Hell yeah!!! Jungle Bird one of my all time faves!!!

Where are you picking up the Ancho Reyes? I haven't been able to find in Texas.

Looks like Total Wine carries it

Awesome I'll check it out

Looks great. My go to is the Jet Pilot!

It's on my to do list. Need to acquire a few more ingredients

I need recs guys..

Wife loves my Manhatten. I have multiple versions where I substitute out a small bit of sweet vermouth and substitute in different fruit or sweet liquers. She definitely likes it heavy with sweet vermouth.

I love bitter cocktails so I use a lot of Campari, aperol, fernet branca, and bitters. Wife isn't crazy about it, but if mixed right likes cocktails with those as a change of pace.

She's not crazy about gin or peated scotch. I do a couple amazing variations of whiskey sours, but she much prefers Manhattens.

I've done the Vieux Carre, multiple cocktails with absinthe, done variations that have Benedictine, done grand marnier, done apple brandy, etc. Don't want to spend the money on the different Chartreuse styles.

I just need a bad ass cocktail that I haven't thought of. Something rich and sweet but not overly sweet. Maybe a tad bitter.

I've been making Black Manhattans and Maple Manhattans lately. For the Black, substitute amaro for the vermouth, and maybe use good orange bitters (Regan's is my favorite.) I've been using Monte Amaro, which is made with Piedmont peppermint. If she likes minty flavors, that's worth a taste. Other brands of Amaro will have different flavor profiles.

But I think Maple Manhattans are the best. Use grade A Canadian Maple syrup for the richest taste. (Mrs Butterworths won't do.)

2 oz bourbon (something with vanilla or cinnamon notes works well)
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
1/2 oz maple syrup
1 dash Angostura

Also, have you tried subbing Domaine de Canton for triple sec yet? That gives a great new spin on margaritas and cosmos.

My wife was not a gin fan either. Then I made her a Greyhound variation with Drunshambo gunpowder tea gin (which goes great with grapefruit flavors), my own homemade limoncello, a few dashes of grapefruit bitters, and topped off with Fresca. Also, have you served her a cucumber martini with Hendricks?

SpiderDude said:

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Flying Crowbar said:

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Made that Ancho Reyes version of the margarita tonight. Awesome.

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Pretty much make all my Ritas with Ancho Reyes now. What's not to love?!

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Do yall use the regular Ancho Reyes or the Verde (green) bottle?

Black Manhattan >>> Regular Manhattan. Change my mind

Regular though I'm tempted to try the green.

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I need recs guys..

Wife loves my Manhatten. I have multiple versions where I substitute out a small bit of sweet vermouth and substitute in different fruit or sweet liquers. She definitely likes it heavy with sweet vermouth.

I love bitter cocktails so I use a lot of Campari, aperol, fernet branca, and bitters. Wife isn't crazy about it, but if mixed right likes cocktails with those as a change of pace.

She's not crazy about gin or peated scotch. I do a couple amazing variations of whiskey sours, but she much prefers Manhattens.

I've done the Vieux Carre, multiple cocktails with absinthe, done variations that have Benedictine, done grand marnier, done apple brandy, etc. Don't want to spend the money on the different Chartreuse styles.

I just need a bad ass cocktail that I haven't thought of. Something rich and sweet but not overly sweet. Maybe a tad bitter.

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Try these! I'm assuming you tried her on a Sazerac?!

https://cocktailcatalog.tumblr.com/post/168467132132/mahogany-manhattan

https://stevethebartender.com.au/little-italy-cocktail-recipe-cynar-manhattan/

Love the recs, but it looks like I need to go ingredient shopping to make them.

I ended up making the wife a classic Manhatten, except I substituted the vermouth for Mathilde Framboise with a dash of Benedictine.

And for myself.. man.. I'm on a Fernet Branca kick.

Tried..

2 oz cognac
0.5 oz Benedictine
0.25 oz Ferber Branca
Tiny squeeze of lemon

Delicious.

And Black Manhatten is next on my list.

Regular here, too.

Since winter is coming/has arrived I decided a tiki drink was in order. Had one at Ida Claire here in SA a few weeks ago that I enjoyed so made my own riff on that. Kept the proportions basic for the first try. Turned out pretty good.

We'll call it…Tiki Anti-Weather
2 oz Light Rum (used Plantation 3 Stars)
.5 oz lime juice
.5 oz pineapple juice
.5 oz orange juice
.5 oz Velvet Falernum
.5 oz Demerara simple
2 dashes Paychaud bitters

Is there an app or site where I can enter a couple ingredients and get some recipes?

St Germaine
gin

And give me some options? Always thought that would be nice to have.

Sazerac said:

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Is there an app or site where I can enter a couple ingredients and get some recipes?

St Germaine
gin

And give me some options? Always thought that would be nice to have.

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Steve The Bartender App "Shake & Strain" is great imo. Here's the result of gave me for those 2 ingredients.

Thanks

Not finding it in apple AppStore

Me either. Is it available for iOS?

Guess not.
https://shakeandstraincocktails.com/#boxzilla-1042

Sazerac said:

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Is there an app or site where I can enter a couple ingredients and get some recipes?

St Germaine
gin

And give me some options? Always thought that would be nice to have.

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I downloaded an app called mixel. Paid the one time fee to unlock all recipes. You can stock up your bar on there and then it will show you recipes you can make based on what you have in stock. Or you can merely search for an ingredient and see all drinks it's used in. Can also search for recipes. I believe there are reviews too.

I use it every day.

Need some hot drink ideas besides a Hot Toddy or a spiked apple cider. Whatcha got?

Buttered rum?
I make a batch of the butter shots and just keep them in the freezer.
https://www.seriouseats.com/hot-buttered-rum-recipe

Flying Crowbar said:

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Me either. Is it available for iOS?

Guess not.
https://shakeandstraincocktails.com/#boxzilla-1042

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Well dang... that sucks!

Cromagnum said:

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Need some hot drink ideas besides a Hot Toddy or a spiked apple cider. Whatcha got?

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This is the hot buttered rum recipe I use. Foolproof and delicious.

1 oz dark Jamaican rum
1 oz dark creme de cacao
4 oz hot water
1 butter pat

Credit: This recipe is from The Pub & Prow Restaurant, Chicago, about 1950, and adapted by Beachbum Berry.

I use Kraken 94 proof, but my guess is that Appleton is probably closer to what Beachbum Berry has in mind.

Just tried this Black Manhattan variation. Success!

2 oz Sugarfield bourbon
1/2 oz Amaro Monte
1/2 oz agave nectar
2 dashes Regan's orange bitters
2 dashes Fee Brothers Aztec chocolate bitters

HTownAg98 said:

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Buttered rum?
I make a batch of the butter shots and just keep them in the freezer.
https://www.seriouseats.com/hot-buttered-rum-recipe

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I like butter, but don't care too much for these. Wife can't have dairy at all, so that's out for her.

Had an italian Manhatten

2 oz bourbon
0.5 oz Disaronno
0.5 oz sweet vermouth (or dry.. the amaretto adds a good sweetness already)
2-3 dashes bitters.
Orange or lemon zest.

That's a great idea for an app.

I made a bunch of The Last Word (equal parts Gin, Chartreuse, Luxardo, Lime) last week for the street, and in doing so I was reading the history and other drinks of the similar "4 equal portions" recipes (Naked and Famous, Paper Plane, etc).

I decided to try something myself....it didn't sound great....but everyone really like it. Would be a great spring/summer drink over ice, though we had them up.

Bourbon, Aperol, St Germain, Lemon

Is there a substitute for Green Chartreuse? That stuff is incredibly expensive for a cocktail ingredient.

Sazerac said:

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I made a bunch of The Last Word (equal parts Gin, Chartreuse, Luxardo, Lime) last week for the street, and in doing so I was reading the history and other drinks of the similar "4 equal portions" recipes (Naked and Famous, Paper Plane, etc).

I decided to try something myself....it didn't sound great....but everyone really like it. Would be a great spring/summer drink over ice, though we had them up.

Bourbon, Aperol, St Germain, Lemon

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I like it... but St. Germain goes a long way! Did it not overpower with Elderflower?!