Cocktails, Spirits and Mixology Thread

Oaxaca Bijou



1½ oz. Mezcal Vida
1 oz. Carpano Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth
1 oz. Yellow Chartreuse
1 Dash Orange Bitters
Lemon Twist

Del Maguey Recipes | Del Maguey

This one was excellent. One of our favorites.

 

La Buena Vida



1½ oz. Mezcal Vida
1 oz. Aperol
¾ oz. Carpano Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth
3 Dashes Orange Bitters

Del Maguey Recipes | Del Maguey

 

Bespoke Cocktail "Smokey", Trenchermen



1 oz. Mezcal Vida
¾ oz. Contrato Vermouth (I used Carpano Antica)
¼ oz. Salmiakki Dala (I used Fernet Angelico)
¼ oz. Green Chartreuse
⅛ oz. Ardbeg 10 Year Float (I used Laphroaig)
Garnished with a grapefruit peel expressed over the glass.

We asked the bartender at the Trenchermen to make us a "Smokey" drink, and this is what we got. He used both smokey Mezcal, and smokey, peaty Scotch.

This was my attempt to remake it at home, but it is now cataloged under my name at the bar for future order.

Courtesy Pablo Mata, Head Bartender, Trenchermen, Chicago

Trenchermen

 

Dia Del Muerto



1½ oz. Mezcal Vida
½ oz. Fernet-Branca
½ oz. Punt e Mes Sweet Vermouth
¼ oz. Amaro Montenegro
¼ oz. Agave Syrup
1 Dash Angostura Bitters
1 Dash Peychaud Bitters
Grapefruit Twist Garnish

Brad Tolleson, Pura Vida, Atlanta, GA

Epicurean in the ATL: Friday Cocktail: Dia Del Muerto

 

Bitter Giuseppe



1 oz. Bourbon
1 oz. Blended Scotch
¾ oz. Cynar
¼ oz. Benedictine

Courtesy Beau du Bois the Corner Door, Culver City, CA -- 2011

Made and named for Chicago chef Giuseppe Tentori

4 Great Cynar Cocktails: L.A. Bartenders Love the Artichoke Liqueur - Los Angeles | Los Angeles News and Events | LA Weekly

The Corner Door | 12477 W. Washington Boulevard Culver City, CA 90066

 

Naked and Famous



¾ oz. Del Maguey Chichicapa Mezcal
¾ oz. Yellow Chartreuse
¾ oz. Aperol
¾ oz. Lime Juice

Joaquín Simó, Death & Co., NYC, 2011

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/.../bartending-secrets...

Chichicapa | Del Maguey

 

The Moseley



2 oz. Bourbon
¾ oz. Lemon Juice
¾ oz. Earl Grey Tea Syrup*
⅛ oz. Laphroaig
Egg White

* To make tea syrup, make a strong tea concentrate. I used three tea bags in 8 oz. of water. Once that's steeped add an equal amount of sugar.

For all egg white drinks, shake without ice first, to incorporate the egg. Then shake again with ice.

Recipe is an estimate, based on cocktail from Perennial Virant, Chicago, IL

http://www.perennialchicago.com/.../PV_WinesandCocktails.pdf

 

Mount Vernon



1 oz. Gran Duque d’Alba Brandy de Jerez
1 oz. Kirschwasser
¾ oz. Grapefruit Juice
½ oz. Lustau Pedro Ximénez Sherry
½ oz. Cherry Heering

Jim Meehan, PDT, New York, NY

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/07/dining/going-the-distance-to-make-craft-cocktails-at-home.html

Mount Vernon Recipe - NYT Cooking

 

Parachute Restaurant Cocktail #1



1 oz. Mezcal
1 oz. Sweet Vermouth
¼ oz. Luxardo Maraschino
2 Dashes of Bitterman's Mole Bitters

Stir in a mixing glass with ice for about 30 seconds and strain into glass with a large ice cube and garnish with grapefruit peel.

Courtesy Matty Colston, Parachute Restaurant, Chicago

Menu — Parachute Restaurant

 

How much money do you have tied up in liquor? My goodness, that photo is impressive.

 

I've been building the bar for over 3 years now. I probably have about 75 bottles of booze right now. If you were to buy everything at ounce, I'd guess you'd be looking at around $3,000.

But, I usually only buy a bottle or two at a time, and then make a bunch of different recipes with my new haul. Lately, we've been on a Mezcal kick.

And, when you think about it, these would be $12 cocktails if I bought them out at a bar. If we make a couple of drinks at home before we go out to dinner on a Saturday night, and then have just one cocktail each with dinner instead of two, we've saved about $30 by the time you factor in tax and tip.

 

Old Money




2 oz. Bourbon
½ oz. Aperol
2 Bar Spoons (Teaspoons) Nux Alpina Walnut Liqueur
10 Dashes Angostura Bitters (Yes 10)
Swath of Orange Zest
Stir over ice. Squeeze the zest over the drink.

Ben Schiller, Chicago, IL

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