During this interesting time at home, I have upgraded from wine to cocktails. Now that I have the time to shake up my preferred drink, why not? And with this came a lot of exploring and experimenting with different flavors. One of the best things to come out of lock down, was being home when the sun was setting, on the balcony, cocktail in hand reading a book.
I currently only have the below spirits, so all drinks below require these only:
Gin, Whiskey, Bitters
The Classic Old Fashioned
This is my go to drink, and as can be seen from what I always have in the house, I ensure I can make it at any time. It doesn't require any fresh ingredients either so is definitely a 'pantry' recipe. I don't use a recipe for this anymore as I go by memory.
Place sugar cube at the bottom and saturate in bitters (about 2 dashes).
Muddle sugar cube.
Fill half way with ice cubes (or one big cube - Julia, I'm still waiting for this).
Pour as much whiskey as you want to drink.
Stir until the glass is cold (about 2 minutes).
If you have, or are feeling fancy, add a orange peel or maraschino cherry.
Cinnamon Maple Whiskey Sour
This is the cocktail that started my corona cocktail obsession. And I highly recommend it. There was a week where I had this every night with my homemade Cantucci. The mix of whiskey and maple syrup brings a good mix of oak and sweetness. The original recipe is from here.
Mix 6 tablespoons whiskey, 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, pinch of cinnamon and ice into a cocktail shaker and mix until the shaker is cold (about 45 seconds)
Strain into a cocktail glass.
The Penicillin
A further twist from a whiskey sour, however this has gained popularity as its own thing. And the name is pretty epic. The recipe is from here, all though I did change the syrup as per the below. Also, as I am not a fan of smokey whiskey, there isn't any in my house, and I just substituted with more of my single malt. Personally, I prefer the above Cinnamon Maple Whiskey Sour to this (and it's less work).
I made the ginger honey syrup for this by boiling and straining the below:
20 tablespoons water, 4 tablespoons honey, 5 tablespoons small cubed ginger
To make the cocktail shake the below:
50 ml Whiskey, 25 ml lemon juice, 20 ml Honey Ginger syrup.
Sage Brown Derby
I expected this to be very different in taste to the other cocktails, however it reminded me of another twist of the above Whiskey Sour's.
I believe cocktails should become like signatures. You have your favorites, you know how to make them by heart, and the ingredients should always be available in your house. A Sage Brown Derby will never become my signature. I never have sage in my house, which is a shame, but that's the truth. There are too many ingredients for me to memorize, and truthfully I much prefer the above (simpler) Cinnamon Maple Whiskey Sour. But if you want to try it yourself the original recipe is from here.
Espresso Martini
Not sure if this cocktail counts, but it's a great tasting drink, only £2, and no clean up required. It comes from a can. And I can now not wait to try out all the rest of the canned cocktails in the supermarket. Canned cocktail, what horrors, a purist would say. Well this is one of the best Espresso Martini's I have ever had, and I don't plan on stopping anytime soon. And again - no clean up.
(The brand is Funkin Cocktails)
Espresso Old Fashioned
As much as I love an Espresso Martini, Vodka is not my favorite - so when I found this twist using Whiskey I had to try it! The recipe is inspired from here. And it did not disappoint!
Mix together 2oz Cold Coffee, 1oz Whiskey, 1/4oz Simple Syrup, dash of Bitters in a shaker with ice.
Strain into Tumblr glass.
Rosemary Grapefruit Martini
When I first saw this recipe, I was like this is a recipe for my mom. I also wanted to explore more Gin based drinks. The original recipe is from here, however I like to top my drink of with a splash or two of tonic water; a) fill the coupe glass a bit more, b) to give it a little more fizz. I ended up liking this cocktail so much I bought a matching Grapefruit Gin. I have no regrets.
Mix equal amounts fresh grapefruit juice, Gin, a teaspoon of sugar syrup, and a rosemary sprig with ice in a shaker.
Strain into glass and garnish with a fresh Rosemary sprig
Note for all cocktails:
If you don't have a liquid measurer (like me), don't worry. Most liquids are the same in weight, so place your cocktail shaker on a scale and measure like that. The important thing is to keep your proportions. If you don't have scale get a tiny bowl/glass/storage/anything and make that your 100%. Or worse case eyeball it and hope for the best, aka me making an Old Fashioned.
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