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  1. jmrtnko

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Made a Bronx last night. Heh. Two boroughs in a row. Anyone have a Manhattan?
  2. jmrtnko

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Another good ol' Martinez. But I finally got around to buying a bottle of Boker's Bitters to try. Not bad. We'll see what it can do in other drinks.
  3. jmrtnko

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Vieux Mot. A little summery for our weather last night, but good nonetheless.
  4. jmrtnko

    Do you freeze your vodka?

    Eh, it would work... somewhat. But depending on where you live, it'd be a whole lot easier to go and buy Everclear if you just want NGS.
  5. jmrtnko

    Does Anyone Drink Rye Whiskey?

    Start simple. "Old-Fashioned" is a term from the late 1800s that refers to the original recipe for a "Cocktail" which was a specific drink, and not a category in the early 1800s. The original Cocktail recipe was simply a spirit (any spirit, really), sugar, bitters and water. So a Whiskey...
  7. jmrtnko

    Does Anyone Drink Rye Whiskey?

    16 bucks a bottle? Holy #$*@! Granted, it's not ridiculously expensive, but that's $10 less than the cheapest I can get it for. -> Edit: I can't say this strongly enough. REFRIGERATE VERMOUTH ONCE YOU'VE OPENED IT! Should last about a month or so. If you need help finishing it, give me a call...
  8. jmrtnko

    Stocking a cocktail bar

    If you're here, you already have access to pretty much every modern recipe you could ever want. There are several wonderful, large collections of quality recipes available online for free. The reason I recommend old cocktail books is that they present a strategy of cocktail construction that...
  9. jmrtnko

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Feh... it's been a tough, tough day, so there's been a Negroni (with Lillet Rouge and Aperol, no Campari thankyouverymuch) and an Aviation. Now? I'm home and thinking... Martinez. ... Oh yeah. Martinez hitting the spot.
  10. jmrtnko

    Stocking a cocktail bar

    Well, we already know you have grenadine... ;) and you've already read the previous thread, so I'll skip the liquids. There's nothing wrong with a good 3-part cobbler shaker, though that sauce jar does have a ton more Roaring 20s personality. A vintage cobbler is fine, but get two, because...
  11. jmrtnko

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Sounds like a sweetened Bronx. I love that there are cocktail recipes and books from smack-dab in the middle of Prohibition.
  13. jmrtnko

    Do you freeze your vodka?

    Straight vodka, while being flavorless, is not necessarily unflavored. The original point of added flavor in a spirit was to balance the sharp taste/burn of the ethanol. All vodka is pretty much the same 95% ethanol diluted with water, so there's nothing inherent in the spirit to do that. But...
  14. jmrtnko

    Do you freeze your vodka?

    If you're just drinking something straight with no ice, I suppose you could freeze a spirit, but why? Especially vodka. Your tongue's ability to detect flavor is reduced at extremely low temperatures, but straight, unflavored Vodka, by legal definition (at least in the US and Europe), is...
  15. jmrtnko

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    A Casino. Okay, okay... two. Really, just two... I think. 2 oz Gin 1/2 oz Maraschino 1/4 oz Lemon Juice 2 dashes Orange Bitters
  16. jmrtnko

    Does Anyone Drink Rye Whiskey?

    Comstock is excellent, and not just for the Art Deco Emperor Norton statue on the gorgeous bar. Jonny and Jeff were both behind the bar at Absinthe before they went off on their own. They've got a great selection and the skill to use it. I work nearby, so I was there 6 times the first two weeks...
  17. jmrtnko

    Does Anyone Drink Rye Whiskey?

    Oh, I'm not that far away (415). I've never seen the 10-year rye here on a retail shelf, so I just grabbed the first price I saw on-line. Now that I look, Bevmo has the 10-year Bourbon for only 70-or so bucks, so I'd guess the rye would be similar.
  19. jmrtnko

    Does Anyone Drink Rye Whiskey?

    Wild Turkey 101 is pretty good at $20, though it definitely has a kick-you-in-the-pants personality. Rittenhouse 100 is also 50% alc, and around the same price, but a little more refined. Sadly, I don't know if either will completely satisfy if you're used to Sazerac. They're good, but they're...
  20. jmrtnko

    Does Anyone Drink Rye Whiskey?

    At $100 a bottle, Michter's 10-year is a little rich even for home. I certainly wouldn't be using it in cocktails. The Michter's US-1 rye (which I do call for frequently at a different bar) is also quite nice and only $37, but to me, it's not really $15 better than Russell's or Rittenhouse...
  21. jmrtnko

    Does Anyone Drink Rye Whiskey?

    I was trying out an unfamiliar bar a couple months ago. It had a pretty nice selection, but the talent to use it properly was a bit... lacking that night. So I played it safe and just ordered a simplified Red Hook (1/2 Rye, 1/2 Punt e Mes, Lemon Twist, rocks). I was distracted and missed a...
  22. jmrtnko

    Your signature cocktail.

    Agreed. A bit fussy with the egg, but a drink well, well worth it if you've got the time, and enough energy for a thorough shake. Tasty. You also a fan of Old Tom? I'd never really liked gin until the neighborhood bartender forced a Hayman's Old Tom Gimlet upon me. It's pretty much been our...
  23. jmrtnko

    Stocking the Home Bar

    The best advice I can give is to not stock a new bar with bottles, but stock it with drinks. If you just make a shopping list and buy bottles without having a need for them, you're just wasting large amounts of money you could be spending on better quality liquor, or more of the things you do...

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