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
Delicious – if you like gin martini you should try this. The trick is finding yellow chartreuse. We like the recipe exactly as Steve the Bartender shows, but with two dashes of orange bitters instead of one. You can experiment with proportions; maybe 2 oz. of gin or a bit more than half an ounce … Read more
Scroll back if you want the history of the cocktail. There are mixed opinions on how much bourbon to use – 2 oz. as shown here, or 1.5 oz. See the Farandaville recipe and opinion below the video. Farandaville Recipe We've had it with 2 oz and 1.5 oz of bourbon and prefer the 2 … Read more
Another three ingredient cocktail – cognac, orange liqueur, and lemon juice – which changes as you vary the ratios. You don't have to sugar the rim, and you can add demarara syrup. The link below the video shows four variations and answers the question of which came first, the cocktail or the motorcycle attachment. … Read more
I like this guy. A professional bartender, he started this channel during the pandemic. I outgrew lite beer in 2005, congruent with starting my chemotherapy and have picked up several cocktail ideas from him in the last few months. The El Diablo is the easiest to make.