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  1. jmrtnko

    Year of the Mojito

    Not to dodge the request but most of your questions are really up to your personal tastes. The good thing is that finding those tastes can be rather... er... rewarding. I wouldn't muddle the mint too much. You just want to bruise and abrade the leaves a bit, not mash them. Mashing crushes the...
  2. jmrtnko

    Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth

    The difficulty comes from the fact that Antica and Punt e Mes are not exactly straight vermouths. Both start out as fairly normal Torinos, but really are a bit more akin to pre-bottled cocktails. Antica has added vanilla, and Punt e Mes, with extra bitter and sugar, is half-way to an amaro...
  3. jmrtnko

    Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth

    Absolutely excellent stuff, in cocktails, or on its own. Be warned that it is very, very tricky to mix with. It's so full of flavor, it tends to overpower any other ingredients in a cocktail. Best to either dial back the amounts, or just mix the drink perfect with an equally fine dry like...
  4. jmrtnko

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    The Jack-o'-lantern This is what you randomly throw together when your wife wants another drink and you're out of gin, and vermouth, and rye, and brandy, and simple, and maraschino. Not bad though. Appropriately spicy for the season. She christened it on the first sip. 1.5 oz Bourbon .75...
  5. jmrtnko

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    We had one of our cocktail smackdowns. Four drinks enter, one cocktail leaves. Last night it was the Cabaret, Bijou, Leap Year, and Lucien Gaudin. The Leap year was the standout, followed closely by the Lucien and Cabaret. Sadly the Bijou, while interesting, still has not sold me on...
  7. jmrtnko

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Gah, we're out of gin until I have time to pick some up tomorrow, so we're busy draining the rye. If you are Manhattan oriented, give our house variation a shot. Just made one each for me and the missus. 2 oz Rye 1 oz Sweet Vermouth 1 barspoon or 1/8 oz fresh lime juice 1 dash orange bitters...
  8. jmrtnko

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Well... it's actually kind of the other way around. Martini started making vermouth in the mid-nineteenth century, a decade or two before even the Manhattan and Martinez, and at least 40 or so before the "dry" martini caught on. "Martini" as just M&R is mostly just a european phenomenon, which...
  9. jmrtnko

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Heresy, I know, but I've got a lonely bottle of Zacapa on my shelf that I've not found a great use for yet. I got tired of passing it over a couple nights ago and decided to pull it down and actually try to do something with it. Made a fairly basic sour, but it was quite, quite tasty... 1 oz...
  10. jmrtnko

    Slow Drinks, Home-made Spirits, Liqueurs and Ingredients

    I've seen old Pimm's bottles of 4 and 6, but do they make anything other than 1 and winter cup any more? I'm am interested in the Monin syrups, but I'm still trying to simulate the ethanol first. I haven't tried Monin's, but I've had a couple others and while they definitely "remind" me of...
  11. jmrtnko

    Slow Drinks, Home-made Spirits, Liqueurs and Ingredients

    Heh-heh, you fooled me for a minute. I've not made anything quite so elaborate, but I've been experimenting with nitrogen cavitation quick-infusion and am continuing with my attempts to make "synthohol" for a cocktail-appreciating friend who is sadly on medicine for now that precludes liquor.
  13. jmrtnko

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Rye Cocktail for me and a Sazerac for the Missus. Hit the spot after a long day.
  14. jmrtnko

    The Martini

    Watch it though. The "perfect" Martini, by name, would technically be half sweet and half dry vermouth.
  15. jmrtnko

    Does Anyone Drink Rye Whiskey?

    Well, that's the magic. It's pretty much a given that different people taste things differently. Could be a little nature, could be a little nurture. There are several people (I'm guessing the two of you included) who find straight ethanol tastes slightly sweet. Others (like myself) would say...
  16. jmrtnko

    Old Tom Gin

    It was waning in popularity compared to London Drys by then, but it's completely possible.
  17. jmrtnko

    Bars in Venice, Italy

    So after a rocky couple of days, Venice (Carnivale mostly) was fantastic. But sadly, there are precious few places to get a decent cocktail in the city. In fact, I really only had one, at Harry's. It's a good place, sadly overrun with tourists, but what isn't in Venice. The drink (extra, extra...
  19. jmrtnko

    Old Tom Gin

    The Martinez with the Dorchester was very different than with the Hayman's. We use 2 Old Tom, .75 Carpano Antica, .25 Maraska Maraschino, 1 dash Angostura Orange, Lemon Twist. The Dorchester has a bit more flavor of its own to stand up to the Carpano, but that flavor is pretty much all pepper...
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    Old Tom Gin

    Hayman's Old Tom is pretty much our house gin. It's quite smooth and mixable. I've also tried Ransom and it's okay, but if I wanted a genever, I'd buy that instead. Jensen... well... was a bit, for lack of a better word... off. Not bad necessarily, just not my preference. And last night a...
  21. jmrtnko

    Experimentation with Cocktail Flavors . . . Mixology?

    The problem is that some of these "simple" flavorings are incredibly complex. Chocolate alone has upwards of 1500 flavor components. The flavoring in most vodkas is usually artificial and incomplete, requiring the sugar to mask the rough edges. This article has been stirring up a lot of talk...
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    Bars in Venice, Italy

    In a few days, we'll be heading out to Venice for Carnivale this year. Does anyone have any good recommendations for cocktail bars or liquor stores there? I'm of course packing a small travel bar kit for drinks in the apartment, but will need to stock it with bottles. There's of course...
  23. jmrtnko

    Amazing Discovery: Zaya Gran Reserva Rum

    I can't say whether one is better than the other, but I have to agree with your preference. Our bottle of Zaya disappeared fairly quickly. We replaced it with a bottle of Zacapa and it's still sitting there 3/4 full months later. Just not as excited about it in the same way as we were the Zaya.

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