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    seawolf
    Mod Squad
    @ARNC
    Joined: 28 Oct 2011

    @ARNC definitely more experimenting! Chocolate bitters in a Negroni is chef’s kiss

    “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

    @zeebeeleather

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      Jett129
      見習いボス
      @seawolf
      Joined: 17 Aug 2011

      @seawolf Recently made an old fashioned with chocolate bitters. Really good.

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        seawolf
        Mod Squad
        Joined: 28 Oct 2011

        I was making bleu cheese olives for some martinis the other day and realized that the pimientos I was pulling out to replace with cheese weren’t real chunks of pimiento, but a puréed pimiento paste held together with food additives. Not good! Does anyone have a good martini olive brand that they swear by?

        “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

        @zeebeeleather

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          ARNC
          啓蒙家
          @seawolf
          Joined: 13 Dec 2020

          @seawolf the latest iteration of the aged gin negronis is not for purists! Back to equal parts, but I substituted a lemon twist for the orange and it seems to cut through the woodiness of the gin better.

          On the subject of garnishes, I have nothing to contribute from experience on olives (I prefer my martinis with a twist) but Jack Rudy’s vermouth brined olives might be worth a try - their bourbon cocktail cherries are not cheap but but they are really good.

          “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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            Jett129
            見習いボス
            Joined: 17 Aug 2011

            Ordered these 2 on sale today,from one of my favorite tequila distilleries. NOM1579. When I pick them up I will have tried at least one of every tequila in their current lineup.
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              mclaincausey
              見習いボス
              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

              I have not had that one. Here is the portion of my agave that is currently on display:

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              Check this crazy one out:

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              I have not tried the Luneta, Mal de Amor Tepeztate (which is actually a gift for a friend), or the La Medida.

              Think it, be it.

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                Jett129
                見習いボス
                @mclaincausey
                Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                @mclaincausey I await your review. I’ve never had a Pechuga,let alone a Mole Negro Pechuga.

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                  pmadison95
                  Haraki san Prodigy
                  Joined: 10 Jun 2022

                  Threw together a mixed drink 1oz rye 1oz simple syrup top with ginger ale ice optional. Also for the simple syrup I used this ginger ale mixer I got for the holidays but I think a regular simple syrup would work fine. Side note: this was the drink I made post going out to the bar so it might need some more doctoring to make it drinkable if you know what I mean.
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                    mclaincausey
                    見習いボス
                    Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                    A friend is doing some work for F1 in London and he found this place. Incredible agave selection. Anyone who loves agave and finds themselves in London should check it out.
                    https://kolrestaurant.com/the-mezcaleria/

                    Think it, be it.

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                      ARNC
                      啓蒙家
                      Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                      Not especially original, but I think this is my new favourite take on a Boulevardier

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                      “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                        prpx
                        Haraki san Expert
                        @ARNC
                        Joined: 10 Nov 2021

                        @ARNC - boulevardier is in my top 3 cocktails! Cheers

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                          prpx
                          Haraki san Expert
                          Joined: 10 Nov 2021

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                          Bitter Giuseppe

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                            pechelman
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                            such a great drink @prpx !

                            I find i enjoy this even more with an added .5oz of your favorite london dry gin

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                              prpx
                              Haraki san Expert
                              @pechelman
                              Joined: 10 Nov 2021

                              @pechelman - it is, does not have a bite, but orange bitters are very complimentary with cynar. Really good choice if one wants to keep it together 😄
                              I’ll try it with a bit of gin, sounds like a great idea!

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                                prpx
                                Haraki san Expert
                                @pechelman
                                Joined: 10 Nov 2021

                                @pechelman - tried it with 1/2 ounce of beefeater and its even better. Great tip, thanks man!

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                                  pechelman
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                                  you're welcome @prpx
                                  glad that worked out

                                  After I tinkered with this myself, I think I read somewhere and in a newer cocktail book that the creator of this spec missed including gin in the original printing but that it was always intended to be there. Forget where i read or heard that.

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                                  • WhiskeySandwichW
                                    WhiskeySandwich
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 1 Mar 2023

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                                    "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                    -Seneca

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                                    • ArkimeedizA
                                      Arkimeediz
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      @mclaincausey
                                      Joined: 25 Dec 2024

                                      @mclaincausey I'm of the opinion that if you love scotch broadly, Lagavulin 16 is part of the "core collection" that everyone has a bottle, and replaces said bottle when it run out lol.

                                      ...many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip

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                                        mclaincausey
                                        見習いボス
                                        Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                        This martini was resplendent.

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                                        Sipping mezcal tonight. Derrumbes de Durango

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                                        Think it, be it.

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                                        • endoE
                                          endo
                                          見習いボス
                                          Joined: 29 May 2020

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                                          if you like Negronis as much as I do, you might find these thoughts of interest: 1) the gin, ok there are variations, which can be interesting, but it's the (obviously necessary for the booze) but tastewise weakest part of the trio, 2) the amaro. ... it's the amaro, you can go very strong, very sweet, very herbaly, very anything, but it'll aways be the part you don't want to give too much room 3) finally there's the vermouth, IMO the most interesting part to create the negroni you want to consume at a certain place and moment. Recently I found this one. I like the tenderness and ease it gives to the composition. Here and now, perfect for me. You might want to try. (and I might have had 3-4 already).

                                          si tacuisses

                                          last edited by endo 2 Jul 2025, 17:56 7 Feb 2025, 17:25 A 1 Reply Last reply 7 Feb 2025, 18:00 Reply Quote 7
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