Cocktails, Spirits and Mixology Thread

The Mount Gay you have makes an excellent rum and Coke. Soooo smooth. I never even let them put a lime in it because it's perfect as is. And you can get a 750ml bottle for $13.99 if you shop. The weekend before last I was with some friends in Door County. We spent a day bar-hopping. Because Mount Gay is huge in the sailing circles, most of the bars had it. I introduced Door County to the Mount Gay Old-Fashioned.

I'm betting that Ron Zacapa is a bit more expensive. If you want a really great rum experience, I have to recommend Mount Gay Extra Old. At times I'll just put one cube of ice in a glass and pour some over it and then sip it.

 

Hopefully with the normalization of relations with Cuba this will be available to you, best I have had. I would bring back as much as I could fit in my bags and carry on. I had a relation in Florida who loved it so it made a rather circuitous route to get to her.

 

It's a mint julep night.

6 mint leaves
4 oz Makers
2T simple syrup
1TSP sugar
Splash of water
Crushed ice

Muddle three mint leaves in the sugar. Mix everything else and pour it over the muddle. Drank.

 

I have both and I never touch the Jim Beam. I use something called Journeyman Rye a lot, but I don't know how widely they distribute outside of Michigan-Indiana-Illinois. I mostly mix with rye and sip bourbon or Scotch.

A great bargain sipping bourbon is Elijsh Craig 22-Year.

 

Amigo Borracho



1½ oz. Mezcal
½ oz. Campari
½ oz. Carpano Antica
½ oz. Green Chartreuse

Adan Maldonado, The Jimmy, New York, NY

http://www.ilegalmezcal.com/dealerschoice/2015/3/5/005-adan-maldonado-the-jimmy-nyc

 

Just wondering if you've had a chance to do something with the Mount Gay yet.

 

Smoke & Spicy



1½ oz. Mezcal
¾ oz. Ancho Chile Liqueur
¾ oz. Agave
½ oz. Lemon Juice
6 Drops Chocolate Mole Bitters

Courtesy Salero Restaurant Chicago:

Dinner | SaleroChicago.com

 

Cardamaro Boulevardier



1½ oz. Bourbon
¾ oz. Cardamaro
½ oz. Cocchi Americano
1 Dash Peychaud’s Bitters

A Perfect Digestivo: Cardamaro Boulevardier

 

The Weight



2 oz. Irish Whiskey
¾ oz. Cardamaro
¾ oz. Luxardo Bitter

Stew Ellington: 901 Very Good Cocktails: A Practical Guide

Stew Ellington (@mahastew) | Twitter

 

Cardamaro



A wine based amaro: Cardamaro: A Cocktail Option for the Pinot Grigio Set

 

Yamazaki 12



Who's tried Japanese whisky?

Japanese Whisky

 

I have this same bottle. My brother got it for my for Christmas last year.