Cocktails, Spirits and Mixology Thread

Maker's Mark Mojito




Recipe:

1-1/2 parts Maker’s Mark® Bourbon
Fresh mint
2 tablespoons simple syrup muddled with mint
Squeeze juice of two lime wedges
Splash of triple sec

Mix all together and top off with a splash of soda. Serve on the rocks in a tall glass rimmed with sugar. Garnish with a lime wedge.

http://www.makersmark.com/recipes/88-maker-s-mark-mojito

 

Aperol:

 

OK, fresh off a visit to my folks in Florida, here's what they have drunk for as long I've known them.

J&B Scotch Old-Fashioned
2 oz. J&B (Must be J&B, oh God the scenes I've endured in restaurants when it isn't).
1 orange slice, partially squeezed into glass
1 lemon slice, ditto
soda to fill a glass already really full of ice
Most important of all: NO SUGAR!!!!!

They're actually quite good, but after two, you really want to switch to something else, even if you're pub crawling.

 

Meyer Lemons!

The Chunnel:



INGREDIENTS:

Ice
1 ounce St-Germain elderflower liqueur
2 ounces Hendrick’s gin
3/4 ounce freshly squeezed Meyer lemon juice
Meyer lemon twist, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS:
Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice and add the elderflower liqueur, gin, and lemon juice. Shake vigorously until the sides of the shaker are frosty, about 20 to 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish with the lemon twist, and serve.

http://www.chow.com/recipes/11236-the-chunnel

 

Meyer Lemon Margarita:



Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz. fresh Meyer Lemon Juice
1 1/2 oz. Tequila
1 oz. Triple Sec
sea salt for rimming glass

Directions:

Rub the rim of an old fashioned glass (or whatever similar vessel you prefer) with a meyer lemon slice. Swirl the rim through a small pile of kosher or sea salt to salt the rim.

Put the meyer lemon juice, tequila, and triple sec in a cocktail shaker, add ice and shake for 15 seconds.

Put a few cubes of ice in your glass. Strain the cocktail into the glass and enjoy.

http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/fruit-recipes-2/meyer-lemon-margarita/

 

Il Sorpasso



Ingredients

1 ounce Aperol
1 ounce Maker’s Mark bourbon
3/4 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon sugar
2 ounces club soda
1 slice orange, for garnish.

Preparation

1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the Aperol, bourbon, honey, lemon juice and sugar. Shake well.

2. Fill a rocks glass with ice, and pour in contents of the shaker. Top with club soda, and garnish with orange slice.

http://www.nytimes.com/recipes/12658/Il-Sorpasso.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/dining/sipping-on-a-sunset-italy-in-mind.html?_r=1&ref=dining

 

I like how in all of YF's pictures of these high-falootin' drinks made with upscale spirits, there's a bottle of Malibu in the background, reminding us of what he *really* drinks when he's not trying to impress us.

 

LOL.

I'm not going to pretend that I haven't noticed, and been embarrassed by, the Malibu bottle in the background.

When I first set up the bar, I just bought a bunch of booze to fill up the space. As I've gotten more into it, I need more room.

I don't think I've even opened that bottle, but now I'm going to take it as a challenge. I'll have to see if I can make a "sophisticated" cocktail with it.

 

Who's making cocktails tonight?



Today's haul from the market & the liquor store.

 

My haul was a pack of four sub buns (two bags for $2.50) and some mustard. I'll have to put pb&j on it. Once a month when I can afford beer, it's a six-pack of Bud.

Must be nice to be you.

 

Eh, we're having people over tonight, and I've been bragging about my fancy cocktails.

It's not a normal Saturday haul.