What is everyone's favorite Bloody Mary mix or recipe? Im partial to an old grandad or very old Barton bourbon replacing the vodka.
I've tried lots of mixes and tried making my own bloody Mary's from scratch, but the best mix I've found is ZingZang. They have it at H EB. Just add fresh squeezed lime juice and your favorite vodka and you have a great bloody Mary.texas.aggie.2010 said:
What is everyone's favorite Bloody Mary mix or recipe? Im partial to an old grandad or very old Barton bourbon replacing the vodka.
Senor Cardgage said:
I tried that glass-smoking technique tonight, and it worked great.
MW03 said:
It's not fancy, though I'm sure there are ways to liven it up if you were so inclined, but I've been hooked on the gold rush lately. It's basically an iced hot toddy, but man it's hard to beat when the heat is on and you want to kick back in a patio chair and look at your yard.
2 oz bourbon
.75 oz honey syrup
.75 oz lemon
Shaken like hell, then served on the rocks.
I know there are people with the time to squeeze 100 lemons/limes to make drinks, but I recent started going with the bottled stuff the Sprouts near me sells. You pay a little more to get the kind that's not from concentrate, but man is it worth it to save some time.
Little trick I have picked up. If you make your honey syrup (3 parts water to 1 part honey) with hot water, it'll incorporate the honey a lot easier, and consequently make your shaking easier.
Anyway, highly recommend this one.
MW03 said:
Here's to a better week, amigo.
FlyFisher09 said:
I made a similar post on the bourbon thread and got good responses, so I would like to ask something similar here..
In your home bar, what are your favorite "house" liquors that you typically keep on hand for making cocktails? Good bang-for-buck labels that make great cocktails, but not top shelf stuff you wouldn't want to mix. I'm familiar with a lot the whiskies out there, but not so much with other base spirits. So what are your go-tos?
Whiskey (bourbon, rye, and scotch)
Gin (London Dry and other)
Tequila (blanco and reposado)
Rum (light and dark)
Vodka (I don't really use vodka for anything but others might be interested)
For cocktails, I stick to the following for the most part:FlyFisher09 said:
I made a similar post on the bourbon thread and got good responses, so I would like to ask something similar here..
In your home bar, what are your favorite "house" liquors that you typically keep on hand for making cocktails? Good bang-for-buck labels that make great cocktails, but not top shelf stuff you wouldn't want to mix. I'm familiar with a lot the whiskies out there, but not so much with other base spirits. So what are your go-tos?
Whiskey (bourbon, rye, and scotch)
Gin (London Dry and other)
Tequila (blanco and reposado)
Rum (light and dark)
Vodka (I don't really use vodka for anything but others might be interested)