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By @casualtorture @casualtorture on 25th Apr 2017, show post

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@YakLord
YakLord replied

A spin on The Godfather using Canadian whisky: "Le Boss", made with Schenley Tradition (from Valleyfield, QC), and O'Dwyer Dartmouth, a craft amaretto from le Gaspesie...

2 years ago 4Who liked this?

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@Nozinan
Nozinan replied

Made my first Old Fashioned today. Had friends over and one of them likes to make them. He made me the first one I tasted a few weeks ago.

Tonight I used Raw sugar, Angostura bitters, and a 4:3 ratio of Old Ezra 8 year old CS bourbon and Alberta Premium CS rye (2021 edition). I really liked the massive ice cubes I made too. But it was hard to find a glass they would fit in.

Now that I have had 2, I can say they are dangerously drinkable.

2 years ago 8Who liked this?

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@RianC
RianC replied

@Nozinan - nice! Love those big ice cubes too - been making them for a while now and they're a must for any such cocktail or rocks drink.

2 years ago 4Who liked this?

@Timp
Timp replied

Whisky Sidecar for me tonight. 2oz Penderyn Madeira finish, 1oz Cointreau, 3/4oz lemon juice shaken with ice for 20 seconds. A nice sour. Cheers all..

2 years ago 6Who liked this?

@YakLord
YakLord replied

A riff on the Parisian Blonde, using Maker's Mark instead of rum, and Vegan Holiday Nog instead of proper egg nog (the recipe actually calls for heavy cream and simple syrup; I made it both ways last year and it was better with the egg nog).

Unfortunately, the vegan nog is too thin, and actually started to separate shortly after shaking...

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@YakLord
YakLord replied

Another take on the Eye of the Rye, the cocktail I made for New Year's Eve, but this time using North of 7's Single Barrel Rye instead of Canadian Club. I think this version is a bit more balanced and works a bit better.

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@YakLord
YakLord replied

Old Fashioned with CC 20, Demerara Syrup, and muddled maraschino cherries and blood orange, garnished with a slice of blood orange and an Amarena cherry.

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@YakLord
YakLord replied

Made a Mamie Taylor with "X by Glenmorangie" (photo isn't uploading for some reason). I tried the X on its own first, and wasn't terribly impressed. It completely disappeared in the cocktail.

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@YakLord
YakLord replied

Last night's cocktail: The Neutral Ground. Rye, Amontillado Sherry, and Benedictine.

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@YakLord
YakLord replied

Bobby Burns, using the penultimate serving my Cameronbridge Cask Strength Single Grain Scotch...

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@YakLord
YakLord replied

At last night's Celebrity Owned or Endorsed Whisky Tasting, it was determined that Drake's Virginia Black tasted like what Drake fans thought bourbon should taste like, and that it might do OK in cocktails...

So I give you the Toronto Old Fashioned, featuring things that sound they could be from Toronto but aren't: 2oz Drake's Virginia Black American Whiskey (not from Virginia or Toronto), 3 dashes Bittered Sling Kensington Aromatic Bitters (from Vernon, BC, not Toronto's Kensington Market), and 7.5mls of Demerara Syrup, garnished with a Blood Orange Twist.

Honestly, the whiskey is so sweet you could probably skip the simple syrup and just add the bitters and you'd be OK.

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@TracerBullet
TracerBullet replied

Today is my Friday (Good Friday is a work holiday). Sitting outside in this amazing Maryland weather having a Manhattan made with Bourbon (yes I like my Manhattan’s made with bourbon), Carpano Antica vermouth we and Fee brothers whiskey barrel aged aromatic bitters.

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@TracerBullet
TracerBullet replied

I have been wanting to try the Paper Plane cocktail for a while but was missing the Amaro Nonino. Just could not find it near me. Went to the store on Sunday and they had a shelf full. I like the cocktail. Refreshing and not too sweet. Will add this to the list of staple cocktails.

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@YakLord
YakLord replied

A Preakness, which is a Manhattan variant, made with bourbon instead of rye, as we were in Kentucky over the weekend.

2 years ago 5Who liked this?

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@YakLord
YakLord replied

Part 2 of the Daiquiri Experiment I started last summer...interestingly, the Dewar's Caribbean Smooth made a better tasting daiquiri than the Havana Club. The one made with the Asyla was definitely not a daiquiri, but it was a veey good lime-based whisky sour (which is something I'll have to experiment more with).

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@TracerBullet
TracerBullet replied

@YakLord Wow! A scotch based daiquiri! Would never have tried that, but I will now. Is this a classic daiquiri recipe? (1 part simple syrup, 2 parts lime juice, 4 parts rum (scotch in your case) Or is this a modified El Papa Doble? You also amp up the lime with lime bitters. +1

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@OdysseusUnbound

@YakLord I've always found HC 7 to be more suited to an Old Fashioned than to a daiquiri. HC 3 year does an admirable job in a daiquiri, especially if you include fresh grapefruit juice and Maraschino liqueur. Yum.

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@YakLord
YakLord replied

@OdysseusUnbound That gets you into Hemingway Daiquiri territory (which was Phase 1 of the experiment, the results of which where: Havana Club, Asyla, then the Dewar's, which didn't play well with the maraschino and grapefruit).

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@YakLord
YakLord replied

@TracerBullet There are so many different "classic" ratios out there. For purposes of the experiment I used the Original Daiquiri recipe from The Spruce Eats for all three: 1.5oz spirit, 0.75oz lime juice, 0.5oz sugar syrup (in this case, demerera syrup), and then added a dash of lime bitters (thespruceeats.com/classic-daiquiri-recipe-…).

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@OdysseusUnbound

@YakLord I've done the Hemingway "inspired" daiquiri (I keep some simple syrup in the recipe), and have found that I actually prefer a "dirty pour" into a tumbler rather than drinking it neat. Or at least it seems more refreshing that way in the summer time.

2 years ago 1Who liked this?

@YakLord
YakLord replied

Tennessee Ginger Elderflower Sour...

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@YakLord
YakLord replied

Brooklyn, using Dillon's Rye 1 Cask Strength, but I mis-read the recipe and used a 1/2oz each of Averna Amaro and Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur, instead of a 1/2 tsp of each. Still tastes good, though.

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@Nozinan
Nozinan replied

@YakLord That looks like the 2019 release of the Rye. Have you tried the 2020? Same cask and ABV but aged longer. I not opened mine yet. The 2021 release was a 500 cc bottle from cask 114, so a new cask. One of these days I need to do a H2H2H.

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@YakLord
YakLord replied

@Nozinan It is the 2019 release. Haven't tried the 2020, and passed on the 2021 as I'm trying to reduce / not expand what's in the accumulation in the basement.

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@Nozinan
Nozinan replied

@YakLord Me too, but that didn't stop me... Actually their 200 cc bottles were perfect size for me to try multiple batches, but then they switched to the 500 cc format, which does take up space.

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@YakLord
YakLord replied

Classic Daiquri made with Talisker 8 year-old Rum Cask Finished (2020 Special Release), mango syrup, and lime juice.

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@YakLord
YakLord replied

Kavi Old Fashioned...which is really just adding bitters to the Kavi because the Kavi has substantial amounts of sugar in it.

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@YakLord
YakLord replied

Rob Roy, with Dewar's Rum Cask Finished Blended Scotch...

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@YakLord
YakLord replied

Great Lakes Cocktail. The recipe calls for Revelstoke Whisky Liqueur, but I used vanilla bean infused Seagram's VO...

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@YakLord
YakLord replied

Black Walnut Old Fashioned with J.P. Wiser's 23 year-old Cask Strength Canadian Whisky (our anniversary whisky this year)...

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