* 2 oz Appleton Rum * ½ oz Amaro Averna * 1⁄2 oz Kahlúa * 1 dash Orange bitters * Stir ingredients in ice for 20-30 seconds, strain over a large rock of ice in an Old Fashioned glass * Garnish with an orange twist. Happy Friday, friends. How was your first full week back at
* 1 1⁄2 oz Vermouth di Torino Chinato * 1 oz London Dry Gin * 1⁄2 oz Campari * 1⁄3 oz Bianco Vermouth * 2 dash Peychaud's bitters * Stir ingredients in ice for 20-30 seconds, strain over a large rock of ice in an Old Fashioned glass * Garnish with a
* 2 oz Scotch whisky * ¼ oz Simple syrup or 1 sugar cube (+ ¼ oz of seltzer) * 8 Dashes Angostura bitters * Prepare in an old-fashioned glass. Place sweetener in the glass and add Angostura. If using a sugar cube, add seltzer to crush and dissolve before adding Scotch, a large rock of ice,
* 1½ oz Amaretto * ¾ oz Cask-proof bourbon * 1 oz Lemon juice * 1 tsp Simple syrup * ½ oz Egg white or Vegg White vegan egg white alternative * Dry shake all ingredients (without ice) for 20 seconds. Add ice and shake again for 20-30 seconds. Strain over a large rock of ice into an
* 3⁄4 oz London Dry Gin * 3⁄4 oz Bitter Bianco liqueur * 3⁄4 oz Bianco Vermouth * 1⁄3 oz Green Chartreuse * 1⁄2 oz Midori or green melon liqueur * Stir ingredients with ice for 20-30 seconds, pour over a rock of ice into an old fashioned glass. * Garnish with
* 1 1⁄2 oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal * 1⁄2 oz Campari or Select Aperitivo * 3⁄4 oz Lime juice * 1⁄2 oz Rich sugar syrup (2:1) * 1⁄2 oz Egg white or Vegg White vegan egg white alternative * 3 drop Saline solution (25%) or merest pinch of
* 1 1⁄2 oz Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.) * 1⁄2 oz Aperol * 1⁄2 oz Cynar * 1⁄2 oz Vermouth di Torino Chinato * 1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura * Stir ingredients with ice, then strain into a rocks glass with a large cube * Garnish with orange
* 1 oz Manzanilla Sherry * 1 oz Cynar * 1 oz Aquavit * 2 dash Peach bitters * Stir ingredients with ice, then strain into either a rocks glass with a large cube or serve up in a coupe (as above) * Garnish with lemon zest expressed over the cocktail. Happy Friday, friends! As my
* 1 1⁄2 oz London Dry Gin * 3⁄4 oz Amaro Montenegro * 3⁄4 oz Aperol * 2 dash Dale DeGroff's Pimento bitters * Stir ingredients with ice, then strain into a rocks glass with a large cube * Garnish with orange button expressed over the cocktail. Happy Friday, friends! Hopefully,
Cocktails and the Pursuit of Balance
* 1⁄24 oz Absinthe rinse * 2 oz Cynar * 1 oz Straight rye whiskey (100+ proof) * 4 Lemon peels * 6 drop 25% Saline solution * Express 4 lemon peels to release oils into a mixing glass and drop zests in. * Regal stir ingredients and lemon peels with ice, then strain into absinthe
* 1 3⁄4 oz Canadian whisky * 1⁄4 oz Fernet-Branca amaro * 1⁄4 oz Maple syrup * 1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters * Stir with ice, strain into a cold coupe glass * Garnish with an orange or lemon twist Happy Friday, friends, and Happy Halloween! 🎃 I’ve always been a baseball fan.
* 1 1⁄2 oz Campari * 1 oz Bianco Vermouth * 2⁄3 oz London Dry Gin * 1⁄4 oz Cynar amaro * 1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca amaro * 2 dash Orange Bitters * Stir with ice, strain into a cold coupe glass * Garnish with an orange twist Happy Friday, friends. As a novice
* 1 ⅔ oz London dry gin * ⅔ oz Benedictine * 1⁄2 oz Dry Vermouth * 1⁄2 oz Sweet Vermouth * 1 dash Orange bitters * Stir with ice, strain into a cold Nick and Nora or coupe glass * Garnish with an amarena cherry and orange twist Happy Friday, friends. The more time you spend
* 1.75 oz scotch whisky * 1.5 oz fresh apple cider * 1⁄2 oz Averna amaro * 1⁄4 oz fresh lemon juice * 1 tsp demerara syrup (2:1) * 1⁄2 tsp allspice dram * 2 dashes Angostura bitters * Shake with ice, strain over pebble or crushed ice into double old-fashioned glass
* 2 oz. Rye Whiskey * ¼ oz. St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram * ¼ oz. Cinnamon Demerara Syrup (2:1) * ½ oz. seltzer water * 2 dash Orange bitters * 2 dash Walnut bitters * Stir in ice, serve over rock in double old-fashioned glass with orange peel + amarena cherry Happy Friday, friends, and welcome to October. While it’
* 1.5 oz. 100+ proof Bourbon * 1 oz. Campari * ½ oz. high-proof Jamaican rum (Smith & Cross or Doctor Bird recommended) * ¼ oz cold water * 3 drops Saline solution (4:1) * Stir in ice, strain over ice into double old-fashioned glass * Garnish with grapefruit zest Happy Friday, friends, as we edge into
* 1 oz. Green Chartreuse * 1 oz. Aromatized wine (Lillet Blanc) * ½ oz. Triple sec or Cointreau * ½ oz. Fresh lime juice * Shake with ice, serve neat with an orange button Welcome back and happy Friday! Today’s happiest of hours finds me sipping on a Who Knows, a fan submission to Difford’
* 2 oz. 100 proof Rye whiskey * 3/4 oz. St-Germain * 1/4 oz. Fernet Branca * Stir in ice; serve neat with an orange twist Welcome to the first post of Flavor Notes, my blog about cocktails and the pursuit of balance. Each week I’ll share a cocktail—typically on
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