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Feu de Vie: Virginia Sakura
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Spirits. Art. Alchemy. Cocktails. Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Blossoms don't taste like cherries,. Given my focus on Jefferson's Bourbon, all other potential names tended to fall short of "Jefferson's Cherry Blossom", noodle on this though I did. Authored by Thomas Jefferson. 2 1/4 oz Bourbon (Jefferson's). 1/2 oz Umeshu (plum sake - I used Choya). 1 tsp Maraschino liqueur. 5 drops Bittercube cherry bark vanilla bitters. To prepare the garnish:. Thanks for the scans from the family photo albums Mom! Waterme...
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Feu de Vie: June 2015
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Spirits. Art. Alchemy. Cocktails. Sunday, June 7, 2015. For Negroni Week: Rosso Doré. So in case you haven't been following on Twitter for the past 6 days, it's the third annual Negroni Week. The Negroni: Campari, sweet vermouth and gin. Simple, classic, the bitter progenitor of dozens of Renaissance cocktails (including my own The Doe's Path. 3/4 oz cognac (Remy Martin VSOP). 3/4 oz rhum agricole blanc (Neisson). 3/4 oz Dubonnet Rouge. 1/4 oz Crème Yvette. 2 dashes Peychaud's or Burlesque bitters. Water...
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Feu de Vie: Impromptus - Gin and Tonics
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Spirits. Art. Alchemy. Cocktails. Thursday, August 29, 2013. Impromptus - Gin and Tonics. I've realized of late that I've gotten to a point where I can rattle off ingredients off the top of my head and turn them into pretty decent cocktails. It doesn't always work out, but I would say my hit rate is still 50% or so. And I've also realized I don't document these recipes beyond TwitPic at times, to the detriment of the blog, purely because they weren't "planned" and fought-for ideas. So, for this first set...
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Feu de Vie: Meyer Lemon Falernum: Telesto
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Spirits. Art. Alchemy. Cocktails. Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Meyer Lemon Falernum: Telesto. Let's do some housekeeping here before I consider posting anything for July's Mixology Monday. First off, some love to Putney Farm. Whose MxMo event, Hometown Hooch. I missed last month, even though I had the recipe and the pics cobbled together and everything (go check out the round-up. Secondly, and more to the point, this is less one of those throw-down-the-gauntlet/best- this. I'd be very intrigued to know your...
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Feu de Vie: Impromptu: Falling Sun Manhattan
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Spirits. Art. Alchemy. Cocktails. Thursday, November 21, 2013. Impromptu: Falling Sun Manhattan. I might as well face it: I'll always be trying to remake the Manhattan. The Manhattan itself a dark seasons classic, I wanted to add some autumnal/festive-seasons richness with a brooding quality to the mix. The cassis and nocino had been calling out to me, so I chanced it:. 2 oz Buffalo Trace bourbon. 1/4 oz crème de cassis. 1/4 oz sweet vermouth (Vya). 1 dash Bittercube Bolivar bitters. Wine - sweet vermouth.
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Feu de Vie: Karya
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Spirits. Art. Alchemy. Cocktails. Friday, October 12, 2012. Pottery Barn, in case you were wondering. 1 1/2 oz Dad's Hat rye whiskey. 1 oz Lillet Rose. 1/2 oz walnut liqueur (Nux Alpina or other nocino). 1 barspoon hazelnut orgeat with rose water. 1 dash Urban Moonshine original bitters. 3 hazelnuts - garnish. Stir all ingredients on ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and float three roasted hazelnuts. In an ideal time- and budget-friendly world, this glass. Even better: upon further researching i...
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Feu de Vie: The Liquor Cabinet
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Spirits. Art. Alchemy. Cocktails. Current as o f December 31st, 2015. Martini and Rossi Bianco. Martini and Rossi Extra Dry Vermouth. Abbot's, Extinct Chemical Company. Bittercube Cherry Bark Vanilla. Bitter End Memphis BBQ. Brooklyn Hemispherical Black Mission Fig. Dr Adam Elmegirab's Aphrodite Bitters. Dr Adam Elmegirab's Boker's Bitters. Dr Adam Elmegirab's Christmas Bitters. Dr Adam Elmegirab's Dandelion and Burdock Bitters. Dr Adam Elmegirab's Spanish Bitters. Dr Adam Elmegirab's Teapot Bitters.
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Feu de Vie: Chimaera
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Spirits. Art. Alchemy. Cocktails. Tuesday, July 7, 2015. This little ditty was a work-in-progress ever since I got my first bottle of Dubonnet Rouge for Bucentaure. Development back in 2012. The thought-process behind this one was simple, but tricky: pick a spirit from random locales around the world that wouldn't automatically be thought-of together - then make them work. Is it a Manhattan? 3/4 oz rye whiskey (Rittenhouse). 3/4 oz cachaça (51). 3/4 oz Dubonnet Rouge. 1/4 oz lime juice (fat). At that) I ...
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Feu de Vie: May 2015
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Spirits. Art. Alchemy. Cocktails. Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Mixology Monday, May 2015: I'll Take Manhattan! I've got to stop being fashionably late. It's a character flaw. Eh well, better than last month (aka, yesterday). Welcome back to the awesomest cocktail jamboree on the planet, bar none, Mixology Monday! May's host is beloved ringleader Fred of cocktail. Continuing the year's classic cocktail riff theme with " I'll Take Manhattan! Take it away, sir! Awesome, you're right on track! Flash-forward to 2...
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Feu de Vie: Bucentaure
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Spirits. Art. Alchemy. Cocktails. Saturday, June 8, 2013. Odd things happen as you pursue the cocktail behind a given name. For instance, the recipe you were so certain would be the best representation of the concept, ends up needing to be flipped on its head only after it's finalized. Feels a tap on her shoulder* Yes, I know it's Gemini. You don't wake up from a coma without first asking what day it is, just in case. *the giant alligator-man shrugs and walks away*]. So what to do? Is a horse-man; that i...
