Just acquired a bottle of Beefeater 24 so I figured I'd put it to use :
"Mar-tea-nez" :
1.25oz Beefeater 24, 1.25oz Dubonnet, 1tsp Maraschino, 1 dash Angostura, 1 dash Peychauds, stir with Earl Grey packet, grapefruit zest garnish (I threw it out before the picture...)
...Absolutely amazed by this cocktail though I'll admit I made it a second time without the Earl Grey and found it just as good. The Beefeater 24 really shows its strength.
"Margarita" :
Details are in the description. Tried it again with Cointreau and again (don't judge me!) with Grand Marnier and Anejo Tequila, the Patron Citronge with "silver" 100% Agave Tequila is the winner here. I'll have to make a few Palomas to see if the results are the same.
Three Dots and a dash :
One of my all-time favourite drinks, one of the few that isn't spirit-forward.
1oz Rhum Agricole, 1oz El Dorado 12, 0.25oz Allspice Dram, 0.25oz Falernum, 0.5oz Honey Syrup (I used Acacia Honey), 0.5oz Orange Juice, 0.5oz Lime Juice, 1 Dash Angostura Bitters.
Not quite the original recipe which calls for 1.5oz Rhum Agricole and 0.5oz El Dorado 12 but I like things a bit on the sweet side. Also too cheap to make the proper "1 pineapple chunk + 3x Luxardo cherries" garnish so I overcompensate with a tiny umbrella and a rubber-duck straw.
It comes from "fake acacia" (black lotus tree), a bit softer in taste and paler than regular honey.
In this drink it's unnecessary, regular inexpensive honey is the way to go. In something like a Bees Knees or Airmail (rum/lime/honey/champagne) though -- makes a difference.
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Just acquired a bottle of Beefeater 24 so I figured I'd put it to use :
1.25oz Beefeater 24, 1.25oz Dubonnet, 1tsp Maraschino, 1 dash Angostura, 1 dash Peychauds, stir with Earl Grey packet, grapefruit zest garnish (I threw it out before the picture...)
...Absolutely amazed by this cocktail though I'll admit I made it a second time without the Earl Grey and found it just as good. The Beefeater 24 really shows its strength.
Details are in the description. Tried it again with Cointreau and again (don't judge me!) with Grand Marnier and Anejo Tequila, the Patron Citronge with "silver" 100% Agave Tequila is the winner here. I'll have to make a few Palomas to see if the results are the same.
One of my all-time favourite drinks, one of the few that isn't spirit-forward.
1oz Rhum Agricole, 1oz El Dorado 12, 0.25oz Allspice Dram, 0.25oz Falernum, 0.5oz Honey Syrup (I used Acacia Honey), 0.5oz Orange Juice, 0.5oz Lime Juice, 1 Dash Angostura Bitters.
Not quite the original recipe which calls for 1.5oz Rhum Agricole and 0.5oz El Dorado 12 but I like things a bit on the sweet side. Also too cheap to make the proper "1 pineapple chunk + 3x Luxardo cherries" garnish so I overcompensate with a tiny umbrella and a rubber-duck straw.
What's Acacia honey? I'm a stickler for Orange blossom honey, as is called for in of Donn Beach's recipes.
It comes from "fake acacia" (black lotus tree), a bit softer in taste and paler than regular honey.
In this drink it's unnecessary, regular inexpensive honey is the way to go. In something like a Bees Knees or Airmail (rum/lime/honey/champagne) though -- makes a difference.