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Small Batch Eggnog

Posted Sat, 01/02/2021 - 16:09 by Audrey

Courtesy of Smitten Kitchen.

1 large egg, ideally pasteurized [see Note]
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
6 tablespoons rum, brandy, whiskey, or a combination thereof
1/4 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
4 to 6 tablespoons milk
4 to 6 tablespoons heavy cream
Freshly grated nutmeg

Separate your egg, placing the yolk in one bowl or jar and the white in another.

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Eggnog

Posted Sun, 05/08/2016 - 19:56 by Audrey

Courtesy of Country Hen Eggs.

• 1 cup organic milk (low fat if you prefer)
• 1 Country Hen certified organic egg
• 1 tbs. of Vermont Maple Syrup
• 1 tsp. of vanilla flavoring
• 1 jigger of brandy (or Kahlua, Irish Whiskey, etc.)

Pour all ingredients into a blender and mix on high for about 20 seconds. Pour and sprinkle with nutmeg. Serves one. Very refreshing and nutritious drink.

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Hot Toddy

Posted Sun, 11/24/2013 - 13:38 by Jon

1 part dark spirit (whiskey or brandy)
3 parts boiling water
Honey and lemon to taste
Optionally, add cinnamon or cloves

Also consider: infusing the liquor with apples: http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/honey-bourbon-toddy#recipe-ingr... (or subbing in Calvados). Take it a step further with mint and absinthe: http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/castle-dip

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Spring Sidecar

Posted Sat, 04/07/2012 - 13:58 by Jon

This combines the floral tartness of a sidecar with the sweetness of cherries.

2 parts Rye
1 part Cointreau
a few dashes orange bitters
a few dashes cherry bitters
a teaspoon of cherry syrup

Shake with ice, serve up in a cocktail glass garnished with a maraschino cherry and an orange slice.

Drop one drop of peychaud's bitters on top for a "cherry blossom" effect

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Vieux Carre

Posted Mon, 02/13/2012 - 21:19 by Jon

1 ounce rye whiskey
1 ounce Cognac
1 ounce sweet vermouth
1 teaspoon Bénédictine D.O.M.
2 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
2 dashes Angostura Bitters

Mix all ingredients in a double Old Fashioned glass over ice; stir.

From http://gumbopages.com/food/beverages/vieux-carre.html

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Crusta

Posted Mon, 10/10/2011 - 08:48 by Jon

Brandy Crusta.
(Use Small bar-glass.)
Take 3 or 4 dashes of gum syrup.
1 dash of Boker's bitters.
1 wine-glass of brandy.
2 dashes of Curacoa.
1 dash lemon juice.

Before mixing the above ingredients, prepare a cocktail

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Brandy, Straight

Posted Mon, 10/10/2011 - 08:46 by Jon

Straight from the Jerry Thomas Bartener's Guide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Thomas_(bartender) ) :

"In serving this drink you simply put a piece of ice in a tumbler, and hand to your customer, with the bottle of brandy. This is very safe for a steady drink, but thought a straight beverage, it is often used on a bender.

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Georgian

Posted Sun, 07/24/2011 - 14:19 by Jon

This is essentially a manhattan with peach-infused brandy.

Using the nitrogen cavitation method, Infuse 4 oz Brandy with half a peach, sliced.

Mix with 2 oz sweet vermouth, a dash of maraschino liqueur (or cherry brandy syrup left over from making maraschino cherries)

Add the sliced peaches and a maraschino cherry.

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Sangria

Posted Sun, 07/03/2011 - 14:44 by Jon

Combine in a shaker with ice:

The juice of 1/2 orange
The juice of 1/2 lime
The juice of a lemon

half oz of brandy
sweet syrup to taste

Add a nice fruit-forward red wine (jammy cabernet blends work well)

Shake to chill, serve in a margarita glass with plain soda or ginger ale, garnish with orange and lemon slices plus berries and mint sprigs

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The Big Apple

Posted Tue, 11/23/2010 - 20:01 by Jon

2 parts apple cider
1 parts brandy
1 part bourbon
½ part sweet vermouth
½ part lemon juice
dash of bitters

Basically a Manhattan with apple cider standing in for some of the sweetness. Garnish as usual with a cherry and/or an apple slice.

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Mint Julep Manhattan

Posted Sun, 04/18/2010 - 15:48 by Jon

A juleped Manhattan or Old Fashioned

4 parts Mint Julep Makers Mark (or 3 parts bourbon mized with 1 part simple syrup muddled with mint)
2 parts Cognac
1 part sweet vermouth
1 part dry vermouth
Dash Peychaud's bitters

Garnish with a cherry and a sprig of mint.

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The Jack Rose

Posted Sat, 02/13/2010 - 15:40 by Jon

3 parts applejack brandy
2 parts lemon or lime juice
2 dashes grenadine

Traditionally shaken into a chilled glass, garnished with a cherry or an apple slice, and served straight up.

DC Trivia, via Wikipedia:

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Sidecar

Posted Sat, 02/13/2010 - 15:37 by Jon

The sidecar is nice, citrusy drink with brandy as its base spirit. Modern mixtures often have equal parts, I prefer a 3/2/1 mix:

3 parts Cognac
2 parts lemon juice
1 part Cointreau or triple sec

Mix the ingredients in a shaker half full of ice. Strain and serve with crushed ice in a sugar-rimmed lowball. Garnish with a strip of lemon rind.

Note that the original mixture, according to The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, is:

8 parts Cognac or Armagnac
2 parts lemon juice
1 part Cointreau or triple sec

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