For something with a bit more spice than a typical whiskey smash, I decided to bring some ginger syrup into the mix. The fresh lemon brightness is refreshing and with the ginger, it adds just a bit of warmth. This is...
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Playing with bourbon and ginger flavors has me trying some different combinations based off of The Gold Rush cocktail from the Difford’s Guide website....
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Tonight’s #coctailhour #cocktail is a Violet Collins Ingredients: 1 ounce @oxleygin London dry gin 1 ounce @boodlesgin Boodles Mulberry Gin 1 ounce lemon juice 1 teaspoon simple syrup Club soda Assembly: In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, shake the gin,...
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We are continuing our experimenting with Boodles Mulberry from Boodles Proper Gin and tonight we used it to make a Mulberry Sour from a Food&Wine recipe article, Mulberry Gin Is Just the Thing For Your Almost-Springtime Drinking....
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Tonight I wanted to try another bourbon cocktail that was more on the simple side....
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We had this peach ginger cocktail syrup we wanted to use and decided to take inspiration from one posted by bonappetit called the hound dog cocktail....
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Trying a variation on a hot toddy to warm up after shoveling. I got the idea for this from an article on Quartzy, A TURMERIC HOT TODDY IS A MELLOW MID-WINTER COCKTAIL TO SIP AND SAVOR, that suggested turmeric in a...
Continue readingA 22Bowens inspired cocktail
For tonight’s cocktail hour cocktail I decided to get creative and make something new based on the description of a cocktail I saw in the menu the other day at 22 Bowens called The Second Circle....
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Tonight’s cocktail hour cocktail is a Scottish Guard, or maybe a Kentucky Guard…. I used bourbon instead of the scotch that was called for in the recipe I based mine on. Interestingly enough, there is apparently another similar cocktail called the...
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Trinidad Sour - This cocktail sounds quite strange but I assure you it is worth a try with a bold spicy / bitter flavor it is one you won't soon forget....
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