Cocktails, Spirits and Mixology Thread

I did.

I think the distillery is supposed to be located in the city, though, right?

But I'm serious. Who is doing all this spirits drinking? I have friends that run the gamut from union laborers to Supreme Court clerks, and when any of them plop down for a seat at the bar, either on the town or at one of our houses, they universally order up a brewski.

 

Cameron's Kick



1 oz. Scotch
1 oz. Irish Whiskey
¾ oz. Lemon Juice
¾ oz. Orgeat

(Recipe at link differs slightly.)

http://www.cocktailchronicles.com/2006/09/12/camerons-kick/

 

Remember the Maine



2 oz. Rye
¾ oz. Sweet Vermouth
¼ oz. Cherry Heering
1 Dash Absinthe
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters

Charles H Baker Jr., Gentleman's Companion, 1939

“Treat this one with the respect it deserves, gentlemen” – Charles H Baker

http://www.adventuresincocktails.com/2010/02/14/remember-the-maine-a-1933-classic-cocktail-from-charles-h-baker/

 

Army & Navy



2 oz. Gin
¾ oz. Orgeat
¾ oz. Lemon juice
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters

Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David Embury, 1948

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2013/06/army_navy_cocktail_at_alembic.php

 

Two Deluxe Irish Whiskies Arrive In US

Last year I went to Dublin to play golf and needed a gift for a good friend – the kind of friend who has everything. Everything that is, except for a bottle of the Green Spot, arguably Ireland’s finest whiskey, which I carefully wrapped and brought back in my luggage, because you can’t get the Green Spot here. At least not until March 1, when the Green Spot will be sold in this country for the first time.

It is not alone. Redbreast, historically my favorite Irish whiskey here and abroad, is rolling out its most deluxe version ever, a 21-year old, also hitting our shores March1. It will be an auspicious day for whisky fans across the country, and courtesy of Pernod Ricard, which distributes both of these brands here, I just got to sample previews of both. Yum!

I really liked the Redbreast, which is hardly a surprise, because it has always been my favorite Irish whiskey and this is a well-aged, high quality spirit aged in Sherry (and American Oak) in similar fashion to my benchmark Scotch whisky, The Macallan, except a bit sweeter. This is the oldest version of Redbreast available since the label was launched in 1903, and non-chill filtered. The company describes it as full bodied, but I think that’s a bit confusing: it is not “big” or bold so much as layered and nuanced. It glows rather than burns, is very smooth and has a notable aroma of fresh and dried fruits. The Redbreast is delicate but still rich and full, with a slight oiliness that gives it a fatty quality, in a good way.

Since WWI the vast majority of Irish whiskies have been blended, but Redbreast, first produced in 1903, hearkens back to the spirit’s roots and like the earlier Irish whiskies is a single pot still bottling, similar to a single malt whisky in that it is all the product of one distillery and in this case, one still (unlike single cask whiskies, which are the result of a single production run and not vatted or mixed). The Redbreast 21 is the brand’s top of the line offering and was awarded Whiskey Advocate Magazine’s Irish Whiskey of the Year for 2013. Redbreast also comes in 12 Year Old, 12 Year Old Cask Strength and 15 Year Old.

The Green Spot has long been a collector’s whiskey due to its quality and limited supply, and is also a single pot distillation. In fact, Midleton Distillery in County Cork is the sole remaining producer of single pot still whiskies in Ireland, and this artisanal portfolio includes both of these brands along with the Midleton and Power single pot still labels. The Green Spot being released here is the non-age statement label, vatted from 7-9 year old versions and 100% single pot still (in Ireland there are three versions of the Green Spot, including a 10 and 12 year old, as well as sibling Yellow Spot). The Green Spot is very complex but its main characteristic is a honeyed flavor that offsets its inherent spiciness, and as it is 25% Sherry aged, it as is not as sherry sweet as the Redbreast but you definitely taste the wood. The Green Spot also traces its roots to the turn of the 20th century, 12 decades ago, and is produced in very limited quantities (only 12,000 bottles each year). Famed spirit writer Jim Murray has said “Green Spot is to the true Irish whiskey drinker what the Irish Round Tower is to the archaeologist,” as well as calling it, “Unquestionably one of the world’s great whiskies.”

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Just got a bottle as a gift. Never had it before.

 

Slippery Slope



2½ oz. Rye
¾ oz. Cherry Heering
½ oz. Cynar

This Manhattan alternative is from Tona Palomino of Trenchermen in Chicago:

http://online.wSportsJournalists.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970204795304577221291809595050

This one is from one of our favorite restaurants. The WSJ calls it, "a flavor bomb of dark cherry and bitterness".

 

Picked up some Navy Strength Plymouth Gin tonight. It's 114 proof. Whoo-eee. Stuff'll put some hair on your chest.

 

Ellehammer



2 oz. Gin
¾ oz. Lemon Juice
¼ oz. Cherry Heering

A variation of the Aviation.

http://theliquidcultureproject.com/2012/08/31/cordial-throwdown-the-aviation-cocktail/

 

Avenue & Davenport



1½ oz. Rye Whiskey
½ oz. Bourbon
½ oz. Cynar
¼ oz. Luxardo Maraschino
¼ oz. Fernet-Branca

A variation of the Toronto.

Christopher Flett, Pourhouse, Vancouver, British Columbia

http://imbibemagazine.com/Avenue-Davenport-Recipe

 

Reanimator



1½ oz. Rye
1½ oz. Amaro Nonino

http://www.nytimes.com/recipes/1013930/the-reanimator.html

http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/what-can-i-drink-at-thanksgiving-besides-wine/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

 

Paper Plane



¾ oz. Bourbon
¾ oz. Lemon Juice
¾ oz. Nonino Amaro
¾ oz. Aperol

Sam Ross, Little Branch, NYC 2008

http://www.smashingdrinks.com/2012/04/26/paper-plane-cocktail/

And, if you're a fan of Campari (Webster), you can use it instead of Aperol.