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Fall Classic

Posted Mon, 12/22/2014 - 21:36 by Jon

2 tablespoons apple brandy (such as Calvados or Laird's)
2 tablespoons bourbon
2 tablespoons fresh apple cider
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 dash of Angostura bitters
Dried or fresh apple slice (optional)

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add 1 tablespoon thyme simple syrup, apple brandy, and next 4 ingredients. Shake cocktail vigorously 10-15 times and strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with apple slice, if desired.

Thyme Syrup
1/2 cup sugar
15 sprigs thyme

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Ramos Gin Fizz

Posted Wed, 12/25/2013 - 15:11 by Jon

This rather complicated drink nonetheless is amazingly tasty. Would be great as a "foam" on top of a G&T.

2 ounces gin
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
1/2 ounce simple syrup
1 egg white
1 ounce heavy cream
1 dash orange bitters or 1/2 teaspoon orange flower water (A. Monteux in a little blue bottle comes recommended)
about 2 ounces of seltzer (optional)

Put your serving glass and the bottle of your whipped cream maker in the freezer to chill.

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Fir Coat: Cocktails with Pine Trees

Posted Sat, 02/05/2011 - 15:20 by Jon

I finally got my hands on a Douglas Fir Eau-de-vie from Oregon's Clear Creek Distillery. I've been lusting after this since Adam Bernbach over at Proof managed to craft a cocktail for me that followed my directions (so botanical it tastes like a pine tree) but still tasted good. Now I have to start re-creating that concoction.

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Tequila Sunrise

Posted Sun, 01/16/2011 - 18:16 by Jon

4 parts orange juice
2 parts tequila
1 part grenadine

Pour the tequila and the orange juice into a highball glass with ice cubes, stir.

Slowly pour the grenadine around the inside edge of the glass, it will sink and slowly rise to mix with the other ingredients naturally.

Garnish with the orange slice and cherry.

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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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Bobby Flay's Watermelon Tequila Cocktail

Posted Tue, 07/06/2010 - 20:24 by Jon

From http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/watermelon-tequila-cocktails

2 oz silver tequila
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/4 oz simple syrup

2 cups diced seedless watermelon (1 pound)
~5 blueberries
1/4 cup loosely packed chopped fresh mint leaves, plus some garnish

In a blender, puree the watermelon until smooth. Set a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl and strain the watermelon juice, pressing gently on the solids to extract as much juice as possible. Discard the pulp.

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Watermelon Martini

Posted Tue, 07/06/2010 - 20:13 by Jon

From http://gourmetfood.about.com/od/drinkrecipes/r/wtrmelonmartini.htm

1 cup watermelon juice (press watermelon through a sieve or cheesecloth)
1/2 cup (4 oz) Vodka
1/4 cup simple syrup (sugar)
juice of 1 lime
3 tablespoons salt (optional)
3 tablespoons sugar (optional)
ice
Watermelon slices, for garnish (optional)
Preparation:

Makes 2 servings.
Mix together the sugar and salt if using. Wet the rim of a chilled martini glass with a piece of watermelon. Dip the rim into the sugar and salt mixture. Repeat for other glass.

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Porque Hola

Posted Mon, 07/05/2010 - 13:36 by Jon

A custom cocktail from the master mixologists at Wisdom.

Via The Hill is Home:
Since it’s from our friends at Wisdom, it has an extra dose of awesome. So, here it is, from the head bartender, the Porque Hola! (aka, “Why, hello” en mal Espanol) ... According to owner Erik Holzherr, it”s, “a perfect summer drink that is extremely refreshing but with a fun and unique kick…this drink will appeal to die hard margarita drinkers and novices as well.”

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