Been messing around with liquor cocktails lately and was curious which ones are miscer favorites.

So far I have made:

1) Tom Collins - god mode lemony gin drink, goes down very quick and easy

2) Negroni - bitter sweet drink that is growing on me fast, pretty easy to lose pace on these as it's straight liquor/sweet vermouth

3) Gin Rickey - ****ty version of a gin and tonic, miss the quinine and do not recommend

4) Americano - like Negroni but lighter with substitution of club soda for gin, not as good in my opinion

5) classic martini - not for me really, kind of hate dry vermouth

6) classic margarita - way better than sugar chitfests I've had before, strongly recommend with just tequila, contreau and lime juice

About to make a sidecar shortly. Any recommendations not yet listed or variations of the above?

san francisco

You're making a lot of old school gin cocktails. Any reason you're not trying other liquors?

If you're staying with a gin theme you can make a bee's knees easily with stuff you already have. And it will take a few fairly expensive ingredients that are out there enough I can guarantee you don't have them, but the hands down absolute best gin cocktail of all time is called The Last Word.

Most places don't have the stuff/know how to make one, so my go to gin cocktail is a negroni. Absolutely perfect cocktail.

Thanks will tryJust working through gin to see how I like the different variants but have a lot of stuff on hand to explore other avenues. I've got tequila, congac, rye, bourbon, irish whiskey, vodka, canadian whiskey, grand marnier, Kahlua, baileys, rumchata, regular and orange bitters, lemons lines oranges and a few other odds and ends on hand. Using contreau and cappelletti aperitivo americano in the ones already mentioned, campari was out of stock. Dolin sweet and dry vermouth

For The Last Word, are there other uses for the green chartreuse and marachino liqueur if I decide to get the bottles?

I love a good Manhattan if it’s made right

Woodford reserve is usually my go to (most local places have it)

Biggest thing- Gotta stir it- if the bartender shakes it, instant fail- when it gets all aerated, not as smooth and flavor just isn’t there.

I forgot to mention this one, have had before and just made my own yesterday but with rye. Didn't love it, want to try again with bourbon. I've been stirring the liquor only concoctions like this, Negroni etc, and shaking the ones like the tom collins, margarita, sidecar etc

There are some, especially the luxardo you can use in a lot of tiki drinks, or the classic cocktail an "aviation" if you have creme di violette (lol - another bottle you'd have around to make one or two very specific drinks). But both are very "out there" ingredients.

Maybe find a bar near you that can make one before you invest. The Last Word is in my top 5 cocktails of all time and I know more about cocktails than anyone on here (ded fkn srs) but the chartreuse alone is like $60 a bottle.

When you're ready to start your bourbon cocktails, learn Old Fashioned, Paper Plane EDIT: too slow ******* VVV, and Revolver. My 3 favorite bourbon cocktails.

try a paper plane brah - its fukn delicious

bourbon/amaro nonino/lemon juice/aperol

shaken in a coup. used to crush these non stop in the financial district - so fukn good.

Got the chartreuse and the luxardo, held off on the creme de violette for now. Saw a few other recipes with these two that look interesting so figured why not.

Goddamn brah The Last Word was worth the price of admission. This **** is fantastic, going to turn more people on to this

I like to make a few white russians throughout the work day, if you're a fan of coffee, it's really good.

If you’re working through gin, I recommend the green gardener. It’s a drink you can get at matsuhisa (great Japanese restaurant).

60grams cilantro (1 bunch)
25grams fresh ginger (peeled)
12grams Serrano pepper
25 oz simple syrup
Purée above and strain. It’ll freeze and keep for a while.

1 oz of the purée
1 oz fresh lime juice
2 oz gin.

From mezcalphd.com.

gin works just as well. Recommend Roku gin.

Classic Gin Martini
Manhattan
Sazerac
Old Fashioned
Cosmos - dont you dare fkn judge they hit hard and taste delicious
Espresso Martinis

Not really a cocktail guy though. I prefer liquor straight.

Mojito is the king of cocktails

I'm a rum guy. 2 of my favorites.

-Daiquiri. Rum's answer to the whiskey sour and the margarita as the basic sweet n sour drink. 1 shot white rum, 1/2 shot lime juice, 1/2 shot simple syrup. Tastes so phuckin crisp when you nail the right ratio (I cheat mine a little heavy on the sugar). Adding 1 drop of bitters is a killer trick too.

-Painkiller. 1 shot of dark or spiced rum, 3 shots pineapple juice, 1 shot of coconut cream, and a 1/2 shot splash of orange juice. I've been crushing the fawwwwk out of these lately, so fukking good. Tastes like an alcoholic Orange Julius.

What I've been doing is buying frozen orange juice and pineapple juice concentrate by the can, and mixing them together in a pitcher 50-50 to form the juice of the drink. Wood recommend/10. Super EZ to see how this could make a killer pitcher drink, alas I am an FA ******* and don't have friends to drink with.

Long Islands are my go-to "just fuk me up fam" drink. 1/2 shot each gin, tequila, rum, vodka, 1/2 shot syrup, 1/2 shot lemon juice, 1/2 shot triple sec/Cointreau, and as much Coke as will still fit in my glass.

These fukkers are dangerous, cause it's like 2.5 shots of liquor but it doesn't taste anything like 2.5 shots of liquor. Drinking one on an empty stomach hits me like a fukking truck. But they legitimately taste good, and sometimes you just want to get instablasted.

ETA: if you're into gin, there's a recipe called the English Garden I really like. I think it's 1 shot gin, 1/2 shot St. Germain, 2 or 3 shots apple juice, and a little splash of lime juice. Tastes about how you think it will.

Not a big fan of sugary colorful cocktails myself. My personal favourites are a good old Manhattan or an Aviation for something cheeky.

old fashioned


Classic gin and tonic is probs out of the question - cos its not really a cocktail is it. Otherwise I'd say that.


Strawberry Daquiri if im feeling fruity (but will only have one, cos I dont want diabetes)

Das fukken it fam. It's a sort of riff/refinement of the Aviation. If you're ever at a bar with the stuff to make them order a round for your crew, you will be the cocktail king.Look up a "Missionary's Downfall" - basically a pineapple-mojito smoothie. I don't usually care for blender drinks but these are the chit. I used to make them in bulk for our pool parties, need to bring that back this summer.You forgot the fresh grated nutmeg over top - absolutely a top 5 rum drink. The bar that invented them is the "Soggy Dollar Bar" and the site for Kenny Chesney's music video "No Shoes No Shirt No Problem" - so named because you park your boat off the shore and swim in, hence your soggy dollars. Looks like heaven, imagine getting rekt on painkillers in a hammock here.

Told you OP.

knickerbocker even tho its gay

I always just opt for an Old Fashioned.

May have to sub this thread just for ideas. Keep em coming brethren

I am appalled that no one ITT has mentioned the undisputed GOAT cocktail - the Flaming Homer

You are what you drink bb

The Last Word
Martinez

my at home cocktails of choice are captain morgan rum/diet orange soda or deep eddy sweet tea vodka/lemonade. if i have some of my friends over for a super-spreader event, we make kamikaze shots

if I'm on vacation at an all-inclusive resort in a 3rd world country, i ******* to the max and drink pina coladas all day and mix in the occasional corona or pacifica beer

Gin and Squirt

Currently: Moscow Mules

or

Glen 12 on the rocks