Brunck drinks shouldn't be sweet IMHO. Champagne is the perfect brunch drink, or prosecco, or cava, or any french cremant.Savage Bloody Savage wrote:So, Grumpy still breathing, thank goodness. Tried to make new drinky, discovered all out of bourbon--quelle horreur!, so had to substitute spiced rum. Quite sweet; rather a dessert in a glass. Would definitely get my mom drunk. Good brunch drink, but I'll stick to straight booze tonight, after I finish this one off.
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Re: Manhattan
The book, The Right Drink for Every Situation, somewhat whimsical, claims the Manhattan is the right drink for drinking alone. The only variation they mention is to use dry vermouth in addition to sweet vermouth, which they call the Perfect Manhattan:
2.25 oz bourbon or rye
.5 oz dry vermouth
.5 oz sweet vermouth
long dash Angostura Bitters
Stit with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass
Garnish with lemon peel
2.25 oz bourbon or rye
.5 oz dry vermouth
.5 oz sweet vermouth
long dash Angostura Bitters
Stit with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass
Garnish with lemon peel
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Have you ever considered buying enough? {;^)>Savage Bloody Savage wrote:So, Grumpy still breathing, thank goodness. Tried to make new drinky, discovered all out of bourbon--quelle horreur!, so had to substitute spiced rum. Quite sweet; rather a dessert in a glass. Would definitely get my mom drunk. Good brunch drink, but I'll stick to straight booze tonight, after I finish this one off.
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It's impossible to buy enough, because no amount is ever enough.Drunkenstein44 wrote:Have you ever considered buying enough? {;^)>Savage Bloody Savage wrote:So, Grumpy still breathing, thank goodness. Tried to make new drinky, discovered all out of bourbon--quelle horreur!, so had to substitute spiced rum. Quite sweet; rather a dessert in a glass. Would definitely get my mom drunk. Good brunch drink, but I'll stick to straight booze tonight, after I finish this one off.
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Champagne is always sweet, no matter how dry it claims itself to be.BBoozer wrote:Brunck drinks shouldn't be sweet IMHO. Champagne is the perfect brunch drink, or prosecco, or cava, or any french cremant.Savage Bloody Savage wrote:So, Grumpy still breathing, thank goodness. Tried to make new drinky, discovered all out of bourbon--quelle horreur!, so had to substitute spiced rum. Quite sweet; rather a dessert in a glass. Would definitely get my mom drunk. Good brunch drink, but I'll stick to straight booze tonight, after I finish this one off.
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I have tried, oh believe me, I have tried. But somehow, supplies always fall short of demand.Drunkenstein44 wrote:Have you ever considered buying enough? {;^)>Savage Bloody Savage wrote:So, Grumpy still breathing, thank goodness. Tried to make new drinky, discovered all out of bourbon--quelle horreur!, so had to substitute spiced rum. Quite sweet; rather a dessert in a glass. Would definitely get my mom drunk. Good brunch drink, but I'll stick to straight booze tonight, after I finish this one off.
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BINGO!Rumhead wrote:It's impossible to buy enough, because no amount is ever enough.Drunkenstein44 wrote:Have you ever considered buying enough? {;^)>Savage Bloody Savage wrote:So, Grumpy still breathing, thank goodness. Tried to make new drinky, discovered all out of bourbon--quelle horreur!, so had to substitute spiced rum. Quite sweet; rather a dessert in a glass. Would definitely get my mom drunk. Good brunch drink, but I'll stick to straight booze tonight, after I finish this one off.
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Perfect is a matter of opinion. The above recipe ain't perfect.slushfund wrote:The book, The Right Drink for Every Situation, somewhat whimsical, claims the Manhattan is the right drink for drinking alone. The only variation they mention is to use dry vermouth in addition to sweet vermouth, which they call the Perfect Manhattan:
2.25 oz bourbon or rye
.5 oz dry vermouth
.5 oz sweet vermouth
long dash Angostura Bitters
Stit with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass
Garnish with lemon peel
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It's an opposite martini: instead of gin use burbin, instead of dry vermouth use sweet and instead of an olive use a cherry. Boom, a Manhattan. Aslo insteed of spelling correctly use a dictionary... fuck it, it 3am.
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Although I mostly agree with the Perfect Manhattan recipe, a "long" dash of bitters is too much, IMO. You only need a few drops.
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How 'bout some Southern Comfort and Ameretto? A plumb instead of a cherry? A wine flute instead of that yucky martini or highball glass, since a Manhatten isn't really a highball, is it, darling?
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Bourbon, orange bitters, and sweet vermouth.
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Wrong. But close. Try again!Scary Screwball wrote:Bourbon, orange bitters, and sweet vermouth.
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And then his Trilby fell off.
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Bourbon, sweet vermouth, orange bitters? Sorry. Sounds like my favorite quaff in the heat of the summer. Except I add a slash of maraschino.Dr. Manhattan wrote:How 'bout some Southern Comfort and Ameretto? A plumb instead of a cherry? A wine flute instead of that yucky martini or highball glass, since a Manhatten isn't really a highball, is it, darling?
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