Cocktail Experimentation?

[markus]

Just curious how many enjoy experimenting with mixing up their own cocktails with what you have on hand?
How did they turn out?
What did you mix up?
I just mixed up 2 oz. of Tanqueray gin with some grapefruit juice and a shot of cranberry juice over ice and it's not bad!
Last night I mixed a couple shots of Jim Beam with a little ginger ale and couple dashes of orange bitters over iced and it was pretty decent as well!
Not following any recipes, just having fun, playing around at the bar!

 

[smokiespipesmoker123]

I usually consider recipes to be suggestions, most of my cocktails are bastardized versions of classics. I change ratios, juices liqueurs etc....

 

[alaskanpiper]

I pretty much only ever have two

Botanist Gin with Fever Tree Elderflower Tonic
Rye Old Fashioned (Citrus muddled in simple syrup, angostura, rye, one ice cube).

The closest thing to an experiment I've done was using fresh squeezed farmers market Meyer lemon juice in a Tom Collins once in Hawaii. I filled up a gigantic plastic blender pitcher with it (NO GLASS IN THE POOL!) and went swimming. I gobbled that shit down like a starving hog at the slop trough.

I may or may not have offended several local sun baked geriatrics. To be fair, my blood is too thick for tropical climates so I consume liquids at an exorbitant rate, and also, nowhere in the pool rules does it say that cannonballs are not allowed in the hot tub.

Short story long it was good.

 

[BROBS]

If you haven’t experimented with your cocktail....

 

[mparker762]

Just curious how many enjoy experimenting with mixing up their own cocktails with what you have on hand?

Sometimes I add an extra dash of Peychauds to my Sazerac. And I've been known to use Gordons instead of Boodles in my martinis, but that's only if I'm desperate.

 

[bullet08]

Nope. I want to get up in the morning.

 

[ashdigger]

I’m pretty bland. I drink bourbon and whiskey.

I drink any of the ones in my cabinet one of these ways

1. Neat
2. With a large ice ball
3. Ice cubes
4. Manhattan
5. Old Fashioned
A. Traditional
B. Freestyle
- I use different bitters to achieve magic.
- example - Habanero Bitters, Chocolate Bitters, Cherry Bitters, Orange Bitters or a Heavy Cloved Bitters. I have about a dozen different kinds.

 

[jttnk]

I just made an old fashioned in a glass, no shaker method.

3 oz of Redemption Wheated Bourbon
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
2 dashes of Fee Brothers Aromatic Bitters
Orange Zest
Stir, drop in large Cube, add
1 Luxardo Cherry

Not too shabby!

 

[cshubhra]

I mostly drink single malts, with an occasional Bourbon, Tequila or Rum. I drink them neat, with a couple of ice cubes or a couple of tablespoons of chilled water. Recently I am experimenting a bit with gin.
Margarita is a favorite cocktail which I consume occasionally, but I am also experimenting with bitters - I only have Angostura Aromatic and Angostura Orange but seeing @ashdigger post above, might become more experimental.

 

[Ahi Ka]

My favourite bitters is hops and grapefruit by elemental distillers. Even with a non-sweet tonic water it adds enough flavour to enjoy a thirst quencher. If any of you gin lovers can get hold of it, they have a roots dry gin that celebrates NZ ingredients.

Marlborough Dry Gin - Elemental Distillers, New Zealand

Manufacturers of premium, small-batch spirits and liqueurs from the finest of homegrown ingredients. Working closely with independent farmers and cooperatives to source the finest quality ingredients from those who know and grow them best.

www.elementaldistillers.com

 

[Chasing Embers]

Outside of Long Island Beach Tea and the occasional Loch Lomond I'm not big on fruity mixed drinks, but I'm loving this. Just killed a six pack since getting home from work.

 

[BarrelProof]

I’m pretty bland. I drink bourbon and whiskey.

I drink any of the ones in my cabinet one of these ways

1. Neat
2. With a large ice ball
3. Ice cubes
4. Manhattan
5. Old Fashioned
A. Traditional
B. Freestyle
- I use different bitters to achieve magic.
- example - Habanero Bitters, Chocolate Bitters, Cherry Bitters, Orange Bitters or a Heavy Cloved Bitters. I have about a dozen different kinds.

x2.

Although, I’ve been cutting carbs for the last few months, so I haven’t had an Old Fashioned in quite some time. I’ve read about keto-friendly Old Fashioned recipes, but I’ve grown pretty fond of subbing in some small-scale, pure maple syrup from an acquaintance in NY for my sugar/simple syrup component, and I’m not sure I can deviate from that ritual after becoming particularly fond of it.

Not a fan of Manhattans, so no loss there.

 

[Chasing Embers]

x2.

Although, I’ve been cutting carbs for the last few months, so I haven’t had an Old Fashioned in quite some time. I’ve read about keto-friendly Old Fashioned recipes, but I’ve grown pretty fond of subbing in some small-scale, pure maple syrup from an acquaintance in NY for my sugar/simple syrup component, and I’m not sure I can deviate from that ritual after becoming particularly fond of it.

Not a fan of Manhattans, so no loss there.

Bacon bourbon maple Old Fashioned is heaven in a glass.

 

[BarrelProof]

Bacon bourbon maple Old Fashioned is heaven in a glass.

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Yes it is. And if you want to take it just a notch higher, get another piece of bacon, cook it crispy, use a food processor to quickly pulse it into crumbs, mix with equal parts brown sugar, and rim the glass with that combination.

 

[agnosticpipe]

I used to mix up different drinks years ago, but got tired of it. Now I just pretty much drink it as it comes, straight with or without ice.
However, I tried this experiment about a year ago, with some god-awful commercial moonshine someone gave me. I took a couple of chunks of barrel staves that came in the FM Cellar tobacco that I'd saved and but them in a pint jar with the moonshine for about 3 months. First time I'd had tobacco/whiskey flavored booze. Wasn't too bad, in fact it was far more drinkable than the original, and it really didn't take too much effort either.

 

[ashdigger]

The best moonshine I’ve ever had was produced on an Indian Reservation here in Nevada. It was made with a combination of Gooseberries and Currants. It was actually quite delicious.

Fun Fact, I traded a laptop computer for two gallons of it.

 

[STP]

I mostly enjoy beer?. There’s not a whole lot that you can do with beer... that taste good, but I’ll occasionally make my own version of a Red-Eye, aka, Red-Beer, Tomato Beer, or as my family calls it, Italian Beer. I use a can of V8 instead of tomato juice. I’ll also add a little hot sauce from time-to-time. It works better with a light beer, like Miller Lite