Help for a Couple of Cocktail Novices (Part 2)

[Kerry Beal]

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Frézier from Kindred Cocktail. Now I need another bottle of Pisco.

Edited April 8, 2013 by Mjx (log)

[Kerry Beal]

Averna Jimjam - think I like the Ramazzotti Jimjam just a tiny bit better - the menthol kind of bugs me. Still a perfectly nice cocktail.

[FrogPrincesse]

Averna Jimjam - think I like the Ramazzotti Jimjam just a tiny bit better - the menthol kind of bugs me. Still a perfectly nice cocktail.

Menthol from the Averna? I am asking because it's not something I have noticed before (but I have never used Averna as the primary ingredient).

[Kerry Beal]

That's what I've noticed both times I've tried it.

[FrogPrincesse]

That's what I've noticed both times I've tried it.

I will have to try Averna neat to see if I can detect this too. I am curious now. Or maybe it's the combination with the apricot liqueur that is creating this sensation?

[Kerry Beal]

Zanadu from Kindred Cocktail.

[FrogPrincesse]

Averna Jimjam - think I like the Ramazzotti Jimjam just a tiny bit better - the menthol kind of bugs me. Still a perfectly nice cocktail.

Menthol from the Averna? I am asking because it's not something I have noticed before (but I have never used Averna as the primary ingredient).

Trying it neat and Kerry is absolutely right, there is some menthol there (together with caramel and licorice).

[Kerry Beal]

Brooklynite. From the Bartender's Choice app on my phone.

[Kerry Beal]

Sadly out of focus. There is new distillery on the Niagara Peninsula and I am making some pates de fruit using their product for the upcoming WInter Winefest. Tonight I figured I needed to try out an idea and see how it flew. 2 ounces of Dillon's unfiltered small batch gin, 1 ounce of rock sugar simple, 3/4 ounce lime, 2 big dashes of Dillon's Lime Bitters. Quite yummy. But I think I'll have to scale back the gin in the PDF - I only have a 375 ml bottle to play with!

[Kerry Beal]

Nomayo this evening. No champagne in the house - used a sparkling Niagara wine that I have for making chocolates as the float.

[Kerry Beal]

Southside with kalamansi snd mojito mint

[Kerry Beal]

Lindberg's Baby (thanks Chris). A tasty tipple.

[FrogPrincesse]

Lindberg's Baby (thanks Chris). A tasty tipple.

So... what is it like with the right ingredients?

Edited to add: Never mind... you already answered in the Cocchi Americano thread.

Thanks for satisfying my curiosity.

Edited January 24, 2013 by FrogPrincesse (log)

[Chris Amirault]

You are most welcome -- thanks for describing it!

[Kerry Beal]

Pegu club with Citadelle gin and my new bottle of Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao. This is the second Pegu club I've had - the first at the Velvet Tango room. Didn't like it either time - must be something wrong with my taste buds - cause everyone else on eG seems to love it. Ah well - vive la différence.

[ChrisTaylor]

I'm not a fan either. Then again, I'm usually not big on gin-based drinks that mostly taste like gin.

[Adam George]

I think I'd prefer a Pegu with lemon...

[FrogPrincesse]

A Pegu Club made at the Pegu Club is a thing of beauty. But it's a drink that can be hard to get just right.

(on the right)

[Kerry Beal]

A Pegu Club made at the Pegu Club is a thing of beauty. But it's a drink that can be hard to get just right.

(on the right)

I guess to decide if I truly don't like it - I'll have to try it there for sure.

[FrogPrincesse]

There are many versions of this cocktail and an excellent thread on eG. The ingredients used and exact ratios will change the character of the drink. Maybe you will find one that you like...

[Adam George]

Not impressed with a lime wedge garnish like that. A Pegu shouldn't need any more acid and it doesn't exactly look beautiful.

[Tri2Cook]

Not impressed with a lime wedge garnish like that. A Pegu shouldn't need any more acid and it doesn't exactly look beautiful.

Considering the source of the "a thing of beauty" description, I'm going to assume the lime wedge hurts it not at all.

[FrogPrincesse]

Not impressed with a lime wedge garnish like that. A Pegu shouldn't need any more acid and it doesn't exactly look beautiful.

Considering the source of the "a thing of beauty" description, I'm going to assume the lime wedge hurts it not at all.

The photo does not do it justice, but this was a nicely scored lime wedge, not just a random garnish.

[Czequershuus]

I think the Pegu Club is a really difficult cocktail to balance. More than other cocktail, I think the specific sourness level of the limes used can result in a very different cocktail. With the exact same ratios I've had cocktail that I liked, and ones that just did not work.

[Adam George]

Not impressed with a lime wedge garnish like that. A Pegu shouldn't need any more acid and it doesn't exactly look beautiful.

Considering the source of the "a thing of beauty" description, I'm going to assume the lime wedge hurts it not at all.

The photo does not do it justice, but this was a nicely scored lime wedge, not just a random garnish.

I just think wedge garnishes are brash and with a cocktail that the balance is clearly so critical....