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NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/5/2020 2:13:31 PM   
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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/5/2020 2:41:20 PM   
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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/5/2020 3:23:55 PM   
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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/5/2020 3:59:29 PM   
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Tom Collins is one of my favorites. This one sounds pretty similar. Will need to give it a try.


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right now trying to perfect a Mountain Aire, a local Asheville concoction of Chemist Gin, lemon juice and sparkling wine... wonderfully refreshing.


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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/5/2020 5:06:21 PM   
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I don't find it all that special but I did enjoy a Grand Chocolate Martini the other night, made with Godiva Dark Chocolate Liqueur and Grand Marnier.


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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/6/2020 7:55:17 AM   
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ORIGINAL: oskiwawa


Tom Collins is one of my favorites. This one sounds pretty similar. Will need to give it a try.


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ORIGINAL: musedir

right now trying to perfect a Mountain Aire, a local Asheville concoction of Chemist Gin, lemon juice and sparkling wine... wonderfully refreshing.



I've still never had a Tom Collins for some reason. I like gin, I like cocktails...I need to rectify that.

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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/6/2020 4:27:45 PM   
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For a lighter drink, my go-to is Jensen’s Old Tom Gin with lime and club soda. Much less sweet than a G&T and quite refreshing.

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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/6/2020 6:06:34 PM   
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A "Loch Mess"
2 parts bourbon
1 part scotch
1 part Drambuie
1/2 part red vermouth
bitters
shake with rocks and pour

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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/7/2020 5:48:24 AM   
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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/7/2020 6:33:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		I do a speciality cocktail menu every year for the holidays, and always have a lot of fun with it. Here was this year's menu:

Downeaster
4 ounces Bluet sparkling blueberry wine
2 ounces Cocchi Americano
1 ounce grapefruit juice
Served in a tall glass over ice

Vesper
(The original James Bond martini)
1 ½ ounces gin
½ ounce vodka
¼ ounce Cocchi Americano
Shaken (not stirred), strained, and served neat


Instant Zen
1 Poblano chili muddled with ½ oz honey
1½ ounces rye
½ ounce absinthe
½ ounce lemon juice 
½ ounce lime juice
Shake, strained, and served over ice


New England Christmas Cocktail
2 sage leaves muddled with ¼ oz maple syrup
2 ounces bourbon
1 ounce apple cider
¼ ounce apple cider vinegar
Shaken, strained, and served over ice

Cinnamon Apple White Russian
2 ounces Infuse Cinnamon Apple Vodka
1 ounce Kahlua Cinnamon Spice
1 ounce half and half
1 ounce brown sugar simple syrup
Shaken, strained, and served over ice

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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/7/2020 6:43:34 AM   
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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/7/2020 8:31:25 AM   
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ORIGINAL: MaineMark

I do a speciality cocktail menu every year for the holidays, and always have a lot of fun with it. Here was this year's menu:

Downeaster
4 ounces Bluet sparkling blueberry wine
2 ounces Cocchi Americano
1 ounce grapefruit juice
Served in a tall glass over ice

Vesper
(The original James Bond martini)
1 ½ ounces gin
½ ounce vodka
¼ ounce Cocchi Americano
Shaken (not stirred), strained, and served neat


Instant Zen
1 Poblano chili muddled with ½ oz honey
1½ ounces rye
½ ounce absinthe
½ ounce lemon juice 
½ ounce lime juice
Shake, strained, and served over ice


New England Christmas Cocktail
2 sage leaves muddled with ¼ oz maple syrup
2 ounces bourbon
1 ounce apple cider
¼ ounce apple cider vinegar
Shaken, strained, and served over ice

Cinnamon Apple White Russian
2 ounces Infuse Cinnamon Apple Vodka
1 ounce Kahlua Cinnamon Spice
1 ounce half and half
1 ounce brown sugar simple syrup
Shaken, strained, and served over ice


Cool idea, MaineMark. I've been enjoying Vespers lately, but I use Lillet instead of Cocchi Americano. They're a great variation of the standard martini.

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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/7/2020 8:31:59 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Eddie

The last cocktail I can remember having was a martini at a restaurant in Florence, SC, in 1997.

Well then, thanks for your helpful input on this COCKTAIL DRINKING thread, Eddie!

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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/7/2020 8:33:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		....although, now I see (after checking the "Bourbon" thread) that you DO drink spirits, but just straight-up. That makes a little more sense. Why no cocktails? Feel like they're a good waste of good booze?

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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/7/2020 9:54:26 AM   
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Cool idea, MaineMark. I've been enjoying Vespers lately, but I use Lillet instead of Cocchi Americano. They're a great variation of the standard martini.


I researched around before putting the menu together, and found that the Lillet called for in Casino Royale was Kina Lillet.

(Here is the quote from the book: “Three measures of Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it’s ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?”)

However, Kina Lillet is no longer made. The various places I looked around suggested that the closest thing to Kina Lillet is actually Cocchi Americano, I guess because of the amount of of quinine in it, which apparently Lillet Blanc does not have.

Honestly, I have never tasted the two variations, and certainly have not tasted them side-by-side. So, I can't even tell you which variation I prefer. But, I was intrigued by that extra bit of knowledge, so decided to go with the Cocchi Americano rather than the Lillet Blanc in my recipe.


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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/7/2020 9:56:11 AM   
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....although, now I see (after checking the "Bourbon" thread) that you DO drink spirits, but just straight-up. That makes a little more sense. Why no cocktails? Feel like they're a good waste of good booze?


Yes. In other words, if it isn't good enough to drink "neat", it isn't good enough to drink. I will sometimes add a little bit of water or an ice-cube to cask-strength spirits....but not always.

And although I do drink some Bourbon, my usual spirits of choice are the peaty, smoky Islay single malts, which don't mix well anyway.

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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/7/2020 10:09:48 AM   
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ORIGINAL: MaineMark

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ORIGINAL: BRR

Cool idea, MaineMark. I've been enjoying Vespers lately, but I use Lillet instead of Cocchi Americano. They're a great variation of the standard martini.


I researched around before putting the menu together, and found that the Lillet called for in Casino Royale was Kina Lillet.

(Here is the quote from the book: “Three measures of Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it’s ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?”)

However, Kina Lillet is no longer made. The various places I looked around suggested that the closest thing to Kina Lillet is actually Cocchi Americano, I guess because of the amount of of quinine in it, which apparently Lillet Blanc does not have.

Honestly, I have never tasted the two variations, and certainly have not tasted them side-by-side. So, I can't even tell you which variation I prefer. But, I was intrigued by that extra bit of knowledge, so decided to go with the Cocchi Americano rather than the Lillet Blanc in my recipe.




I admire the effort that you put into figuring this out. I'll have to try your version of this. I've had it with Lillet Blanc, and I wasn't a fan. I couldn't say whether it was the Lillet that made it taste off, or the specific brands of gin & vodka that didn't play nicely together, but it could be fun to play around with. What brands did you use in yours?


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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/7/2020 10:16:57 AM   
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ORIGINAL: recotte

I admire the effort that you put into figuring this out. I'll have to try your version of this. I've had it with Lillet Blanc, and I wasn't a fan. I couldn't say whether it was the Lillet that made it taste off, or the specific brands of gin & vodka that didn't play nicely together, but it could be fun to play around with. What brands did you use in yours?



I am usually a fan of Hendricks for gin, but given the various flavors at play here, I used Tanqueray as I think it is may be closer to the "London Dry" style of gin 007 was ordering when he ordered Gordon's. Bombay Sapphire should be similar as well.

For Vodka, I used Titos, which is kind of our house vodka (AKA my wife's preferred brand).

I would argue the type of gin should make more of a difference than the type of Vodka, but again, I have not run an extensive tasting on this so can't say for sure!


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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/7/2020 3:02:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		recotte, I made one Vesper with Plymouth Navy Strength gin and I really didn't like it. The last one was with Bombay Sapphire and it was better.

MaineMark - I'm going to have to find some Cocche Americano and see if it's better than with Lillet BLanc. Your info is very helpful...I stupidly assumed Kina Lillet was the same as Lillet Blanc. Now I know!

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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/7/2020 3:15:56 PM   
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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/7/2020 5:58:45 PM   
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Super easy "bottle dumper" too, 30 seconds to do the whole batch.

Pour onto large icecubes in a punchbowl:

1 part (aka 750ml bottle) Silver Tequila

1 part (unfortunately named) Triple X Fusion mango / passion fruit / blood orange liqueur

1 part cranberry juice

1 part pomegranate juice

Float some lime rings

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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/8/2020 11:57:49 AM   
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Makes a righteous martini.

Usually, I've got the Fords Gin on hand. My local liquor store was out, so decided to give this one ago after having success with some Japanese single malts.

Another winner.

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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/8/2020 12:41:57 PM   
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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/8/2020 1:32:36 PM   
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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/8/2020 7:35:30 PM   
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It has to be said that when the Japanese decide to do stuff they tend to do it quite well. I shall certainly look out for that gin.


A good friend in Helsinki says it's his favorite gin.

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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/9/2020 2:52:24 AM   
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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/9/2020 3:27:05 AM   
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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/9/2020 9:48:21 AM   
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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/9/2020 10:59:01 AM   
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Negroni in the foreground


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RE: NWR: What Cocktail Are You Drinking? - 1/9/2020 11:00:50 AM   
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I like a Negroni now and then, but my wife finds them too strong, so it is a pretty rare event.



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