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PRADA SLUT posted:What interesting variations can I make on a caipirinha? Maybe sub sugar for Cointreau and make it more like a margarita? Bitters? The thing with a Caipirinha is that the granulated sugar helps get the juice out of the limes, so you really don't want to lose that. However, you will have great luck subbing in other citrus. Lemon and grapefruit are both good, but my favorites are calamansi or yuzu if you can get either of those. Bitters are nice sometimes, though I tend towards Peychaud's in this versus ango. And try muddling in some herbs, like you would in a mojito. Mint is fine, but better with basil or lemongrass or other interesting herbs. Once I used rosemary with yuzu and it came out incredibly pine-y, but in the good way that powerful gins or IPAs can be. And yes, Novo Fogo is super good. Try Ypióca Prata in your drinks as well, if you can find it - it's the one wrapped in straw.
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The Bandit posted:My thought is it’s a last word riff. 3/4 across the board, 1/4 st germain. That sounds good too. One variation on that style (it was a Paper Plane riff but same ratios) that I made that turned out really good was .75 Toki Japanese Whisky .75oz sencha green tea infused st germain .75oz Averna amaro I think. Maybe it was aperol? .75 lemon juice The tea infused st germain was quite lovely
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I just made a fitzgerald with hendricks and peychauds, it's the color of bubblegum and tastes amazing after a particularly dumb day at work.
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Mar 23, 2021 22:33
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I love a Fitzgerald. No reason to ever make a Gimlet instead of a Fitzgerald.
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The Maestro posted:Usually the first ingredient will be the majority, but that one might list Fernet first because it’s what the predominant flavor will be. Yes, served up with an orange peel. This is suuuper close, but too much lime. Still tasty though, thank you!
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Found a local shop that carries Liber and Co. products, so I picked up some orgeat syrup and made my very first mai tai. I split the rum 1/2 smith and cross and 1/2 pyrat xo, and I must say, it was absolutely delicious. I do have one question though, most tiki drinks I’ve tried come off a bit more tart/sour than I think they are meant to. I’m measuring the right amount of citrus, but is it possible I have a batch of extremely sour limes or something? It’s possible My palate is just more sensitive to sour flavors too. I’ve been cutting back whatever a recipe calls for by a hair and it seems to suit me just fine, but curious if anyone else has run into that. It was super apparent on the ‘Rye surf Liner’ I tried two nights ago. It’s .75 lemon juice : .75 orgeat : 1 pineapple juice, and it came out too sour for my tastes. My bday is next week and I may just ask for liquor store gift cards so I can stock up on a few different kinds of rum, gin, and a bunch of cordials/syrups/bitters to have around.
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It is probably a combination of your palate plus yes tiki’s tendency to use sour ingredients. Lime, pineapple, passion fruit, etc, all sour, and the levels can vary from one individual fruit to the next. Especially with our modern day usage of fresh ingredients. Absolutely nothing wrong with adjusting the recipe to fit your taste, but I also wouldn’t be surprised to see your taste change to embrace the tartness. To me .75 orgeat plus 1 pineapple sounds pretty sweet even with the .75 lemon. Delicious, and sour, but sweet. Tiki drinks are a wonderful encapsulation of cocktail balance. You have rich base spirits with local character and funk, you have incredibly sweet ingredients like orgeat, you have an insane amount of sour citrus to balance it out, then things like Campari or allspice or angostura to further balance that out, and then maybe a tropical fruit for good measure, plus over the top garnishes and glassware and special ice. A small change that might help is a drop or two of saline solution. Salt will enhance the flavors and dull the sourness a bit.
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Mar 27, 2021 06:59
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Can anyone recommend a good falernum recipe? I can't get a hold of any anymore and I'm close to running out.
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Mar 28, 2021 18:30
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I've had good results with Paul Clarke's Falernum #8.
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Mar 28, 2021 18:55
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Kenning posted:I've had good results with Paul Clarke's Falernum #8.  Would regular proof rum work alright for stuff like this? Overproof is incredibly expensive in Norway, regardless of quality. 
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QuasiQuack posted:
I'd guess it has a preservative effect, so maybe spike it up to proof with rectified spirit? fake edit: Aaaand wikipedia is telling me that these are illegal in Norway. Just make smaller batches I guess
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CleverHans posted:I'd guess it has a preservative effect, so maybe spike it up to proof with rectified spirit? Yeah, our liquor laws suck balls. Thanks for the advice.
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I love gin cocktails in general and so I've really been wanting to try an Aviation (the cocktail, not the gin), but I've had zero luck finding creme de violette anywhere in NC. Unfortunately I have to rely on ABC stores and every one I've been to has not had it. I'll be checking again today, but if I still can't find it, are there any other options? I always prefer to try the real deal before doing substitutions, but it just doesn't seem like that's going to be possible.
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Sir Lemming posted:I love gin cocktails in general and so I've really been wanting to try an Aviation (the cocktail, not the gin), but I've had zero luck finding creme de violette anywhere in NC. Unfortunately I have to rely on ABC stores and every one I've been to has not had it. I'll be checking again today, but if I still can't find it, are there any other options? I always prefer to try the real deal before doing substitutions, but it just doesn't seem like that's going to be possible. You could try looking on the Drizly app if they service your area? Even if you don’t order a delivery, it will search the inventory of a lot of shops in your area and then you could follow up with a call to ensure it’s in stock.
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Sir Lemming posted:I love gin cocktails in general and so I've really been wanting to try an Aviation (the cocktail, not the gin), but I've had zero luck finding creme de violette anywhere in NC. Unfortunately I have to rely on ABC stores and every one I've been to has not had it. I'll be checking again today, but if I still can't find it, are there any other options? I always prefer to try the real deal before doing substitutions, but it just doesn't seem like that's going to be possible. You might be able to find a friendly goon to send you some. Either a full bottle or a sample or something. I want to say it’s about $23 for a 750ml bottle here in MN.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:28
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I live in VA and my only solution for this was "drive to Delaware." Sorry.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:41
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Ha, okay, I guess I'll just explore other things for now. I should probably at least try an Aviation at a bar or something first before I kill myself looking for it. Just seemed strange that it's the one thing I can't find. But in my googling I found other NC people asking the same question, so I guess it's a common problem. I actually do drive to Delaware somewhat often, so I may end up doing exactly that.
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Apr 1, 2021 17:29
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I mean, maybe see if a bar will order one for you? Is that a thing?
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Apr 1, 2021 17:38
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DC is closer than Delaware though yeah? https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/creme+de+violette/1/usa-dc
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Apr 1, 2021 17:40
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There are two brands of creme de violette available from NC ABC's special order catalogue. I can't vouch for either; I use Rothman & Winter.
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I may be misinterpreting things but it seems like if I go the "special order" route I'll probably be committing to a full crate. So I think I'm reaching the limit of my curiosity on this one.
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Apr 1, 2021 18:29
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Sir Lemming posted:I love gin cocktails in general and so I've really been wanting to try an Aviation (the cocktail, not the gin), but I've had zero luck finding creme de violette anywhere in NC. Unfortunately I have to rely on ABC stores and every one I've been to has not had it. I'll be checking again today, but if I still can't find it, are there any other options? I always prefer to try the real deal before doing substitutions, but it just doesn't seem like that's going to be possible. It is my considered opinion that an Aviation does not require creme de violette. It's certainly nice, but there are historical examples of it just being gin, lemon, and maraschino, and that is an extremely good cocktail all its own.
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Or by all means just have one at a bar, and ask them where they'd recommend you get a bottle (if you like it).
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Sir Lemming posted:I may be misinterpreting things but it seems like if I go the "special order" route I'll probably be committing to a full crate. So I think I'm reaching the limit of my curiosity on this one. The ABC is notorious for this. Are you in a relatively large metro area of NC?
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https://www.astorwines.com was able/willing to ship me a LOT of liquor I couldn't find in Nebraska when no one else would ship here. Maybe they'd ship to NC too?
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Think I can get away with subbing Luxardo maraschino for Heering in the Singapore sling? Just realizing that now that I finally have Benedictine I’m out of kirsch.
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Maraschino and Heering taste nothing alike, and would not make a decent substitution. Maraschino is a liqueur of cherry pits, and is fragrant and a little funky, Heering is a cherry liqueur that tastes like cherries, and kirsch is a cherry brandy that tastes like, well, brandy with a bit of cherry musk on it.
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That said, I would indeed like to try subbing Heering into a few things that take maraschino, because I bet it'd be pretty good.
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Luxardo does make a cherry liqeuer called Sangue Morlacco that should be pretty similar though.
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Data Graham posted:That said, I would indeed like to try subbing Heering into a few things that take maraschino, because I bet it'd be pretty good. Yeah, this was sort of my feeling. I’ve had both, and while they are very different, Maraschino still has a cherry aspect of its own type. Maybe I’ll give it a go and see what happens.
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The flavor profile and level of sweetness are way different. I know Luxardo Maraschino is “sweet” but it doesn’t taste sweet like Heering does. Heering also has tartness. Heering is 24% abv and Luxardo is 32%. By all means try it and report back but don’t expect a 1:1 substitution to taste good.
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Also I like Heering, but too much I find definitely adds a robitussiny flavor that's not always welcome. I've occasionally mismeasured when using it and can tell.
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Sir Lemming posted:Ha, okay, I guess I'll just explore other things for now. I should probably at least try an Aviation at a bar or something first before I kill myself looking for it. Just seemed strange that it's the one thing I can't find. But in my googling I found other NC people asking the same question, so I guess it's a common problem. I actually do drive to Delaware somewhat often, so I may end up doing exactly that. If you’re just hoping to try/sample with one cocktail, send me a pm. I actually just bought a bottle of creme de viollette (Rothman and Winter), I could fill up a 2oz Boston round and put it in a padded envelope for you or something. Send me a pm if you’d like! In today’s news, it is my birthday. My wife got me all sorts of wonderful glassware and cocktail stuff, and other family got me some total wine gift cards, bar stocking time! Made my first bees knees, and it’s delicious. 2oz gin 3/4 lemon juice 1/2 oz honey syrup I also made a fool of myself using the new Boston shaker my wife got me. Turns out I didn’t actually know how to use it properly and splashed water all over myself.
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I've been really digging that Royal Bermuda Yacht Club daiquiri that folks shared a while back. Also tried this cool take on a Negroni: Strange Weaver 1 oz rum 1 oz gin ¾ oz Cocchi Torino ½ oz Campari ½ oz orgeat ¼ oz lemon juice orange zest Shaken and poured over fresh crushed ice with the orange zest as garnish. I substituted Dolin sweet vermouth for the Cocchi Torino and it seemed to work just fine.
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So I got some Johnny Walker Black on deep discount that made it only like 4 dollars more then my standard cocktail scotch Monkey Shoulder. Anyone have ideas for a good drink that can leverage Black Label specifically?
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Heering is one of my desert island liqueurs. Just give me that and some Campari. I will use them to paint the face on the volleyball. Apparently the official IBA recipe for the Bee's Knees has orange juice?!? I've never tried it. Sir Lemming posted:I may be misinterpreting things but it seems like if I go the "special order" route I'll probably be committing to a full crate. So I think I'm reaching the limit of my curiosity on this one.
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Halloween Jack posted:Heering is one of my desert island liqueurs. Just give me that and some Campari. I will use them to paint the face on the volleyball. IBA specs are weeeeeeeeeird man
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Struck out on Heering today but I did get some Bénédictine. There were like 10 bottles on the shelf (regular and B&B), all covered with dust lol It's nice though
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I bought a B&B from a rando corner liquor store that had to look in the back for me. Dusty and it was definitely off in some way. Very different from what I'm used to, still drinkable. If you like it, I'd recommend following it up with a definitely-not-dusty bottle from a different store! I love me a B&B. Before I discovered Amaro Montenegro it was my go-to lazy drink.
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I got the unleaded kind, on the assumption that if I want benedictine + brandy I have brandy Is B&B good in its own right, vs the regular?
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