Unique Spirits & Cocktails

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Any more deets on the recipe, Doughnuts? I've only done a bacon fat-washed bouborn for PDT's Bacon Old Fashioned. Yours sounds tasty.

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Just seeing this now.

3L of mezcal. 2 cups of Chorizo fat. Let that shit sit in the freezer for 3 days. Then strain off with a pour-over coffee filter system.

1L of pineapple juice
32g of citric acid
20g of malic acid

1L of agave simple syrup 1/1
3 tbs of vanilla paste.

Then just build like a classic Tommy's Marg
2oz mezcal
1.5oz of the acid adjusted pineapple
.75oz vanilla agave
Tajin rim

We are serving it at Coa Cantina in Breck if you are ever in the neighborhood.


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Sounds intriguing .....

I need to find a sophisticated local bar (yeah, right ..., in a college town?!?!?).

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Originally Posted by Doughnuts01

Just seeing this now.

3L of mezcal. 2 cups of Chorizo fat. Let that shit sit in the freezer for 3 days. Then strain off with a pour-over coffee filter system.

1L of pineapple juice
32g of citric acid
20g of malic acid

1L of agave simple syrup 1/1
3 tbs of vanilla paste.

Then just build like a classic Tommy's Marg
2oz mezcal
1.5oz of the acid adjusted pineapple
.75oz vanilla agave
Tajin rim

We are serving it at Coa Cantina in Breck if you are ever in the neighborhood.


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Looks great - thanks!

I was at a Christmas Eve get together and the host had a Bev cocktail machine. I generally drink whisk(e)y neat, but had a few of the cocktails. Sweater Weather, which is a whiskey based cocktail, was my favorite. The Bev doesn't make cocktails as well as a good bartender, but they are decent and made in less than a minute.

Not unique but a very good find at Costco:

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Originally Posted by Doughnuts01

1L of pineapple juice
32g of citric acid
20g of malic acid

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By all means you do you, I went deep down the acid adjusted rabbit hole a few years ago. But after that I switched to ferments because of the complexity. Obviously the time/space invested is a bit much for home setups.

At home I usually just make a shrub.
https://www.keepwellvinegar.com/

Drink of the spring/summer so far has been the Americano.

Equal parts Campari and sweet vermouth, soda, orange wheel.

Crushable as the kids say.

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Originally Posted by Supermoon

Drink of the spring/summer so far has been the Americano.

Equal parts Campari and sweet vermouth, soda, orange wheel.

Crushable as the kids say.

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Usually the first drink for me on holidays!

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Originally Posted by Supermoon

Drink of the spring/summer so far has been the Americano.

Equal parts Campari and sweet vermouth, soda, orange wheel.

Crushable as the kids say.

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Quintessential aperitivo... :yourock:

Ok, is this anything?

I got some pineapple/coconut juice at Whole Foods so I’ve been making a margarita/pina colada sort of thing.

Tequila, Gran Marnier, that juice, lime and soda. Feels tiki-ish but with the tequila bite

This is hardly fancy or unique, but this shit is just about perfect and insanely easy.

https://www.totalwine.com/accessorie...ix/p/200268233
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Not too sweet, not too hot, and basically a 50/50 pour with tequila. If you don’t want to make your own, but still want it to taste good.

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Ok, is this anything?

I got some pineapple/coconut juice at Whole Foods so I’ve been making a margarita/pina colada sort of thing.

Tequila, Gran Marnier, that juice, lime and soda. Feels tiki-ish but with the tequila bite

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Haven't heard of it, but that actually sounds pretty good! You should come up with a name. I love tiki inspired drinks during summer time. Speaking of which, it's time to finally pick up some rum and gin for the season. One of my favorites for the summer is one of the most simple. I freeze giant 2" cubes of good quality coconut water, like the pink stuff from Harmless Harvest. Then simply pour a good aged rum over it. As the ice melts the flavor gets more coconuty and it's really refreshing on a hot evening. My go-to rum has been El Dorado 12 year. Holy crap this stuff is good for the money. Like $30 and it's about as good as anything I've had in the rum category.

https://theeldoradorum.com/images/Pr...ld-gallery.jpg

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Originally Posted by MontuckyFried

Haven't heard of it, but that actually sounds pretty good! You should come up with a name. I love tiki inspired drinks during summer time. Speaking of which, it's time to finally pick up some rum and gin for the season. One of my favorites for the summer is one of the most simple. I freeze giant 2" cubes of good quality coconut water, like the pink stuff from Harmless Harvest. Then simply pour a good aged rum over it. As the ice melts the flavor gets more coconuty and it's really refreshing on a hot evening. My go-to rum has been El Dorado 12 year. Holy crap this stuff is good for the money. Like $30 and it's about as good as anything I've had in the rum category.

https://theeldoradorum.com/images/Pr...ld-gallery.jpg

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Piñagarita? Lol

I need a I try more rums. I’m not a huge fan but I wonder if a nice rum over ice would be better than just rum cocktails?

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Originally Posted by JimmyCarter

This is hardly fancy or unique, but this shit is just about perfect and insanely easy.

Not too sweet, not too hot, and basically a 50/50 pour with tequila. If you don’t want to make your own, but still want it to taste good.

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I always knew you’re a basic white lady at heart [emoji12]

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I always knew you’re a basic white lady at heart [emoji12]

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Im just saying, sometimes people try too hard with the drink specials but that is both delicious and easy. No need for a smoker, or infusions, or exotic fruits, or some random ass bottle of a rare apertif that you’ll only ever use for that one concoction.

It’s summer pool drinking at its best.

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Im just saying, sometimes people try too hard with the drink specials but that is both delicious and easy. No need for a smoker, or infusions, or exotic fruits, or some random ass bottle of a rare apertif that you’ll only ever use for that one concoction.

It’s summer pool drinking at its best.

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Oh for sure. Just giving you a little shit, but since moving to AZ I’ve been exposed to the spicy marg and it’s definitely delightful. Same with espresso martinis. People love them for a reason.

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Originally Posted by Supermoon

Same with espresso martinis. People love them for a reason.

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Well now that you’ve made this comparison I feel attacked.

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Piñagarita? Lol

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Nice. Works for me! I say go with it and keep refining it until you dial in all the proportions. You might really be on to something!

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Originally Posted by Supermoon

I need a I try more rums. I’m not a huge fan but I wonder if a nice rum over ice would be better than just rum cocktails?

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Start with one like I suggested or of similar caliber and you'll see there's a BIG difference than what typically goes into rum cocktails. Kind of like Cuervo Gold vs something like Don Julio 1942. But UNLIKE spirits such as Tequila or Scotch, you can experiment with rums for vastly cheaper sums. That's what's kept me from getting into those too much, too high a barrier to entry to trial and error very much. But rum? Sheeeit. You can get a decent bottle around the $10-20 mark and $40 is top shelf territory. Don't like it? Just toss it in a tiki drink or other poolside cocktail. No biggie. I've come to find that I generally like the Demerara rums like the El Dorado (from Guyana) I mentioned above, but I also like this Dominican one, Ron Barceló Imperial. A great sipper for sure and pretty cheap! Both come in fancy boxes and bottles which is a nice touch for less than the price of a cheap tequila. Haha.

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Hell yes, rum talk in the padded room. Buy a couple bottles to compare and contrast, the cost of entry is too low not to. Jamaican rums are my personal go to, Smith & Cross is sublime for ~$30, great in Kingston Negronis for something more booze forward or painkillers for pure boat drink vibes. Rum neat or on the rocks never really does it for me, but toss a squeeze of lime and maybe a sugar cube in with a pour from a nice bottle and I don’t know how you can hate it. Coconut water ice cubes is a great idea in the same vein, gotta give that a try.

Did someone say rum? That's my jam

Start with a bottle of Wray and Nephew over proof white. It's cheap as hell, widely available, and makes the finest daiquiri you'll ever taste. Once you've got that down, you can head in a couple different directions.

Want something more like whiskey - a sipper? Try a bottle of The Real McCoy or Appleton 12. Something sweeter? Diplomatico! Something just as funky fresh but with a different flavor profile? Neisson Agricole Blanc. Smoother/more honey and less funk? Go for an aged Bacardi like their 8 year or try a 5 year aged plantation. DO NOT MISS OUT on the Plantation Pineapple bottle, either!

Once you have a decent library, pick up the book Minimalist Tiki, grab some fun fruit juices, and let the real party start. Nothing like drinking zombies and painkillers in the summer.

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Originally Posted by JimmyCarter

This is hardly fancy or unique, but this shit is just about perfect and insanely easy.

https://www.totalwine.com/accessorie...ix/p/200268233
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Not too sweet, not too hot, and basically a 50/50 pour with tequila. If you don’t want to make your own, but still want it to taste good.

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Agree 100% - no brainer margarita base mix - also my simple syrup choice - good stuff.

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Originally Posted by JimmyCarter

This is hardly fancy or unique, but this shit is just about perfect and insanely easy.

https://www.totalwine.com/accessorie...ix/p/200268233
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Not too sweet, not too hot, and basically a 50/50 pour with tequila. If you don’t want to make your own, but still want it to taste good.

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Agree 100% - no brainer margarita base mix - also my simple syrup choice - good stuff.

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Did someone say rum? That's my jam

Start with a bottle of Wray and Nephew over proof white. It's cheap as hell, widely available, and makes the finest daiquiri you'll ever taste. Once you've got that down, you can head in a couple different directions.

Want something more like whiskey - a sipper? Try a bottle of The Real McCoy or Appleton 12. Something sweeter? Diplomatico! Something just as funky fresh but with a different flavor profile? Neisson Agricole Blanc. Smoother/more honey and less funk? Go for an aged Bacardi like their 8 year or try a 5 year aged plantation. DO NOT MISS OUT on the Plantation Pineapple bottle, either!

Once you have a decent library, pick up the book Minimalist Tiki, grab some fun fruit juices, and let the real party start. Nothing like drinking zombies and painkillers in the summer.

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You pretty much nailed it, tgapp! Rum is SUCH a fun category because the variety is simply crazy. There's pretty much something for every palette. When people tell me they don't like rum, I have to ask why, and it's usually because they never went further than cheap Bacardi. When I have them try something else, they'll be like "Woah! That IS good! Guess I like rum after all!" Haha.

I've mentioned the drink before I think in this thread, but good call on the Planation Pineapple! It's a bit of a cheat versus home-infused which is probably better for the drink, but try out the Bitter Tears if you haven't already: https://robbreport.com/food-drink/sp...il-1234800851/

The Bacardi 8 is also good. Funny thing is I used to kind of hate on Bacardi as a brand (cuz I only had their cheap stuff like my friends). I was wrong. I've since learned they make some fantastic rums too for really not that much money.

malt whiskey and gin made from switchback ale - distilled by appalachain gap distillery - middlebury vermont

https://www.switchbackvt.com/spirits...itchback%20Ale.

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Hell yes, rum talk in the padded room. Buy a couple bottles to compare and contrast, the cost of entry is too low not to. Jamaican rums are my personal go to, Smith & Cross is sublime for ~$30, great in Kingston Negronis for something more booze forward or painkillers for pure boat drink vibes. Rum neat or on the rocks never really does it for me, but toss a squeeze of lime and maybe a sugar cube in with a pour from a nice bottle and I don’t know how you can hate it. Coconut water ice cubes is a great idea in the same vein, gotta give that a try.

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Did someone say rum? That's my jam

Start with a bottle of Wray and Nephew over proof white. It's cheap as hell, widely available, and makes the finest daiquiri you'll ever taste. Once you've got that down, you can head in a couple different directions.

Want something more like whiskey - a sipper? Try a bottle of The Real McCoy or Appleton 12. Something sweeter? Diplomatico! Something just as funky fresh but with a different flavor profile? Neisson Agricole Blanc. Smoother/more honey and less funk? Go for an aged Bacardi like their 8 year or try a 5 year aged plantation. DO NOT MISS OUT on the Plantation Pineapple bottle, either!

Once you have a decent library, pick up the book Minimalist Tiki, grab some fun fruit juices, and let the real party start. Nothing like drinking zombies and painkillers in the summer.

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Thanks fellas! May have a total wine trip in my future to try a couple of those.

Plantation Pineapple is definitely going on the list

y'all should start a Rum thread. the knowledge and passion seems to be there. I would chime in with my limited knowledge/experience.

Back to unique spirits...

THIS https://drinkthepathfinder.com/produ...nder-hemp-root
is some truly funky stuff & I love it. Got turned on to it s I am drinking less and its non alcoholic but it does make some amazing cocktails too.
Frenetesque with out the bitter and did I say funky? Really enjoy it many ways. Amaroish

y'all should start a Rum thread. the knowledge and passion seems to be there. I would chime in with my limited knowledge/experience.

Back to unique spirits...

THIS https://drinkthepathfinder.com/produ...nder-hemp-root
is some truly funky stuff & I love it. Got turned on to it s I am drinking less and its non alcoholic but it does make some amazing cocktails too.
Frenetesque with out the bitter and did I say funky? Really enjoy it many ways. Amaroish

Fresno pepper martini.

1.5 oz gin
.5 oz vermouth
.5 oz pepper brine
Peppers for garnish (mine don’t float unfortunately)

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Grandpa, is that you? :biggrin:

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Grandpa, is that you? :biggrin:

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Is that an old man drink? [emoji23]

Holy crap - the "original" Painkiller is an evil, EVIL drink. So delicious... if you don't like coconut or pineapple, you're probably not gonna like it.

https://pussersrum.com/blogs/cocktai...ers-painkiller

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Holy crap - the "original" Painkiller is an evil, EVIL drink. So delicious... if you don't like coconut or pineapple, you're probably not gonna like it.

https://pussersrum.com/blogs/cocktai...ers-painkiller

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That's a tasty one for sure! An ideal early poolside beverage IMO. However, for something that REALLY sneaks up on you, see: Post #26. As in you better be staying in for the night with that one. If you follow my lead and quadruple the recipe as I am apt to do, then you'll be out the next morning too, and likely still woozy when you wake up. I normally don't like doing that, but geez they just go down so smooth and easy, I basically have to sip on one for the whole evening and call it good. And I normally have a scary high tolerance. Where I go wrong is when I do my quad serving... twice (or thrice). It'll hit you at like 2 AM and you're like...
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In Amsterdam, Bols Genever is not fkn around...

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Does anyone know where to find this and the genever tulip glasses in the US?

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That's a tasty one for sure! An ideal early poolside beverage IMO. However, for something that REALLY sneaks up on you, see: Post #26.

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Fortunately for me, any whisky drink is a non-starter.

But rum... fuckin' demon rum... :D

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Fortunately for me, any whisky drink is a non-starter.

But rum... fuckin' demon rum... :D

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Rum (especially good ones) definitely go down waaaaaay too easy, so definitely gotta watch it. HOWEVER, what at least keeps me in check with the Tiki drinks category is I can only handle so much pineapple and fruit juices so 1 or 2 and I'm good. That's when I switch to just taking it neat, or rocks if it's a sweltering Summer's day. Or those coconut water ice cubes I've mentioned before. Gotta keep up those electrolytes! :D

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Originally Posted by Supermoon

Fresno pepper martini.

1.5 oz gin
.5 oz vermouth
.5 oz pepper brine
Peppers for garnish (mine don’t float unfortunately)

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May not float, but in this picture it looks like a goldfish, so I would definitely drink that. If I could drink alcohol.

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Originally Posted by tgapp

The Vieux Carre but sub in Plantation Fancy Stiggins Pineapple rum is one of my favorite cocktails of all time:

1 oz. rye whiskey
1 oz. Plantation Pineapple Rum
1 oz. sweet vermouth
½ oz. Bénédictine
1 dash Angostura bitters
Tools: mixing glass, barspoon, strainer
Glass: Old Fashioned
Garnish: orange twist

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I have been seeing lots of cocktails with Benedictine in them lately so I picked up a bottle and tried this one tonight. So tasty.

Might be way too much work for a at home drink but since we are on the rum topic. Recently scored a centrifuge so one of the first things I did was make a banana justino with plantation dark. Turned out really nice.

1.5oz Banana Justino
.5oz Charanda
.5oz lime
.5oz acid adjusted pineapple
.5oz passion fruit puree
.short .5oz simple syrup
bar spoon of yellow chartreuse
Then instead of shaking the drink to add dilution i used 1oz of coconut water for the dilution.

Batched the cocktail and threw it in the freezer. Shook the drink and poured into a chilled coupe. It was very good....

I was thinking how could i make this drink even more of a PITA.... So I threw the whole cocktail on a coconut milk wash. Served the whole cocktail on a large cube with a lime twist.. So damn good. Not overly sweet either. Batched for the bar would be the only way to go on this.

Tamarind margarita.

I have a big batch of tepache. Anyone have any favorite tepache cocktails?

Send me your recipe! I’ve been trying to find one I like


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