What we're drinking and how to make it.
1 1/2 oz Wray & Nephew Overproof white rum
1/2 oz Luxardo Maraschino
1 oz grapefruit juice (ruby red, recommended)
1 oz pineapple juice
1/8 oz pomegranate molasses (dilute with water 1:1)
1 oz Orgeat
1/4 oz 1:1 simple syrup
1/8 oz RE:find Kumquat Liqueur
Shake, free pour into tiki type mug. Garnish with whatever makes you happy.
In making this, Anna said that it was Fucking Dangerous.
1 1/2 oz Jose Cuervo Anejo Tequila
1 oz Amaro Lucano
1/2 oz Domain de Canton Ginger Liqueur
1/4 oz Re:find Kumquat Liqueur
2 drops 20% Saline
Stir with ice, strain over a big cube in a double old fashioned. Garnish with 2 Amareno cherries.
2 oz Gin
1 oz Aperol
1 oz Nonino Amaro
1 oz Lemon Juice
Dash Allspice Dram
Dash Angostura Bitters
Shake with ice. Strain over large cube in rocks glass.
1 oz Song Cai dry gin
1 oz Dolin Blanc Vermouth
1/4 oz Pierre-Ferrand Dry Curacao
3 dashes Fee Bro’s Orange Bitters
Stir w/ ice, strain into chilled coupe. No garnish.
This is somewhat based on the Ford cocktail.
1 1/2oz Gin (Aviation)
3/4 oz Fresh Ruby Grapefruit Juice
1/2 oz Pierre-Ferrand Dry Curacao
1/2 oz Grapefruit-Rosemary Syrup
Shake, strain. Express grapefruit peel, garnish with grapefruit peel.
This works even better with Piggyback Rye.
Try with other base spirits, it seems to work pretty well with most!
This is a nice syrup that goes with most base spirits.
Peels from a grapefruit (or two if they’re small)
A few sprigs of fresh rosemary
1 part Water (200ml)
1.5 part Sugar (300ml)
In pot, combine ingredients and bring to a simmer. Keep heat but don’t let it boil for 15-30 minutes. It’ll make the house smell nice. Strain out the solids and cool. Should probably use it a couple weeks after making it.
This one comes from Thanksgiving 2024, we made another batch of the grapefruit/rosemary simple syrup and were playing with different things.
1oz Grapefruit/Rosemary simple syrup
1.5oz Piggyback Rye
Hot water
Combine syrup and rye in a coffee mug, top with hot water and stir. Warms you up on a chilly night.
1 part Awayuki Strawberry Gin
1 part lime juice
1 part Aperol
1 part Nonino
Shake, strain. Serve up. No garnish.
2oz Piggyback Rye
3/4oz Amaro Lucano
3/4oz Dolin Dry
3/4oz Luxardo Maraschino
Stir, stain over big cube in rocks glass. A cherry could work as a garnish.
Another Low ABV gleaned from Anders Erickson’s youtube.
1.5oz Dolin Dry
3/4oz Benedictine
3 dashes Absinthe
Orange peel
Regal Stir (alcohols, orange peel, ice), strain. Serve up w/ expressed orange peel oil.