Treaty Oak Distilling is aging their gin in whiskey barrels to create their Waterloo Antique Gin. This is truly a unique gin. It has the sweet caramel nose that you would expect from the barrel aging but with the addition of the herbaceous input of gin. The flavors are citrus,…
G-n-Tini
I think that Fords Gin cries out for grapefruit. It so happens that grapefruit is one of the primary flavors in Jeffrey Morgenthaler’s tonic recipe. His quinine syrup, that you can add to club soda to make tonic water, is simple and takes less than an hour to make. I…
Manhattan 2.0
For the the bourbon in this cocktail, we tried Basil Hayden and Belle Mead. Both were excellent. The bourbon brings flavors of maple, tobacco, smoke and vanilla. This blends well with the rich, earthy Carpano Antica’s tastes of herbs, spice and slight bitterness. Tasting this without knowing the ingredients, one…
Not-Quite -A-tini
Mixology Monday XCIV is upon us and this month’s theme is “That’s Not a Martini!” Our host, Nihil Utopia, has hit upon something we really enjoy: messing with gin and fortified wines. We have two offerings for this round, (We had to pare it down from 6 or 8!!). First…
Vermouth Panache Revisited
Our friends over at Swizzzlestick reintroduced us to the Vermouth Panache for the MxMo XCI – Shims. A drink first described by Hemingway, it is light, refreshing and low ABV. I used Carpano Antica and Dolans Dry vermouth. I also changed the ratio slightly adding more sweet vermouth less dry…
The Manhattan
Sazerac is my rye whiskey of choice. Made at the Buffalo Trace Distillery, it is spicy and sweet with flavors of orange peels, pepper and allspice. It blends very well with the Italian Vermouth. Note that this is the same recipe as the Irish Manhattan, just substituting the Irish Whiskey…
Vodka Martini
2 oz. vodka ½ oz. St. Germaine Elderflower Liqueur ½ oz. sweet vermouth dash rhubarb bitters Chill cocktail glass with ice and water Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and stir with ice Strain into chilled glass
Rosita Cocktail
1 ½ oz. plata tequila ½ oz. sweet vermouth ½ oz. dry vermouth ½ oz. Campari dash of Angostura Bitters Stir with ice Strain into an ice filled rocks glass