Or what has been your go to lately? I’m usually a whiskey and ginger kinda guy but I’m trying to branch out a little these days. What’re you drinking?
Currently sipping on a Paloma:
- 1.5 oz Tequila (blanco)
- .5oz lime juice
- 4 oz Grapefruit soda (Jarritos today)
- Pinch of salt
- BolexForSoup ( @BolexForSoup@kbin.social ) 11•10 months ago
Rye Manhattan up. Rye old fashioned if you want rocks and sweeter profile. But always rye.
- guyrocket ( @guyrocket@kbin.social ) 1•10 months ago
Straight rye can be good too.
- BolexForSoup ( @BolexForSoup@kbin.social ) 1•10 months ago
I do enjoy a good rye! But generally I enjoy bourbon neat/on the rocks or rye in cocktails.
- YaksDC ( @YaksDC@lemm.ee ) 10•10 months ago
Absolute favorite is the Sazerac. Any recipe you find use less sugar.
- BarrelAgedBoredom ( @BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee ) 1•10 months ago
Do you make yours with a split base of rye and cognac or do you go for straight rye? Love me a good Sazerac! If you haven’t had one yet, give the bijou or la louisiane a try too. Both are delicious new orleans style cocktails
- YaksDC ( @YaksDC@lemm.ee ) 2•10 months ago
I like it straight rye mostly but always love to try and see if a good bartender can make it 50/50 too.
- deegeese ( @deegeese@sopuli.xyz ) 9•10 months ago
If you’re ok with bitter flavors, I’m a big fan of the Negroni.
I prefer mine straight up so it doesn’t dilute too much.
I love Negroni. It needs to be on the rocks tho. If you do it properly, it needs to be cold. Also in terms of quantity, no ice means a ton more alcohol, I prefer to drink 3 properly made if the goal is to get drunk.
- Atlas48 ( @Atlas48@ttrpg.network ) 6•10 months ago
The Dude was on to something, white russian all the way.
- viking ( @viking@infosec.pub ) 6•10 months ago
For a cocktail, I’ll take a well executed Mojito 9/10 times. That other 1/10 is often a White Russian.
Else a gin & tonic as a long drink, as long as they got decent stuff.
These days I have maybe 2-3 drinks a year at most, so I’m not willing to settle for inferior ingredients.
- Dr. Wesker ( @wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ) English5•10 months ago
Is the sun up? Bloody Mary
Is the sun down? Extra dirty gin martini. Preferably Hendricks or Botanist.
- z3rOR0ne ( @z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml ) 4•10 months ago
I don’t drink hard liquor any more, but even when I did, I didn’t drink cocktails, but did get a tiny bit fancy on straight whiskey.
Rye, mid or top shelf. Chilled glass with a whiskey stone. Sometimes with a beer.
- static_caster ( @static_caster@programming.dev ) English4•10 months ago
The Last Word is my favorite, but I rarely have the ingredients on hand. The Bees Knees is a more common go-to.
- linucs ( @linucs@lemmy.ml ) 4•10 months ago
I have multiple - it depends on the occasion:
- illegal (I love mezcal)
- moscow mule
- bloody mary
- piña colada
- T Jedi ( @Jedi@bolha.forum ) 4•10 months ago
Caipiroska, a Caipirinha variant with Vodka instead of cachaça
- Cowbee [he/they] ( @Cowbee@lemmy.ml ) 4•10 months ago
Penicillin. Honey, bourbon, scotch, ginger, and lemon, all in one.
- Guy Fleegman ( @GuyFleegman@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English4•10 months ago
I dunno about favorite, but my go-tos are an Old Fashioned in the fall and winter, and a Tom Collins in spring and summer.
Those become a Manhattan or an Aviation if I’m feeling fancy or just want to mix it up.
- seathru ( @seathru@lemmy.sdf.org ) English4•10 months ago
Dark, unspiced rum and any of the fruit juice monsters mixed 1:1 in a big gulp.
Keeps my heart on it’s toes.
- BrikoX ( @BrikoX@lemmy.zip ) English4•10 months ago
Rarely drink cocktails, but Long Island Ice Tea is probably my go-to.
- Goopadrew ( @Goopadrew@beehaw.org ) 3•10 months ago
Division Bell! It’s punchy and tart with the citrus and slightly bitter aperol, and the mezcal gives a really welcome smoky flavor. I add just a quarter oz simple to the standard recipe, otherwise I find it a little dry.
-1 ounce mezcal -3/4 ounce Aperol -1/4 ounce Luxardo maraschino liqueur -3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed -1/4 ounce simple syrup
-Add ingredients to a shaker with ice, shake well before straining into a coupe and garnishing with a grapefruit twist
- clutchmattic ( @clutchmattic@beehaw.org ) 1•10 months ago
Yes, it needs simple otherwise is too dry