Although I consider myself a junior mixmaster, I've had a few successes over the past few months. These are my favorites:
Sage Battle: I tried to make a sage julep here. It wasn't particularly sagey, but it turns out that bourbon is delicious. I'd like to revisit sage in the future, but I found it to be tricky the first time around.
The South Will Rise Again: The idea with this drink was to capture the platonic ideal of "swamp," without actually tasting like swamp water.
Swamp Thing (Original)
- 3/4 oz Bourbon
- 3/4 oz Green Chartreuse
- Top off with club soda
Sparkling: My favorite this time was a traditional cocktail – Wikipedia claims that it was first invented in 1861. I think that choosing the right beer makes all the difference, although I suppose it would be more correct to say that it makes 50% of the difference. The recipe calls for stout, but since the stout is going to be mixed, I think that choosing one that is a bit more reserved is a good idea. I went with New Holland's "Dragon's Milk," which is technically not a stout, but is dark, malty, and a bit creamy. I prefer something a bit more bitter for drinking straight, but it worked well here.
Black Velvet (Traditional)
- 1 part Dragon's Milk
- 1 part champagne
Sweet Vermouth: I wound up putting together a variation on the Americano. Although this sounded pretty tasty by itself, I didn't have any Campari on hand, and wanted to try something a little different. I think the result is quite palatable.
Ceco (Original)
- 3 parts sweet vermouth
- 2 parts Becherovka
- dash orange bitters
- splash of club soda
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