YaksDC ,
@YaksDC@lemm.ee avatar

Absolute favorite is the Sazerac. Any recipe you find use less sugar.

BarrelAgedBoredom ,

Do you make yours with a split base of rye and cognac or do you go for straight rye? Love me a good Sazerac! If you haven't had one yet, give the bijou or la louisiane a try too. Both are delicious new orleans style cocktails

YaksDC ,
@YaksDC@lemm.ee avatar

I like it straight rye mostly but always love to try and see if a good bartender can make it 50/50 too.

foggy ,

I like tiki drinks.

Painkillers are incredible. I'll take 12.

measurements:

  • 2 oz Dark Rum (preferably Pusser's Rum, as it's the traditional choice)
  • 4 oz Pineapple Juice
  • 1 oz Orange Juice
  • 1 oz Cream of Coconut
    *Garnish: Grated Nutmeg and optionally a pineapple wedge or cherry

Instructions:

  • Combine Ingredients: In a shaker, add the dark rum, pineapple juice, orange juice, and cream of coconut with ice.
  • Shake Well: Shake vigorously until well chilled.
  • Strain: Strain the mixture into a hurricane glass or large snifter filled with ice.
  • Garnish: Generously grate fresh nutmeg on top of the drink and, if you like, add a pineapple wedge or cherry for decoration.
pezmaker ,
@pezmaker@sh.itjust.works avatar

I really like both the Jungle Bird and Artichoke Hold served on crushed ice as tiki drinks.

The Jungle Bird

  • 1.5 oz Jamaican rum
  • .75 oz Campari
  • 1 oz pineapple juice, preferably fresh
  • .5 oz lime juice
  • .5 oz Demerara syrup (1:1 sugar to water)
    Shake on ice and strain into crushed ice. Garnish: pineapple wedge and frond

Artichoke Hold:

  • 0.75 oz Jamaican Rum preferably Smith & Cross
  • 0.75 oz Cynar
  • 0.5 oz Elderflower Liqueur preferably St Germain
  • 0.75 oz Lime Juice
  • 0.5 oz Orgeat

Same as above, shake on ice and strain onto crushed ice.

evasive_chimpanzee ,

The jungle bird is one of the greatest. I typically use blackstrap rum. I've even clarified it before with milk

grasshopper_mouse ,
@grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world avatar

Tanqueray and cranberry juice with lime

glomag ,

Is your mind on your money?

grasshopper_mouse ,
@grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world avatar

And my money on my mind, yes.

wesker ,
@wesker@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Is the sun up? Bloody Mary

Is the sun down? Extra dirty gin martini. Preferably Hendricks or Botanist.

ace_garp ,
@ace_garp@lemmy.world avatar

For me, an extra dirty bloody mary, which includes olive brine and pickle juice. A shot of each, or to taste.
Lifts it into a new realm.

z3rOR0ne ,
@z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml avatar

I don't drink hard liquor any more, but even when I did, I didn't drink cocktails, but did get a tiny bit fancy on straight whiskey.

Rye, mid or top shelf. Chilled glass with a whiskey stone. Sometimes with a beer.

BolexForSoup ,
@BolexForSoup@kbin.social avatar

Rye Manhattan up. Rye old fashioned if you want rocks and sweeter profile. But always rye.

guyrocket ,
@guyrocket@kbin.social avatar

Straight rye can be good too.

BolexForSoup ,
@BolexForSoup@kbin.social avatar

I do enjoy a good rye! But generally I enjoy bourbon neat/on the rocks or rye in cocktails.

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

seathru ,
@seathru@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Dark, unspiced rum and any of the fruit juice monsters mixed 1:1 in a big gulp.

Keeps my heart on it's toes.

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!

viking ,
@viking@infosec.pub avatar

For a cocktail, I'll take a well executed Mojito 9/10 times. That other 1/10 is often a White Russian.

Else a gin & tonic as a long drink, as long as they got decent stuff.

These days I have maybe 2-3 drinks a year at most, so I'm not willing to settle for inferior ingredients.

residentmarchant ,

Well executed being the key here! I don't know how many Mojitos I've had with just 5 limp mint leaves barely muddled in them

viking ,
@viking@infosec.pub avatar

Yeah, or using syrups for lime, mint and even sugar. I've once received something that can only be described as a glass of sprite with a dash of toothpaste. Utterly repulsive.

linucs ,

I have multiple - it depends on the occasion:

  • illegal (I love mezcal)
  • moscow mule
  • bloody mary
  • piña colada
foggy ,

Piña coladas are fucking king.

guyrocket ,
@guyrocket@kbin.social avatar

I think bacardi sells a mixer for pina coladas that is frozen like orange juice in those can things. Put that with the liquor in your blender.

https://starfishmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Bacardi-Mixers-Pi%C3%B1a-Colada-10-OZ.jpg

space_of_eights ,

I have a friend who makes his own piña colada. He always makes way too much of it, so occasionally the odd bottle ends up in my liquor cabinet. I am normally not too much into sweet drinks, but I absolutely love that stuff.

LopensLeftArm ,
@LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works avatar

I'm sober now, but back when I drank I always loved a martini made with equal parts gin and sweet vermouth with a splash of grenadine and a maraschino cherry.

Witchfire , (edited )
@Witchfire@lemmy.world avatar

Negronis, I love campari and gin

I also love coming up with cocktails so I'd love to share one of my favorites, the Fire Eater

  • Dried whole chili peppers, broken in half
  • Fireball
  • Maraschino cherries and syrup
  • Fill with coke and serve over ice, alternatively use cherry coke

The drink gets spicier as you drink. For the full fire eater experience eat the chilis at the end.

xmunk ,

Salmiakki, keep it classic.

LNRDrone ,

Oh look it's a Finn.
The premade salmiakkikossu or home made turkinpippuri infusion?

xmunk ,

Koskenkorva, I haven't tried steeping my own.

BrikoX ,
@BrikoX@lemmy.zip avatar

Rarely drink cocktails, but Long Island Ice Tea is probably my go-to.

QuarterSwede ,
@QuarterSwede@lemmy.world avatar

That’s almost as dangerous (easily drinkable) as jungle juice.

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