NakedSushi

The BF’s recipe:
2 oz Sweet Vermouth (I used Vya)
1 oz Old Tom Gin (I used the Ransom one, which is great) – if you don’t have the Old Tom, might want to add some symple syrup
1/2 oz Cynar
4 dashes Boker’s bitters (maybe unnecessary with the Cynar, but I used them anyway)
Stir and strain into chilled [...]

An experiment with seville orange juice led to this gin sour.  It sounded like a good idea at the time, and it was certainly drinkable, but it was lackluster.  No flavors really stood out, and it just tasted smooth and sweet.  Maybe next time, leaving out the simple syrup would let the seville oranges stand [...]

The BF was experimenting with some seville oranges I finally managed to score at the farmer’s market. I had to special order them from one of the farmers the week before so that he could bring me some this week. We were tossing around the idea of creating a literature-inspired cocktail for when [...]

I drank my first Little Italy a week or so ago at The Tar Pit. It’s a Manhattan variation with more depth in the aftertaste thanks to the Cynar (Chi-naaaar). Because the drink is on the bitter side, it’s one to be sipped instead of gulped and might not be for everyone.
Cynar is [...]

I wish the Cocktail Crusader was around when I was at the bar in Palm Springs and kept seeing douchey people spending $$ on horrible vodka martinis and trying to impress their dates.  If you just want to get wasted, order shots of vodka. If you actually want a martini, order a real one.

I like cherries and I like alcohol. I love cherries in alcohol. Ever since I had the house-made cherries at a bar a few months ago, I’ve been entertaining the thought of making my own. How hard could it be, right?
In the BF’s copy of The Art of the Bar, there’s a simple recipe [...]

I was already a fan of a Martinez over a Martini and making it with Ransom Old Tom Gin is a real treat. The gin is an unusual (for gin) brown color and has slightly sweeter taste to it thanks to the added malt. I like it because it doesn’t taste like a [...]