Topgallant
50ml gin
30ml red vermouth
1.25ml strega
1 dash angostura
Stir with ice
Strain
Express oils from lemon peel and garnish
I have a hard time telling if the strega does much in this cocktail, but the people in the comments on difford's guide seemed convinced. Overall very nice. I used another Hendrick's gin here which I think worked quite well, though maybe a more standard gin would let the strega shine more.
Blood and Sand
22.5ml scotch
22.5ml red vermouth
22.5ml cherry liqueur
22.5ml orange juice
Shake with ice
Dubbel strain into glass
Garnish with orange twist
Today we get an unconventional photo location. A very nice cocktail, if I made it again maybe I'd try to decrease the sweetness a tad.
Wink
60ml gin
7.5ml cointreau
5ml simple syrup (2:1)
2 dashes creole bitters
Absinthe
Generously spray a glass with absinthe
Shake other ingredients with ice
Strain
Express oils from an orange peel
Good and simple. I Used a pink gin to try and make it more pink, alas it turned out more salmon.
Frank O'Hara
60ml gin
10ml strega liqueur
Stir with ice
Strain
Garnish with lemon twist
After almost falling into a coma from all the Easter food and snaps, I only had the energy to make this two ingredient cocktail. Quite nice, but I wanted some more sweetness and added 5ml of rich simple and a spray of absinthe which I think improved it.
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Oliveto
60ml gin
30ml lemon juice
15ml rich simple syrup (2:1)
15ml olive oil
7.5ml licor 43
1 egg white
Shake without ice
Shake with ice
Strain
I expected the olive oil to be much more noticeable, but it just makes the drink a little silky. Very nice overall
Obituary
60ml gin (from the freezer)
10ml dry vermouth
5ml absinthe
Stir with ice
Strain
Garnish with olive
A great martini variation for anyone who likes absinthe. Alas I forgot to put my gin in the freezer, and I can tell that was a missed opportunity, but it's still very good.
Mile High
30ml cognac
30ml amaro nonino
20ml aperol
22.5ml lemon juice
Shake with ice
Strain
Garnish with lemon twist
A nice bitter sweet cocktail to fight my cold (not how that works, but at least I feel better for the moment)
Maid in Cuba
2 slices cucumber
7 mint leaves
60ml white rum
22.5ml lime juice
15ml rich simple syrup (2:1)
10ml soda water
Absinthe
Muddle cucumber, then mint in a shaker
Add rum, lime juice, simple, and shake with ice
Rinse or spray a glass with absinthe before straining the contents of the shaker into it
Top with soda water
Garnish with cucumber
Very good, fresh, and nicely balanced
Earl Grey MarTEAni
60ml tea-infused gin (infused 180ml for 5 minutes)
22.5ml lemon juice
15ml simple syrup (2:1)
1 egg white
Shake without ice
Shake with ice
Double strain
Garnish with lemon peel
Simple and good. Here I used a smoky earl grey which turned out really nice and unique
Empress 75
45ml empress blue gin
15ml lemon juice
5ml rich simple (2:1)
75ml sparkling wine
Shake first three ingredients with ice
Double strain
Top with sparkling wine
Garnish with a lemon twist
A French 75 with a fancy blue gin for an added novelty factor. Simple and tasty.
