The Cocktail Thread

[Bdklein]

My wife and her friend love a French 75. Any fans out there ?? If so, how do you normally make/order it?

[Jesse_Koehn]

Love a barrel aged old fashioned

[Andrew_Kotowski]

With the sun out and the temps creeping up (to 60), I’ve become a Paper Plane making machine, but am adding fresh squeezed mandarin in. Still 1:1:1:1 (lemon : bourbon : aperol : amaro nonino), but I add juice from a single squeezed mandarin. I swear to god this thing tastes like I’m on a boat in the Caribbean somewhere.

[Brandon_R]

With the sun out and the temps creeping up (to 60), I’ve become a Paper Plane making machine, but am adding fresh squeezed mandarin in. Still 1:1:1:1 (lemon : bourbon : aperol : amaro nonino), but I add juice from a single squeezed mandarin. I swear to god this thing tastes like I’m on a boat in the Caribbean somewhere.

I’m going to have to try that this week! It’s not going to be very sunny, but that might just bring the sun inside!

[Paul_Miller]

Todd makes an Old Fashioned as he does his census

Charlie Berens

[Brian_S_t_o_t_t_e_r]

My wife and I are into gin cocktails recently (gin & tonics, gimlets, gin fizz, etc) but I’m looking to elevate my game a little. A personal favorite of mine is the Aviation, though haven’t tried making it at home yet. For the others that I have made at home, I use Plymouth Gin primarily, but looking to try some other gins that would work well with these, as well as other gin cocktails that may have more complexity (both in preparation and taste). Any recs?

[Andrew_Kotowski]

My wife and I are into gin cocktails recently (gin & tonics, gimlets, gin fizz, etc) but I’m looking to elevate my game a little. A personal favorite of mine is the Aviation, though haven’t tried making it at home yet. For the others that I have made at home, I use Plymouth Gin primarily, but looking to try some other gins that would work well with these, as well as other gin cocktails that may have more complexity (both in preparation and taste). Any recs?

Funny, as I made an Aviation yesterday for the first time in at least six months. Try this, out of the Death and Co cocktail book. You’ve already got the unique item (Yvette/violet), so should be easy

[Brian_S_t_o_t_t_e_r]

My wife and I are into gin cocktails recently (gin & tonics, gimlets, gin fizz, etc) but I’m looking to elevate my game a little. A personal favorite of mine is the Aviation, though haven’t tried making it at home yet. For the others that I have made at home, I use Plymouth Gin primarily, but looking to try some other gins that would work well with these, as well as other gin cocktails that may have more complexity (both in preparation and taste). Any recs?

Funny, as I made an Aviation yesterday for the first time in at least six months. Try this, out of the Death and Co cocktail book. You’ve already got the unique item (Yvette/violet), so should be easy

Ooh that looks tasty. Thanks!

[Sarah_Kirschbaum]

My wife and I are into gin cocktails recently (gin & tonics, gimlets, gin fizz, etc) but I’m looking to elevate my game a little. A personal favorite of mine is the Aviation, though haven’t tried making it at home yet. For the others that I have made at home, I use Plymouth Gin primarily, but looking to try some other gins that would work well with these, as well as other gin cocktails that may have more complexity (both in preparation and taste). Any recs?

A classic gin cocktail that I love is the Last Word. Since it’s equal parts, you can’t screw it up!

3/4 each gin, lime juice, Luxardo (or other maraschino liqueur), Green Chartreuse - combine in a cocktail shaker with ice, shake, strain. This works well with an across the board quality gin.

[Otto_Dobre]

How To Mix Every Cocktail | Method Mastery | Epicurious

[Russell_Faulkner]

My wife and I are into gin cocktails recently (gin & tonics, gimlets, gin fizz, etc) but I’m looking to elevate my game a little. A personal favorite of mine is the Aviation, though haven’t tried making it at home yet. For the others that I have made at home, I use Plymouth Gin primarily, but looking to try some other gins that would work well with these, as well as other gin cocktails that may have more complexity (both in preparation and taste). Any recs?

A classic gin cocktail that I love is the Last Word. Since it’s equal parts, you can’t screw it up!

3/4 each gin, lime juice, Luxardo (or other maraschino liqueur), Green Chartreuse - combine in a cocktail shaker with ice, shake, strain. This works well with an across the board quality gin.

Yes I really like these. Though I had it by a different name, over crushed ice with a dried lime slice.

[Brian_S_t_o_t_t_e_r]

Just stocked up to make some Aviations!

[Ray.Tuppa_sch]

Made a Plymouth Gin Martini with olives last night. First Martini I’ve made in a few years.

[Brandon_R]

Made a Plymouth Gin Martini with olives last night. First Martini I’ve made in a few years.

How much vermouth do you use? I make my martinis more akin to how they used to be made: a decent amount of vermouth (say, 25% or so). Curious as to what others do.

[Ray.Tuppa_sch]

Made a Plymouth Gin Martini with olives last night. First Martini I’ve made in a few years.

How much vermouth do you use? I make my martinis more akin to how they used to be made: a decent amount of vermouth (say, 25% or so). Curious as to what others do.

I use a 5-1 ratio, so 16.67% Vermouth.

[Brandon_R]

Made a Plymouth Gin Martini with olives last night. First Martini I’ve made in a few years.

How much vermouth do you use? I make my martinis more akin to how they used to be made: a decent amount of vermouth (say, 25% or so). Curious as to what others do.

I use a 5-1 ratio, so 16.67% Vermouth.

[Ryan_Kilkenney]

I made this the other night, it was excellent. A “navy strength” gin would make it even better (I used Beefeater).

Bijou Cocktail (Difford's Recipe)

[Brian_S_t_o_t_t_e_r]

What is the correct ratio for ingredients in an Aviation? The few recipes I’ve found online have varied quite a bit on the amount of maraschino liqueur and creme de violette/Yvette, and the ones I’ve made at home so far don’t taste like the ones I have had at restaurants. I’ve used both Plymouth Gin and No. 209 gin for making these.

[Ryan_Kilkenney]

What is the correct ratio for ingredients in an Aviation? The few recipes I’ve found online have varied quite a bit on the amount of maraschino liqueur and creme de violette/Yvette, and the ones I’ve made at home so far don’t taste like the ones I have had at restaurants. I’ve used both Plymouth Gin and No. 209 gin for making these.

I like 2oz gin, 3/4 lemon juice, 1/4 luxardo, and a bar spoon of creme de violette. It should not look purple.

[Andrew_Kotowski]

Death and Co again. Buy the book