Cocktails for this week.

[Attjack]

Happy Friday!

Old Timber

My wife found this cocktail for us to make while watching out local soccer team the Portland Timbers. We both liked it, lots of flavor. She used Wild Turkey Rye, Cointreau, and Fernet Branca.

1 1/2 oz rye whiskey
1/4 oz triple sec
1/4 oz Fernet
Garnish: Cinnamon stick and orange twist.

Brooklyn Cocktail

Because I like Maraschino liqueur and amaro I want to try this. I'm not yet sure which amaro I'll use.

2 oz rye whiskey
1 oz dry vermouth
1/4 oz maraschino liqueur
1/4 oz amaro
Garnish: A maraschino cherry or two.


Timberpoint Cooler

Here's the other "Timbers" cocktail she found that we did not try the other day. It has finally warmed up around here and this sounds nice and refreshing.

2 oz gin
1 oz Aperol
3/4 oz lime juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 oz simple syrup
Club soda, to top
Garnish: cucumber slice

What will you be drinking?

[Old Glory]

Happy Friday!

1970s Don The Beachcomber Passion fruit Daiquiri


1/2 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Honey Syrup
1/2 oz Passion fruit Syrup
1/2 oz Light Rum I used 3 Star
1 oz Jamaican Rum I used Appleton Estate

Mix shake with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass.

[Attjack]

Now that the sun has returned around these parts (for now) I need to get equipped to make your tropical cocktails. In this case, I do not have any passion fruit syrup and would need to make some honey syrup. I should get on that.

[captainlee]

I just noticed how green your lawn was. We don't even have leaves yet on the trees. Copper Mountain ski area just closed last Sunday. They have enough snow to carry on but Forest Service shuts them down for migrating animals.

[captainlee]

I'm outclassed ! Believe it or not just a glass of water. Been working, fighting, the greenhouse irrigation system today. Many trips to hardware store, one of those days.

[Attjack]

I hope you reward yourself with a cold one when it's all over.

[smokenoob]

Pool hit 85° today, air 85°, so vodka n tonic poolside 😁

[captainlee]

We had .50 inches of moisture. The snow melted upon hitting the ground.

[Old Glory]

captainlee 80's here hope we are past snow!!

[captainlee]

Not here. This is another year with no Spring, we will go directly to Summer, someday.

[smokin fool]

Welp....some Vodka called Pink Whitney by a local distillery called New Amsterdam Distilling mixed with Sprite and lemon slices with tons of ice after cutting the lawn.
I was hot and didn't feel like thinking....again....seems to be a reoccurring theme around here.....

[Attjack]

We have New Amsterdam around here but they sell weed not vodka.

[surfdog]

My girlfriend’s son has a dog named Whitney…
Yep…named after Pink Whitney. That stuff flows like water around here most weekends.

[Attjack]

captainlee My lawn is looking decent at this point. That's what non-stop rain gets us around here. But by summer it'll be beat down and brown.

[Attjack]

Timberpoint Cooler

• 2 oz gin
• 1 oz Aperol
• 3/4 oz lime juice, freshly squeezed
• 1/2 oz simple syrup
• Club soda, to top

Shake the first 4 ingredients with ice and strain over fresh ice. Top with soda water.

Garnish: cucumber slice (optional)

[smokin fool]

That really looks refreshing, give that a try tomorrow

[Attjack]

smokin fool I liked it quite a bit but she said it was a little sweet and wants to sub Campari for the Aperol next time.

[Old Glory]

Looks great! This will be on my list tonight!

[fzxdoc]

All of these sound delicious, especially the Timberpoint Cooler mostly because I actually have all the ingredients.

Kathryn

[fzxdoc]

It will be my Mother's Day cocktail, Attjack .

Kathryn

[Attjack]

Happy mother's day!

[fzxdoc]

Thank you, Attjack . Cocktail hour approaches...

[Old Glory]

Mixed up the Timberpoint Cocktail. Excellent. I researched this drink a bit and was surprised to find it was created at one of my favorite places The Tides in Kennebunkport Maine. Thanks Attjack

"Ben Lohnes, the bar manager atThe Tides Beach Clubin Kennebunkport, Maine, claims Aperol as his favorite liqueur to play with, and he finds it pairs especially well with drier less-botanical gins, such as Maine’s Batson River gin. “Aperol is not overly sweet and herbaceous and has a unique flavor profile overall,” he says. This quaffer has been on the menu at The Tides for several years and makes for a great thirst-quencher after a day on the beach."

My Humble attempt

[smokin fool]

No fresh limes in the house and nobody felt like running down to the store so try again tomorrow....if anyone feels like running to the store....

[Attjack]

smokin fool good call. No fresh lime then it's not happening.

Interesting insight, Old Glory and I like that you even made the proper garnish.

[fzxdoc]

Great photo. Makes me want to reach out, take it, and take a refreshing sip.

Kathryn

[barelfly]

Made up a Brooklyn Cocktail to try - I was going to have a Manhattan, but saw this so thought I’d give it a try. It’s good, like the rye to go with a dash of the maraschino. Even better sitting on the patio!

[Old Glory]

Great looking drink and fantastic view!

[Richard Chrz]

Ignore the home brew, as it was not good, but first couple enjoyments of a new to me rum offering from Plantation. The Plantation original dark double aged.

I like the heavier notes this carried, their website suggests plums, banana, and vanilla. Plantation calls it a great rum for cocktails, I can say it would be a fantastic mixing rum, as it was enjoyable neat.

[Attjack]

I'm a fan of that rum both for mixing and sipping.

[Skinsfan1311]

I bought the Missus a new glass, and we have to use up some lemons, so I broke it in with a classic. Whiskey Sour.

[Attjack]

Very nice!

[surfdog]

Hard to beat a classic.

[SheilaAnn]

Attjack we just started carrying an amaro at the market. Ventura Spirits have been putting out some super playful products.

https://venturaspirits.com/products/amaro-angeleno?variant=32451531636822&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&utm_campaign=gs-2020-07-23&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign&gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwjYKjBhB5EiwAiFdSfl6AApJUBvD7_a-_doUnE0rjF2JM6z9E1NkZhp7pMFnsjqeX0rMeLBoC8QkQAvD_BwE

[Attjack]

Looks interesting I haven't had it or even seen it yet. Do you like it?

[SheilaAnn]

Attjack regrettably the rep wasn’t sampling it. But I did do a deep dive into their website (I make all the tasting notes) and they are super creative. But not so out there, that it’s just stupid. We may plan a field trip as a team!

[fzxdoc]

Made the Timberpoint Cooler exactly per your recipe, Attjack , to celebrate being a my Mom of Longstanding today. We both really enjoyed it. Thanks!




Kathryn

[Attjack]

Excellent!

[Old Glory]

Looks great, hope you had a nice Mother's Day!

[fzxdoc]

It was a nearly perfect Mother's Day, Old Glory , thanks for the good wishes. To be around to celebrate it at all made it a real keeper of a day for sure! The only thing that would have made it better would have been to see the kids in person. That will be on the list for next year's Mother's Day.

Kathryn

[smokin fool]

My take on the Timberpoint cooler.
Need a hotter day to enjoy this cooler to bad its windy and cooler here today.
Not exactly to the recipe had no simple syrup but did have a Skinny syrup from Winner's.
Passed on the cuc slice, cucs repeat on me for hours.

[SheilaAnn]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The way the post was cut off on the iPad, all I saw was the lava lamp at first. And thought, “ok, smokin fool you go with your bad self!”

[smokin fool]

....yes....well, my wife was sorta....well, looking for her younger self today, so out came the lava lamp....