It's Friday let's do this.

[Attjack]

Happy Friday! Here are some libations for your consideration.


Because basil is currently abundant in my garden.

Basil Coconut Margarita

• 1.5 oz. Don Julio Reposado Tequila
• 0.75 oz. Agave
• 0.75 oz. Lime Juice
• 2 oz. Coconut Milk
• 4-6 Basil Leaves

You don't see a gin Tiki cocktail every day.

Saturn

• 1.5 oz. gin
• 0.5 oz. lemon
• 0.5 oz. orgeat
• 0.25 oz. passion fruit
• 0.25 oz. falernum

Another Tiki offering that I have been partaking in recently.

Jungle Bird

• 1½ ounces dark rum
• ¾ ounce Campari
• 1½ ounces pineapple juice
• ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• ½ ounce simple syrup

What will you be drinking?

[WayneT]

Blueberry mojito.



Because we are covered up in mint.

[WayneT]

That sounds great! I’ll have to see about where to buy passion fruit syrup.

Edit: Ordered Liber from Amazon. 😋

[Attjack]

I bought this brand first and liked it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074SH7CN4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

But now have this brand on hand and it seems sweeter to me and I don't like that as well.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000DC32S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I think I'll try the Liber & Co. product next time.

https://www.amazon.com/Liber-Co-Tropical-Passion-Fruit/dp/B01GQK3A8G/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1LV0VN725M6SB&keywords=Passion+Fruit+Syrup

[WayneT]

Attjack 👍👍👍 for Pay It No Mind!

I made two, one for wife and me. I muddled two mint leaves in the second one to bring that favor forward a bit. Delicious! Thanks for posting.

[ecowper]

A Hemingway Daiquiri for me. If I can, I make it with Owney's Original NY City if I can find it, otherwise Bacardi Superior or similar. ..... goes great with a cigar, as god and Hemingway intended!

2 oz white rum
1 tsp Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
1 tsp simple syrup
1/2 oz fresh grapefruit juice
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1 lime wheel for garnish

Fill a cocktail glass with ice (use a coupe if you have one, rather than a cocktail glass, to be truly authentic)
Fill a cocktail shaker half full of ice
Add all ingredients to shaker
Shake vigorously for 15 seconds
Empty ice from cocktail glass
Strain daiquiri into glass
Garnish with lime wheel
Enjoy with an Oliva Masterblend III or similar Cuban style cigar while jotting notes for your next trip through the 1930's Spain

I usually double the recipe :-)

[Attjack]

That's a great drink! The recipe I have does not call for simple syrup and gets 3/4 oz of grapefruit but it is otherwise the same. I'm going to put grapefruit on my list and I'll make one this weekend. I might even double it! No cigar though as I am a former smoker.

[ecowper]

Attjack I modified this .... reduced the grapefruit juice and added the simple syrup. I wanted it to be not quite so sour. Well, no cigar means you'll just have to do double the planning for your trip to Spain.

[ecowper]

For a different time of year .... a bartender in San Diego taught me this one

Eggnog Cocktail
1 egg
2 Oz bourbon (middle shelf, don’t waste Angel’s Envy on this)
1/2 oz maple syrup
1 oz Luxardo liqueur (the real stuff not the brine from maraschino cherries)
A dash of cinnamon
A dash of nutmeg

Fill an old fashioned glass with ice
Add ice to a cocktail shaker
Add egg, bourbon, maple syrup, luxardo, and cinnamon to cocktail shaker
Shake well and vigorously until the ingredients are incorporated and the drink is frothy
Toss the ice cubes in the old fashioned glass then strain the cocktail into it
Dust with a dash of nutmeg

Note: don't double this one. It's best cold and if you double it, it will be warm as you get to the bottom. Don't ask me how I know, I won't tell you any lies.

[WayneT]

I can attest this is a great and easy eggnog drink!

[Old Glory]

Jungle Bird is a Favorite. I have a version that adds Amaretto.

[DaveD]

Keeping it simple with a not-so-wee dram of Balvenie Double Wood to end the work week

[ecowper]

nothing wrong with some of the Balvenie if you don't happen to have any Lagavulin close by.

[DaveD]

Ah well, I'm a non-peaty kinda guy... those taste like licking a tar-encrusted pier piling to me. I'm a Highland and Speyside guy all the way That said, the one peaty malt I would sip is Lagavulin.

[ecowper]

Man, a lot of the Speysides taste like I’m eating hay. Can’t do it. I do love peat, though ….. except Laphroaig. That’s a bridge too far even for me.

[Bad Hat BBQ]

We are in prep mode; 3-4 couples coming over on Saturday to review the plan for the Auction Fundraiser that we will hold in November. (I guess I am now in charge of this lash-up). The only way I could get everyone over here was to offer up food & wine,,,not sure how much planning will get done but at least a couple of the guys are bringing their guitars!!

Possibly a Kentucky Mule if we get our prep work done

Rose's Sweetened Lime Juice
Basil Hayden
Ginger Beer

[ssennott]

Sorry I’m a tea totaler just lemon aid and iced tea for me.

[Attjack]

Lemon, Lime, and Bitters

4 oz. chilled club soda
1 oz. simple syrup
½ oz. fresh lemon juice
½ oz. fresh lime juice
½ tsp. Angostura bitters

[jerrybell]

Enjoying a couple Kentucky Mules at the moment. Basil Hayden's for my wife's and Maker's Mark for me. That has to be the most apostrophes I've used in a single sentence.

[Purc]

A Kentucky Mule is so refreshing on a hot day.

[Mark V]

Guinness for me, not what you were looking for. On a side note, I used to drink a lot of scotch, and the other day a bar I was at had Laphroaig. Had to have one and it was $16 which shocked me. Ten year. I looked, and I can get a bottle for 54. Today I was at another bar and it had Laphroaig for 20. I guess it is obvious I don't go out for drinks very often. I will stick to happy hour specials from now on.

[shify]

A little bit of an experiment today. The leftover brine from my fermented hot sauce was too delicious to toss, so used most of it to pickle some carrots spears and still had a bit leftover. Decided to see how it would work in a martini.

Im not a dirty martini guy, usually prefer like with a lemon twist so wasn’t sure how it would go. Verdict, pretty tasty with just a hint of heat and salty/ sour notes

[Old Glory]

First night of vacation up at camp. Made a few Negronis.

1.5 oz Carpano Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth
1.5 oz Campari
1.5 oz Beefeater Gin

Orange peel expressed over the drink and rubbed on rim.

Stocked up with Botanist Gin, Don Julio Blanco, and Plantation Rum to mix a few drinks.

[ecowper]

Love a good Negroni ….. I’ve been making mine with Roku gin of late.

[Attjack]

My neighbors brought over some Roku a while back and now I've been stocking it and using it for mixing. It's a good gin at a great price.

[WayneT]

Another shout out to Attjack for the Pay It No Mind recipe above. Muddling a couple of the mint leaves really brightens the flavor without harming the tropical vibe.

[barelfly]

for the margarita lovers out there - give this Ancho Reyes Chile Verde Poblano liqueur a try - a nice added heat to the sweat and sour of a margarita. about to head off to the kitchen to make one of these - it’s not hot but after yardwork and truck washing, it sounds good

happy weekend all!

[Attjack]

I would definitely like to try that stuff.

[WayneT]

Tell me about that tequila, please. I’ve had the Kirkland before and wasn’t too impressed. That looks like a different bottle.

[barelfly]

WayneT - it’s not bad. Comes from NOM 1142, and I know i looked this up a while back, but I think it’s a decent distiller from the other brands associated to it. I don’t think I’ve had it sipping, but for these margaritas it’s great. It’s a Silver label, 80 proof.