Or what has been your go to lately? I’m usually a whiskey and ginger kinda guy but I’m trying to branch out a little these days. What’re you drinking?
Currently sipping on a Paloma:
- 1.5 oz Tequila (blanco)
- .5oz lime juice
- 4 oz Grapefruit soda (Jarritos today)
- Pinch of salt
Personally a fan of the Sonic Screwdriver, because I like my drinks like I like my ladies: sweet, bubbly, geeky as hell, and able to knock my ass out.
2 parts Sprite
2 parts orange juice
1 part vanilla vodka
1 part Blue Curaçao
Combine and serve in a highball glass on the rocks.
A white russian or a raspberry or mango mojito
If you’re ok with bitter flavors, I’m a big fan of the Negroni.
I prefer mine straight up so it doesn’t dilute too much.
I prefer its big sibling the Boulevardier.
- 1.5 parts bourbon or rye
- 1 part campari
- 1 part sweet vermouth. I prefer Carpano Antica
Express an orange peel over and garnish with it
But if I have good rye I’m making a Manhattan so there’s a booze cherry as “dessert”.
Rarely drink cocktails, but Long Island Ice Tea is probably my go-to.
Tanqueray and cranberry juice with lime
Is your mind on your money?
I don’t drink hard liquor any more, but even when I did, I didn’t drink cocktails, but did get a tiny bit fancy on straight whiskey.
Rye, mid or top shelf. Chilled glass with a whiskey stone. Sometimes with a beer.
I like the sound of that. Needs to be bitter, otherwise I chug them !
I quite like salty margaritas and dirty martinis.
If you want bitter use fresh grapefruit juice, the sodas have enough sugar for a sweet/tart balance I enjoy but fresh is a lot more “dry.”
Try a salt and pepper martini. They changed my mind about gin
Negronis, I love campari and gin
I also love coming up with cocktails so I’d love to share one of my favorites, the Fire Eater (I’m also an actual fire eater)
- Dried whole chili peppers, broken in half
- Fireball
- Maraschino cherries and syrup
- Fill with coke and serve over ice, alternatively use cherry coke
The drink gets spicier as you drink. For the full experience eat the chilis at the end.
Salmiakki, keep it classic.
Oh look it’s a Finn. The premade salmiakkikossu or home made turkinpippuri infusion?
Koskenkorva, I haven’t tried steeping my own.
Rye Manhattan up. Rye old fashioned if you want rocks and sweeter profile. But always rye.
Straight rye can be good too.
Dark, unspiced rum and any of the fruit juice monsters mixed 1:1 in a big gulp.
Keeps my heart on it’s toes.
I have multiple - it depends on the occasion:
- illegal (I love mezcal)
- moscow mule
- bloody mary
- piña colada
Piña coladas are fucking king.
French 75 (use good champagne)
French 76 (use good champagne)
Old fashioned (use expensive cherries)
Side car (use orange brandy instead of orange liqueur)
Manhattan (don’t skimp on bitters)
Cosmopolitan (throw the used lime into the shaker)
Whiskey sour (use egg white)
Gimlet (add a cedar leaf for more flavor)Fresh fruit is a must to make the best drinks.
Whiskey sour (use egg white)
I’ve never heard of putting an egg white in those. What does that do?
Adds texture, almost creamy. Shake the hell out of the drink until it gets a nice foam topping.
That sounds pretty gross to be honest. Is it like meringue?
I like the cut of your jib! 🎩
Great list. Missing Sazerac, but someone else has you covered already.
Off to find a cedar leaf, I haven’t tried that…
Second the whiskey sour (with egg white) and the Manhattan…
…and I’ll add a Moscow Mule when on a sunny patio and it’s a scorching day
Kentucky Mule here. Bourbon rather than vodka.
I also recommend Bundaberg ginger beer in any mule.
For a cocktail, I’ll take a well executed Mojito 9/10 times. That other 1/10 is often a White Russian.
Else a gin & tonic as a long drink, as long as they got decent stuff.
These days I have maybe 2-3 drinks a year at most, so I’m not willing to settle for inferior ingredients.
Well executed being the key here! I don’t know how many Mojitos I’ve had with just 5 limp mint leaves barely muddled in them
Yeah, or using syrups for lime, mint and even sugar. I’ve once received something that can only be described as a glass of sprite with a dash of toothpaste. Utterly repulsive.
Is the sun up? Bloody Mary
Is the sun down? Extra dirty gin martini. Preferably Hendricks or Botanist.
