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Cocktails, Spirits and Mixology Thread

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by YankeeFan, May 15, 2012.

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  1. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    I started a Foodie thread already, and this is related, but I think it deserves its own thread.

    I've recently become obsessed with craft cocktails, small batch spirits, and mixology.

    So, to kick it off...

    What do we think of barrel aged gin?

     
    YankeeFan, May 15, 2012
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  2. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Re: Cocktails, Spirits, and Mixology Thread

    Last night's cocktail:

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    http://www.servantlesscook.com/?p=1906
     
    YankeeFan, May 15, 2012
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  3. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Re: Cocktails, Spirits, and Mixology Thread

    Tried this recently and loved it

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    heyabbott, May 15, 2012
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  4. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    Re: Cocktails, Spirits, and Mixology Thread

    I'm not sure I'd like barrel-aged gin.

    However, I will note that Campari with gin is a delicious cocktail.
     
    Buck, May 15, 2012
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  5. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Re: Cocktails, Spirits, and Mixology Thread

    Campari is just too bitter for me. I've not liked a single drink I've tried to make with it.

    Any other suggestions for it? I've got a nearly full bottle of it.
     
    YankeeFan, May 15, 2012
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  6. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Re: Cocktails, Spirits, and Mixology Thread

    Dark Horse
    2 Campari
    1 Bombay Sapphire Gin
    Club Soda
    Lime wedge
     
    heyabbott, May 15, 2012
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  7. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Re: Cocktails, Spirits, and Mixology Thread

    The home bar:

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    As I use up some of the mass market brands, I'm planning on replacing them with local distillers like Koval, Few, North Shore, Death's Door, etc.
     
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  8. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Re: Cocktails, Spirits, and Mixology Thread

    I'll try it, but I'm not sure I'm going to like it.
     
    YankeeFan, May 15, 2012
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  9. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Re: Cocktails, Spirits, and Mixology Thread

    I can't stand the word mixology, or worse, places that call their bartenders mixologists. Makes me want to stab someone in the eye with a toothpick full of olives.

    That is all.
     
    The Big Ragu, May 15, 2012
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  10. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    Re: Cocktails, Spirits, and Mixology Thread

    That is a delicious cocktail. I've had it. I didn't know it was called a dark horse.
     
    Buck, May 15, 2012
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  11. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Re: Cocktails, Spirits, and Mixology Thread

    Bartenders and mixologists are different.

    It's the same difference as between a cook, and a chef.

    Read this profile, and let me know if it changes your mind at all:

    http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2011/Best-New-Bartender-Mike-Ryan-at-Sable-Kitchen-and-Bar/
     
    YankeeFan, May 15, 2012
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  12. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Re: Cocktails, Spirits, and Mixology Thread

    Sorry. Not really. He sounds like a really good bartender. Thankfully, he didn't refer to himself as a "mixologist." His eye is safe from me.
     
    The Big Ragu, May 15, 2012
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