To come

being working hard in the drink lab and maybe by end of summer will have some fresh recipes.  But some hits with sparking grapefruit and St.Germain.  Also trying out sweet red vermouth in some of the receipes.  Working on some takes on Manhattans also so should have something to publish very soon.

Too long and I hate moonshine

This is going to be a little bit of a rant.  I have to say this new surge in interest about moonshine is stupid.  You can not go into a Bev Mo and buy moonshine.  By definition moonshine is illegally made spirits.  If you are buying it off the self at your local liquor store this is not moonshine.  Grain alcohol yes but not moonshine.  So this huge interest in moonshine is mostly about grain alcohol or more correctly term to be un-aged American whiskey, grain vodka, everclear and so on.  It is a stupid marking term to give people this feeling authenticity that is really not there.  So if someone offers you moonshine laugh take a sip and ask what still in there backyard produced such swill.

Sake pear

This is a blend of some cultures but it is a nice spice pear drink.

Glass:
Rocks

Ingredients:
Spiced Rum
Sake
Pear Juice

Proportions:

1. Add Spiced rum

2. Add Sake

3. Add Pear juice








Finish by shaking all ingredients and sever in same glass.

Cherry Bomb

A favorite smokey cherry in flavor.  It is also good without the scotch.

Glass:
Rocks

Ingredients:
Spiced Rum
Scotch(Something Peaty)
Cherry juice
Lemon juice

Proportions:

1. Add Spiced Rum

2. Add Scotch

3. Add Cherry juice

4. Splash Lemon juice








Stir and serve on the rocks.  Garnish options are lemon twist or orange twist.

New Look

Hello All
I just wanted to clarify somethings.  First off the drawings are accurate follow the steps as drawn and you will successfully make the drinks.  I have drawing them to take in account for the tappers of the glasses and the ice that is used so if you make your drinks look like the drawings you will have no trouble making the finished cocktail.
Second there is a new look to the overall drawings I wanted to freshening them up a bit.  Let me know what you think.
Mixer

The Craig

Here is a drink for people on a cave man diet.  It focus on only raw spirits that are non-grain based.

Glass:
Rocks

Ingredients:
Tequila
Lemon Juice
Tonic Water
Maple Syrup

Proportions:

Add Tequila

Add splash lemon juice

Add a dash of maple syrup








Shake ingredients that have been add to this point.  Use the ice in the glass and then pour back all the that have been shaking.

Add tonic water







Stir all ingredients together

The Ghost

Here is a great spring/summer drink. It is very refreshing without it begin overly sweet or sour.  I named it the ghost after the color when finished.

Glass:
Up or martini

Ingredients:
Vodka
St.Germain
Fresh lemon juice
Tonic water

Proportions:

1. Add Vodka

2. Add St.Germain

Add splash lemon juice

Add tonic water








Finish by stirring and add lemon twist.

In the lab

Here is a selection about what I have been keeping in my mixing lab (bar).

Coming Soon

Hello Everyone
Please keep checking back.  The lab is working overtime to create new and delicious combinations so hopefully by this weekend there will be quite a few new recipes.  Still looking for some brave soles to post there experience with the drinks.  Would love some feedback on taste and recipes.
Mixer

Ginger Ale

Here is a new one.  This came out looking and tasting almost exactly like ginger ale.

Glass:
Rocks

Ingredients:
Spiced Rum
Fresh Lemon and Lime juices
Tonic water

Proportions:

1. Add Spiced Rum (Sailor Jerry's was my choice)

2. Add Lemon and Lime juice








At this point I would shake to mix and to chill.

3. Add Tonic water








Stir to finish and mix all ingredients

Key Lime

Here is my take on a key lime pie drink.

Glass:
Rocks

Ingredients:
Silver rum
Simply Lime-aid
Fresh lime juice (ideal from key limes)
Milk

Proportions:

1. Add ice

2. Add silver rum

3. Add Simply Lime-aid

4. Add splash of fresh lime juice

5. Add milk








Shake with the ice and empty back into glass.  It is normal for foam to form in the shaking process.  garnish with a lime.

Orange Creamsicle

Here is a new one.  It is based on that childhood favorite the Orange Creamsicle.

Glass:
Rocks

Ingredients:
Silver Rum
Triple Sec
Milk
Grand Mariner

Proportions:

1. Add Ice

2. Add Silver Rum

3. Add Triple Sec

4. Add a splash of Grand Mariner.  This step is to add color and depth of flavor.

 5. Add Milk








Just shake with the ice and add back into glass.  Some frothing from the milk is normal.  The drink should have a little foam on the top when down shaking.

Green Flash

Here is a very new drink I came up with just the other day.  It has absinthe in it so if you are unfamiliar with this liqueur you should know it is going to taste a lot like licorice.  If this is not a flavor you like you most likely will not care for this drink.  But that being said it is quite a nice drink with a sweet sense of licorice and orange and a tang of juniper berry.

Glass:
Up or martini

Ingredients:
Absinthe
Gin
Triple Sec
Fresh Lime Juice

Proportions:

 1. Add Absinthe

2. Add Triple Sec

3. Add fresh lime juice

4. Add Gin







Shake with ice.  The ice is important in order to unlock the flavors in absinthe it must be mixed with cold water.  Once shaking the drink should take on a green opalescent look.