Cocktails

[Lpherr]

Eggnog with a little Fireball mixed in. A little festive drink while I make a batch of chili for lunches this week and some Italian beef for sandwiches tonight

FIFY.

PB isn't a drink, it's a sandwich.

 

[wtburnette]

BTW, martinis are made with GIN! That is all...

 

[Bartman]

While on vacation with the wife, I had a Tom Collins and was hooked immediately. Then I got home and remembered I'm pre-diabetic i.e. fat, so I started looking for a zero-carb solution. Over ice, I mix a shot of gin, 6oz of zero sugar lemonade and 3oz of Sprite Zero. I call it a Skinny Tom.

I'm having one now in fact, while the wife has her usual Amaretto sour.

 

[KG1]

Never was a big fancy cocktail or wine drinker. Mostly beer and whisky with an occasional mixed drink like rum and coke or jack and coke. My drinking days have long been over now.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

While on vacation with the wife, I had a Tom Collins and was hooked immediately. Then I got home and remembered I'm pre-diabetic i.e. fat, so I started looking for a zero-carb solution. Over ice, I mix a shot of gin, 6oz of zero sugar lemonade and 3oz of Sprite Zero. I call it a Skinny Tom.

I'm having one now in fact, while the wife has her usual Amaretto sour.

When I was a kid, Dad always had Tom Collins mix and he would let me have that every once in awhile (the mix, not the cocktail). I hadn't thought of that in a LONG time.

 

[paintman]

Ever clear 190 and 100% ocean spray cranberry juice. Mix to taste. Perfect camping drink.

 

[wtburnette]

Decided I'd do all new cocktails tonight to experiment. First of the night is a pretty big success.

Bee's Knees

22.5 - 30ml honey syrup
22.5 - 30ml lemon juice
60ml gin

Combine in shaking tin with ice and shake 20 seconds or so, double strain into a chilled coupe. Spritz fresh lemon peel over the top and drop into the drink. Very tasty and refreshing drink. Adult lemonade.

To make the honey syrup, boil water and add to equal parts honey and stir until the honey is combined. Allow to cool before using it in drinks. It'll stay good for a week or so I believe. I used around 120ml of each, mixing in a glass measuring cup so I can easily pour it into something to store.

 

[wtburnette]

Second cocktail of the evening is a French 75:

1/2 ounce simple syrup (or honey syrup)
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1 ounce gin

Shake in tin with ice and double strain into chilled champagne flute. Fill the rest of the glass with Champagne, Prosecco or another bubbly wine. Express lemon peel over the top of the drink and drop the peel into the glass. I used a dry prosecco and wish I'd either used a sweeter bubbly, like a spumante, or used double the amount of syrup. Not as good as the Bee's Knees, but not bad.

 

[wtburnette]

Last one of the night (probably) is the champagne cocktail:

Soak a sugar cube in angastora bitters, add to bottom of chilled champagne flute
Add 1/2 to 3/4 ounce of cognac/brandy
Fill the rest of the way with champagne or another bubbly wine
express the oils of both lemon and orange over the top (or not, if you prefer)

Not bad. I'm not a huge champagne guy, but it's alright.

 

[Nugget]

I'm not a huge champagne guy, but it's alright.

I'm not either. We usually only drink one bottle each year for New Year's Eve, and even then we always buy Prosecco instead of champagne. This year we're enjoying our bottle a little more than normal because Meijer had it priced nicely on clearance. Nothing says "I'm a high roller" quite like a 98 cent bottle of bubbly for NYE!

 

[KittySlayer]

BTW, martinis are made with GIN! That is all...

We just had gin martinis tonight.

Was at a local bar with a youngster working as a bartender. I ordered a gin martini and her eyes glazed over and she started looking up on her phone how to make it.

I told her to pour some gin in a shaker, add ice, shake and pour in a glass. Thankfully her boss came and took over, even prechilled the glass before serving.

 

[wtburnette]

We just had gin martinis tonight.

Was at a local bar with a youngster working as a bartender. I ordered a gin martini and her eyes glazed over and she started looking up on her phone how to make it.

I told her to pour some gin in a shaker, add ice, shake and pour in a glass. Thankfully her boss came and took over, even prechilled the glass before serving.

Nice. I'm a stir not shake martini guy, but to each their own

Funny to hear about you stumping the youngster with it...