OK, so my resolution to post regularly 2015 got sidetracked. Let's try this again:
Last week I tried two recipes from Internet Cocktail Database, "Satin's Whiskers" (which I wonder if it's a typo for "Satan's Whiskers") and "Alice Mine Cocktail". The major common ingredient is Grand Marnier.
Both are mixed with ice in a cocktail glass and strained. SW calls for 1 part each gin, dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, OJ, and 1/2 parts GM and orange bitters. This wasn't bad, it wasn't overly orangey, though I was out of OJ and used pink grapefruit juice. I'm not sure the sweet vermouth added much, it tends to overwhelm other flavors.
I wasn't crazy about the Alice Mine, it had a bitterness or some off-putting taste that didn't appeal to me. It calls for 1 part GM, 3/4 part gin, 1/2 part dry vermouth, 1/4 part sweet vermouth, an regular bitters. Just not my thing.
Satin's Whiskers and Alice Mine Cocktails
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 10:06 AM Posted by David
Boubonella and Skyscraper
Thursday, January 1, 2015 at 2:18 PM Posted by David
No picture today, I drank them too fast.
The bourbonella came up when I hit Surprise Me at the Cocktail Database. It's basically a perfect Manhattan: 1/2 bourbon, 1/4 French vermouth, 1/4 orange curacao, and a dash of grenadine. Stir with ice and strain.
And it tasted like a Manhattan. Not a bad quick drink, a little sweet, it would have benefited from a cherry or slice or orange.
A similar drink is the Skyscraper: dash of bitters, 1/8 lemon juice, 1/8 orange curacao, 1/8 grenadine, 3/8 dry gin (I had Bombay), and 1/4 French vermouth. Shake with ice and strain.
This was lighter than the bourbonella and I liked it a little better because the lemon cut the sweetness. No added fruit needed.
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