Tagged: gin

Bitters / Daily Mix / Gin / Maraschino / Martini Monday / Vermouth (sweet & dry)

Boomerang

If you’ve got a good bottle of London dry gin, the BOOMERANG returns an expanded and more flavorful variation of a gin martini. It’s really just a couple of adjustments: Proportions are slightly different and it adds maraschino liqueur (or...

Bitters / Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Gin / Seasonal Sunday

Flying Dutchman

The FLYING DUTCHMAN is a legendary ghost ship from the 17th century that can never make port and is doomed to sail the oceans forever (see “History” below). Or, it’s a classic gin cocktail. This is a simple yet tasty...

Bourbon / Daily Mix / Gin / Rum / Scotch / Seasonal Sunday / Vodka

Father’s Day Cocktails

Recommendations for Father’s Day cocktails (pictured above) are mostly well-known, tried & true. Two or three are less known. But, they’re all delicious, depending on dad’s preferences, and deliver enough punch to make it count. Categorized by spirit, they are:...

Daily Mix / Gin / Orange Juice / Pernod / Rum / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry)

Quarantine

The QUARANTINE is a nine-ingredient cocktail that I admit is worth the gathering of ingredients. Aside from separating egg-white in order to add into the drink, it really only takes ten minutes to prepare. And what better drink for our...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Daily Mix / Gin / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry)

Negroni

The NEGRONI has a powerful taste that may not be for everyone, but has its devoted following. It’s part bitter (Campari), part sweet (vermouth) and part astringent (gin). It recently celebrated its 100-year anniversary. It’s believed to be named after...

Daily Mix / Gin / Vodka

Pink Peppercorn Botanical Gimlet

The PINK PEPPERCORN BOTANICAL GIMLET is a fancy name for a limey gin gimlet with some pink peppercorn accents. It’s surprisingly refreshing, tasty, and great for a summertime drink. The hardest part of the preparation is simply getting the pink...

Daily Mix / Gin / Orange Juice / Pernod / Rum / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry)

Quarantine

Given the name of this cocktail and our current condition, I had to pass this recipe from Manila, Philippines along.  It is a great expansion of the dry gin martini, transforming it into a complex white rum & citrus drink,...