toiletobserver ,

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.

anon6789 ,
@anon6789@lemmy.world avatar

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...

200ok ,

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

stinerman ,
@stinerman@midwest.social avatar

Kentucky Mule here. Bourbon rather than vodka.

I also recommend Bundaberg ginger beer in any mule.

200ok ,

That sounds delicious!!

legios ,
@legios@aussie.zone avatar

Adding to your list:

Sloe gin sour

Sloe gin fizz

Syd ,

Never heard them called leaves before, only needles so that's cool.

Gin and Tonic with fresh Rosemary and Orange is nice. Bet a cedar leaf would be nice in there too.

lightnsfw ,

Whiskey sour (use egg white)

I've never heard of putting an egg white in those. What does that do?

toiletobserver ,

Adds texture, almost creamy. Shake the hell out of the drink until it gets a nice foam topping.

lightnsfw ,

That sounds pretty gross to be honest. Is it like meringue?

d3m0nr4v3r ,

You can use Acquafaba instead (chick pea water). That actually works at least just as well, no taste, perfect texture. Many barkeeps prefer it from what I hear.

RBWells ,

Try it before deciding. It's really good. Dry shake first, then put ice and shake again. I'll take a whiskey sour any way someone wants to make it, but for an amaretto/bourbon sour an egg white is essential, it is so much better with it than without.

d3m0nr4v3r ,

My absolute favorite is New Your Sour (Basically Whiskey Sour with a dash of red wine (and slightly different mixing ratios.
Last time I made them with Acquafaba (basically bean water; the water you get from a can of chick peas) instead of egg white and let me tell you, that worked like a charm, can only recommend!

PeepinGoodArgs ,

A gin and tonic.

I also like ginger, so a ginger mule with gin is also a favorite

AdamEatsAss ,

I second the gun and tonic. I enjoy them quite often.

deegeese ,
@deegeese@sopuli.xyz avatar

🔫

AdamEatsAss ,

Lol. *Gin. However one of my favorites is Gunpowder gin.

Frozengyro ,

Is that the American recipe?

MyDogLovesMe ,

Hello Me!

But I’ll add a dry martian in there too! Gin, vermouth, olive(s) or Gibson’s.

LopensLeftArm ,
@LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works avatar

👽

ArcaneSlime OP ,

Hey that's how Jack says it in The Shining. "The martians have landed somewhere on earth" he used to say to old Al, y'know, back before he took the family up to The Overlook for the winter...

(Reference book not movie.)

MyDogLovesMe ,

Set me up, Loyd!

governorkeagan ,

Can’t beat a good gin and tonic on a hot summer’s day.

QuarterSwede ,
@QuarterSwede@lemmy.world avatar

Heck yeah. A good gin and tonic is most refreshing.

I do that people who don’t like them either 1) hate juniper or 2) have had them made with shit tonic water. Get the good stuff and some decent gin and it’s just grand.

BarrelAgedBoredom ,

Get you some tonic syrup and kick that gin & tonic game up to 11. So worth it!

PeepinGoodArgs ,

Do you have a recommendation? I've actually been looking so I can make my own tonic water.

BarrelAgedBoredom ,

I've heard liber and co is good, can't personally attest to it though. My go to is jack rudy's. FYI the recipe on the bottle says .75 syrup to 2oz gin. Do yourself a favor and bump that up to 1 oz. A good quality gin is going to dominate the flavor and mask the bitterness. I usually do 3 oz soda water( the only cocktail I measure the soda on lol) and a barspoon of lime juice. Let the ice handle the rest of the dilution

Goopadrew ,

Seconding Jack Rudy's. While you're doing yourself a favor, do yourself a favor and try 0.75oz syrup and 0.75oz st. Germain. That extra floral note is great with some gins (I've tried citadelle and malfy with this recipe to great success)

BarrelAgedBoredom ,

That sounds like a great idea! Gin and st Germain are a match made in heaven

Outsider9042 ,

Mexican mule is usually my go to, but this gin mule has me intrigued. I must try it.

teawrecks ,

I've always preferred a Tom Collins. Sweet instead of bitter.

eightpix ,
@eightpix@lemmy.world avatar

I used to love them.

Then, 20 yo me decided to split a 26er into two glasses, top up with tonic and a twist of lemon. Waited til my buddy showed, put on some music and drank them in under 45 minutes. 30 minutes after that, we are standing in a snowstorm, in t-shirts (because we dont want to pay for coat check), outside a bar (we walked from our place), waiting in line to get in. An hour after that, we say fuck it, walk home, and proceed to have the worst spins, come downs, and hangovers of our lives. Needless to say, G&Ts are off the books for me forevermore.

TL;DR 20 yo me destroyed G&T for all the mes to follow.

steeznson ,

Tie between Pisco Sour and Bloody Mary. Usually a night drinking the former will lead to the latter the next day.

eightpix ,
@eightpix@lemmy.world avatar

Sub "Caesar" for "Bloody Mary" and I'm down.

Pulptastic ,

Good whisky, neat

Decent whisky, bitters, club soda, ice in a short glass.

Gin, flavored fizzy (LaCroix etc), splash of lime juice, ice

Gin shaken with ice, small rinse of dry vermouth in glass, 3-4 blue cheese olives

4:3:3:4 añejo tequila, grand Marnier, key west lime juice, honey simple (50/50 honey and water) shaken or blended with ice. (Could sub honey for sugar free sweetener to be "healthy")

RBWells ,

My favorite margarita is just 2oz tequila (yes añejo or reposado), 1oz orange liqueur, juice of one lime. No sweetener, the liqueur provides enough sweetness.

RBWells , (edited )

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I love a Paloma and agree, Jarritos and fresh lime, absolutely.

My current favorite is an adjusted Paper Plane

2 parts bourbon

1 part Aperol

1 part Amaro Nonino

1 part fresh lemon juice

Shaken with ice, served up.

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BigBananaDealer ,
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i love fruity drinks, pina colada is my favorite but bartenders hate making it so i just go for whatever cocktail has coconut or pineapple flavor

jxk ,

Why do bartenders hate making piña colada? (I feel guilty now)

BigBananaDealer ,
@BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee avatar

some places may only have 1 blender and they have to clean it out after every use

RBWells ,

Pineapple juice, whiskey, and a squeeze of lime is so much better than it should be.

Lavitz ,

The Drunk Uncle

  • 1 oz blended scotch
  • 1/2 oz islay scotch
  • 3/4 oz cynar
  • 3/4 oz dry vermouth
doublejay1999 ,
@doublejay1999@lemmy.world avatar

I like the sound of that. Needs to be bitter, otherwise I chug them !

I quite like salty margaritas and dirty martinis.

ArcaneSlime OP ,

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."

the_post_of_tom_joad ,

Try a salt and pepper martini. They changed my mind about gin

BilboBargains ,

Caipirinha. Made with cachaça, sugar, and lime. The drink is prepared by pounding the fruit and the sugar together, then adding the liquor.

Makhno ,

Other than cheap domestic beer when im trying to get drunk, I stick to Old-fashions. Great drink to sip as the liquor slowly mixes with the water from the melting ice, smoothing out the flavors.

1.5 ounce whisky

.5 ounce of simple syrup (I like mine extra sweet)

A couple dashes of Angostura bitters

1 fat chunk of ice

(Basil Hayden is my bourbon of choice)

dropcase ,

Agreed on Old Fashioneds. We make them with bourbon, sometimes rye to change it up, and throw in some orange bitters

Makhno ,

I'll twist an orange peel over my bourbon to get some of the oils! My buddy does the same with lemon peel and rye

statler_waldorf ,

I like a Canadian Old Fashioned.

Bourbon

Maple syrup

Angostura bitters

Ice

Orange peel if you have them

Floey ,

Amoretto sour or gin gin

Schlemmy ,

By far, Negroni.

1/3 dark vermouth
1/3 Campari
1/3 gin

Add to a low and wide glass with a fair amount of ice. Smoked rosemary and orange peel for extra infusion of flavour and stir.

You can experiment with the brands and types of vermouth and gin but Campari stays.

Kittenstix ,

You can have my bottle of campari, I LOVE gin but a Negroni? Nah, that shit is like drinking cough medicine from the 1800s sans heroin.

AdamBomb ,

Replace the gin with bourbon and it becomes a boulivardier! That’s one of my favorites.

johnjamesautobahn ,

My house does a lot of Negroni variations. I will often swap the Campari for Ramazzotti or Cappelletti to dial down the bitterness and add some herbal notes. Also works great as a Boulevardier or with mezcal.

sicjoke ,
@sicjoke@lemmy.world avatar

Scrolled way to far to find my absolute favourite drink. +1

HelixDab2 ,

I'm a big fan of a Malt Neat.

The ingredients are:

-3oz Islay malt

That's it! It's so easy and simple, and it's impossible to mess up!

Shyfer ,

Lots of good cocktails in here. Going to plug !cocktails for everyone to check out and contribute these cocktails, too.

TheAnonymouseJoker ,

My favourite drink is 0.000% alcohol water.

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Pantherina ,

99,9% Ethanol, for cleaning and extracting shit.

I dont drink poison lol

LazaroFilm ,
@LazaroFilm@lemmy.world avatar

I’m a big IPA guy. Especially at 99% great to clean 3D printer bed and flux from PCBs.

Pantherina ,

And for extracting Terpenes and Cannabinoids ;D

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