It’s another Whiskey Wednesday! I picked up some Rittenhouse this afternoon and wanted to try it out. This cocktail seemed very familiar to me, though I can’t quite place it. (It does seem kind of like a Brooklyn.) The rosemary is essential here, as it really gives a wonderful nose to the drink. I might even be starting to enjoy Cynar under the right circumstances.
I overindulged a little on heavy food at lunch today, so I wanted a bitter digestif when I got home. The Fernet in this makes it a sipping drink. I’m not sure if I felt invigorated afterwards or just crankier than usual, but either way the effect was as desired.
I expected this one to be too bitter for me, but the St Germain gave it a nice sweetness that I really liked. A great after-dinner sipper, plus it’s got a great name.
Apparently apple brandy is my jam this week. Despite the painfully punny name this is a winner. I liked the way the apple brandy warmed up the rye flavors.
When I’m not sure what to make for someone I’ve taken to asking what base liquor they want and then searching on Kindred. This came up when searching for rye and I was intrigued. I think the salt really makes this one.
So this is one that I guessed on from a Half Step menu, and then found out that it’s a classic, so my recipe is off. This is much heavier on the Heering than the original, so it’s a much heavier cherry flavor.
…Huh. This cocktail really brings out the rye character of the Overholt, but it’s not too shabby! I’d like to try with a different rye sometime.
William was in San Francisco this week for work and brought back a bevy of new menus for me. I found this one on the Hard Water menu and got about halfway through making it before I realized I didn’t have any crème de menthe, so I just used some of a minty amaro I had. It turned out much nicer than I expected, very refreshing and boozy.
I saw the Suze in my cupboard and realized I hadn’t used it in a while, so I looked around and found this recipe. I knew it would be bitter as hell, and I was not disappointed.
I had this drink the first time at the bar where I had the conversation that started this blog. This version was much sweeter than that one. I might go to 1/2 an ounce of simple in the future.
