“Kentucky’s $9 billion bourbon industry is grappling with a massive supply and a slump in demand, according to the Lexington Herald Leader.” Not in my house. No slump in demand. Kentucky bourbon giant shifts operations to another facility while investing in Clermont site enhancements The James B. Beam Distilling Co. said in a statement that … Read more
I posted the Monte Carlo last week and the Kentucky Colonel simply substitutes bourbon for rye whiskey. While Zach here says the drink is a riff on the Monte Carlo it’s liel the other way around with the Colonel predating the Monte Carlo. Farandaville recipe. Almost identical to the guy above. 2 oz. bourbon – … Read more
Elderflower liqueur is a sweet, floral liqueur which is available everywhere. There are many, many recipes for this – including substituting sparkling wine for tonic. Here’s a 25 second video with one recipe and Farandaville recipe is below. Farandaville 2 oz dry gin (or 1 1/2 oz) 1/2 oz Elderflower (or 1/4 oz; or 3/4 … Read more
How easy is this – and delicious. To see a similar cocktail but with gin go here – I posted five weeks ago. The Bees Knees Farandaville recipe – same as above. 2 oz. dark rum 1/2 oz. lemon juice 1/2 oz. honey You can shake it in a mixing glass and pour into a … Read more
We are very fond of rum – it’s our Jamaica connection – and we continue to experiment with different bitters variations and other additives for our old fashioneds. But … always use Demerara syrup as per the video. Our recent recipe below. We have different ingredient proportions from the video – with half an ounce … Read more
And shown in a 45 second video. Delicious! Farandaville recipe – as above. Most recipes do not include the one dash of orange bitters. And the honey syrup and lemon amounts are personal preference. Experiment. And nothing wrong with making this directly in the old fashioned glass – as long as you stir it A … Read more
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A classy cocktail. And a short video. We mostly use the recipe above – most recipes just use simple syrup but you CANNOT beat Demerara if you can find it. (Tip – you can get it on Amazon). This cocktail is close to a sidecar. It pays to try different variations – yellow chartreuse instead … Read more
The video below from Steve has seven St. Germain Elderflower (very easy to find in any liquor store) liqueur cocktails. His version of the Elderflower Old Fashioned starts at 12:45 on the video. But see Farandaville version – universally acclaimed – below the video. Here is our recipe – 2 oz. rye whiskey – we … Read more
A prohibition era cocktail. Is this guy enthusiastic – Jamaican but not using rum! This is a light cocktail with the gin kicking in at the end. If you don’t think you like gin, try this drink. Garnishes. We hardly ever garnish drinks at our house – sometimes we drop a cherry in. But I’m … Read more