Cocktail Tease

American Poet @aocla: bourbon, lime, chartreuse, Luxardo, bitters

R&B @craftla: Breaking & Entering, Dos Maderas 5+5 rum, port rinse. Old Fashioned variation.

Father’s Day cocktails featuring Bulleit Bourbon and George Dickel.

Father’s Day Cheer

• 1.3 oz. Bulleit Bourbon (25 oz. per bottle)
• 4 oz. ginger ale
• 1 slice(s) lemon
• 2 dash(es) bitters

Preparation: Serve on the rocks. Garnish with a slice of lemon.

The Anytimer

• 2 oz. Bulleit Rye
• 1 oz. Orange juice
• 1 oz. Lemon juice
• ½ oz. Simple Syrup
• ½ oz. amaretto

Preparation: Shake ingredients and strain into an ice filled tumbler. Garnish with orange & cherry.

Old Fashioned George Dickel

• 1 maraschino cherry
• 1 teaspoon(s) sugar
• .25 oz. bitters
• 1 splash(es) water
• 1 oz. George Dickel Cascade Hollow Batch Recipe (25 oz. per bottle)
• lemon twist
• 1 slice(s) orange

Preparation: Muddle sugar with bitters and water and add George Dickel Cascade Hollow Batch Recipe. Shake with ice and pour into an old fashioned glass. Garnish with lemon twist, orange slice and maraschino cherry.

Pop Quiz: Bourbon, ramozzotti, chocolate mole bitters by Devon Tarby at the Varnish.

The Next Door Old Fashioned @nextdoorbyjosie: bourbon, bitters, tangelo marmalade. Heavy on bourbon, not sweet.

Bourbon Pig: bacon fat washed Bulleit bourbon, Angostura, sugar, pig ear garnish at Umamicatessen

Fade to Black: 103 proof bourbon, clement canne syrup, walnut bitters at Black Market Liquor Bar

My new favorite cocktail is the Boulevardier — a cross between my two old favorites, the Negroni and the Manhattan. But after reading this @NYTimesfood article about it which encouraged experimenting I decided to play around with it at home.

Since I LOVE coffee, I decided to play that up in my version of the cocktail with Java Juice, a coffee extract that my friend @thirstyinla gave me. Now, this extract is pretty potent so I had to experiment with different amounts and I found that a splash overpowered the cocktail. But a dash was enough to complement the Carpano and give the cocktail that hint of coffee that I love. Yum. Rich, complex, delicious.

I don’t have a name for the cocktail yet. I’m guessing a play on the words coffee and Boulevardier would be good, with a hint of addiction but for now I’m claiming it.

The CoCktail

• 2 ounces bourbon
• 1 ounce Campari
• 1 ounce Carpano Antica sweet vermouth
• 1 dash of Java Juice

Combine ingredients in mixing glass filled with ice. Stir and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon zest.

Blonde Comet: Elijah Craig, peach brandy, grapefruit, Angostura. @oldfields_bar

Boulevardier: bourbon, campari, carpano, orange twist