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
The 2nd leg of the Triple Crown is this evening at 7PM. There is an official cocktail – called the Black-eyed Susan. Of course there are numerous renditions of the cocktail and three are in the video below. I will put the “official” official Pimlico Cocktail (thank you Gemini AI…) below and it’s the one … Read more
A detour from a cocktail (very rare!) This brought on by a trip to Vermont this past week – no cocktails but Fiddlehead IPA (stands for India Pale Ale, originally brewed in Britain and exported to India “with high hop content and alcohol levels acting as preservatives to survive the long hot voyage from Britain”) … Read more
Invented in Boston – good story having to do with politics (in Ward Eight) in Boston in the 1890’s. Farandavillle recipe Nice drink! Three out of four in Farandaville favored it – the thumbs down said “didn’t hit the right flavor profile.” But I liked it – very balanced. We did not use fresh orange … Read more
I posted the classic Hunter cocktail last Friday. It’s good and easy (two ingredients) to make. Go here if you want to see it. So here is the modern or contemporary version, also shown by Anders as he continues from where I stopped the above video. Our recipe – same as the video – and … Read more
Pretty good. Name comes from the fact that it uses Yellow Chartreuse, which of course comes from a Carthusian Monastery. It is in high demand because the monks only make enough of it, and it’s cousin Green Chartreuse, to support themselves in their sparse lifestyle. Anders video is quite long as he goes on about … Read more
Our usual Friday cocktail pushed to today; no cocktail on Good Friday. It is very easy and similar to the Aperol Negroni I posted previously last Friday. Everyone in Farandaville prefers either of these to the classic Negroni. This video is 47 seconds long and see my note below. Farandaville style The same one to … Read more
Anyone who likes Negroni’s should try this – a simple substitute of Aperol for Campari. Makes it slightly less bitter and a bit more fruity. Another Negroni variation on Easter Sunday – no cocktail on Good Friday. Farandaville “pro tip” – Above is the classic Negroni 1:1:1 ratio and we like it just fine; but … Read more