The more bitter cousin of the Aperol spritz; very popular in Italy. The basic recipe – and then below the video a Faranda variation. Farandaville variation I liked it but the vote from the distaff set made it a 50/50 standoff. In a highball glass, lots of ice and 2 oz. Compari 3 oz. Rose … Read more
Last Friday in honor of the 250th July 4th anniversary I posted this (after some solid research) Friday cocktail – most popular drink in 1776 was – here’s the answer So, we tried the 1776 variation – rum – and then the updated version – – rye whiskey. Farandavile is a rum-loving house but the … Read more
Rum!? Who knew?! This courtesy of Gemini AI. And video at the bottom. During the American Revolution, colonists drank about three times as much alcohol as Americans do today. Because clean water was scarce and unsafe, alcoholic beverages were staple dietary choices for everyone, including soldiers, who received daily rations of spirits. [1, 2] The … Read more
Courtesy of Anders who seems to have left Chicago for the rural life. I know the first two; don’t know the third. Farandaville notes below the video. His recipes are summarized in the notes in the video. Farandaville notes – Nothing to say about #3 the Coyote – never had it and looks too complicated. … Read more
Farandaville loves the Daiquiri – and with only three ingredients they are so easy to make. Here’s a rundown on the two basic varieties. And a little history. Go to 3:30 to skip the preamble.
Light and refreshing. These are both good although Farandaville slightly prefers the 2nd one. Prosecco subbed for tonic.
If they show up in my neighborhood… I did some research, a relatively low cost bourbon, around $32 a bottle. The bottles, worth about $500,000, were taken in what company officials called a “coordinated cargo theft operation carried out in broad daylight.” It was a sunny Friday afternoon in Philadelphia when the driver of a … Read more
Delicious. A riff on a Manhattan, subbing cognac for bourbon or rye whiskey. Farandaville recipe – 2 oz. Louis Grimaud Cognac VS 1 oz. Cocchi sweet vermouth – an Italian vermouth 2 dashes angostura bitters Stir with ice and pour into your glass – nick and nora glasses here – with a cherry. Oh yeah! … Read more
Very similar to the Sidecar (which we love) only substituting spiced rum for the cognac in the Sidecar. Farandaville recipe below the short video. Farandaville recipe 1.5 oz spiced rum (bacardi spiced rum) 3/4 oz. Dry Curacao 1 oz. lemon (fresh squeezed is best, no doubt) 1/3 oz demerara syrup (instead of the 1 oz … Read more
I noticed that I’d posted this a year ago. But it is such a great cocktail I figured to do a repeat. the only trick – it’s hard to find yellow chartreuse – and green chartreuse does not work in this cocktail Farandaville recipe – virtually the same as the video 2 oz. Rittenhouse 100 … Read more