As many of you know, I’m something of a whisky and cocktail aficionado. Figured I’d share some good recent experiments (both my own and some local mixologists’). Feel free to jump in and share.
Brightstone
1.5 parts Old Tom gin
1.5 parts Finlaggan whisky
3/4 parts Sweet vermouth
Abbott’s bitters
Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled.
Strain into a chilled coupe.
Coalridge Equal parts Finlaggan and Braulio (sub. any bitter amaro)
Mix in a chilled whisky tumbler.
The Dead of Night
(by Bryn at Artusi) Bourbon, Borsci Liquore, Braulio, Townshend’s Bluebird, Cardamom bitters
My Sherry Amor
(by Bryn at Artusi) Sherry Cask Rye, Amaro Abano, Rabarbaro, Berto Rosso
The Strong Silent Type
(by Bryn at Artusi) Rye, Mirto Amaro, Angostura, Salers
Fennel Vision
(by Aaron at Artusi) Big Gin Barrel-Aged, Finocchietto, Bordiga Rosso, Spanish Bitters
Daisho
(by Kevin at Adana) Noble Oak Bourbon, Sidetrack Nocino, Pecan Syrup, Angostura bitters
My current drink of choice matches the Blades aesthetic: a Black Manhattan. It’s 2 parts rye, 1 part Averna, and 2-3 dashes of angostura. Serve in a coupe glass.
Speaking of coupe glasses - have you tried the Nick and Nora style glasses? They’re 3-4 ounces, so you can imbibe without piflication…wry grin. Plus, anything that brings back The Thin Man has to be good!
A while back a friend (Tetromino#1974) and I created this in the Discord server and we made a little handout. Would love if someone would put recipes to the names and descriptions!
Though to be fair, one of these times I am planning on taking this into a bar and asking them to make something strictly based on the description.