Tinwhistler tries cocktails

[Tinwhistler]

A while back, I got "The Dungeonmeister" for Christmas. It's a D&D themed cocktail book. And, since I have a lot more space in this house that I have all to myself, I figured I'd build out the shelves in the dining room to be my cocktail bar. I still need quite a few liqueurs but I have most of the basics here and can make about 12-15 cocktails in the book with what I have on hand.

And, of course, I've been making cocktails. The Point Blank Shot (gin, whiskey and lemon)

The Twin Strike (vodka, lime juice, triple sec)

And tonight: Faerie Fire (blue curacao, gin, vermouth, orange juice, silver luster dust)

So far, they've all been tasty

 

[drawn_inward]

Those all sound nice! Faerie Fire looks tasty!

 

[Tinwhistler]

Those all sound nice! Faerie Fire looks tasty!

I wasn't sure how "Martini with orange" would turn out, but I really liked it

 

[Tinwhistler]

This one is in honor of @mikerc

McWhiskey Sour
It's actually pretty goddamn tasty. I used the Tullamore Dew instead of the Ardbeg Wee Beastie so it'd be a true Whiskey-with-an-e

 

[Shakey]

This one is in honor of @mikerc

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McWhiskey Sour
It's actually pretty goddamn tasty. I used the Tullamore Dew instead of the Ardbeg Wee Beastie so it'd be a true Whiskey-with-an-e

You should try a sour with an egg white in it. It is incredible. If you’re not into the whole egg white thing, there are alternatives.

 

[Tinwhistler]

You should try a sour with an egg white in it. It is incredible. If you’re not into the whole egg white thing, there are alternatives.

That'd be like the Wagyu of cocktails with the price of egg these days

 

[Shakey]

That'd be like the Wagyu of cocktails with the price of egg these days

Worth it.

 

[Tinwhistler]

Back to my regularly scheduled program: Giant Bee
Honey, gin, lemon juice. Sweet and tasty.

 

[Chad Sexington]

Back to my regularly scheduled program: Bee Sting
Honey, gin, lemon juice. Sweet and tasty.

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What proportions? That sounds lovely

 

[Shakey]

Back to my regularly scheduled program: Bee Sting
Honey, gin, lemon juice. Sweet and tasty.

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Close to what I do for a gin old fashioned.
Gin
Honey syrup
Lemon bitters

 

[Tinwhistler]

What proportions? That sounds lovely

2::3/4::1 gin:: lemon:: honey

 

[GasBandit]

Feel up to a challenge?

 

[Shakey]

Feel up to a challenge?

I want to try all of that.

 

[PatrThom]

Someone put an admirable amount of effort into that.
...though "You've" should be "You're."

--Patrick

 

[Tinwhistler]

Feel up to a challenge?

I'll probably come back and revisit these when I'm done churning through this book. Being a matrix, it seems like it'd be simple to churn through a lot of options without a big outlay of cash for specialty stuff.

Today's libation: A Gnomish Gnightcap. Gin, Vermouth, Campari. I'm noticing a *lot* of the drinks in this book are basically "A martini with a bit of something added". Which I'm 100% down for.

 

[Tinwhistler]

The "Sneak Attack"
White rum, cherry cordial, cointreau, lime juice, simple syrup, and ice blended into a frozen drink.

Very tasty, not very boozy tasting. I could probably down these back-to-back. Which makes it have a good name, because there's like 3oz of booze in it. It will definitely sneak up on you.

 

[Bubble181]

The "Sneak Attack"
White rum, cherry cordial, cointreau, lime juice, simple syrup, and ice blended into a frozen drink.
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Very tasty, not very boozy tasting. I could probably down these back-to-back. Which makes it have a good name, because there's like 3oz of booze in it. It will definitely sneak up on you.

Oh yeah, that's one of those "Let's get the 18 year odl girl drunk without her noticing" cocktails. There's quite a few of those where the object really seems to be "make it taste like anything but alcohol so they'll keep over before figuring out how much more alcohol is in this than in what you're drinking yourself".

Yummy, though.

 

[Tinwhistler]

"Royal Diplomacy" to lubricate those delicate negotiations.
Whiskey, bourbon, almond liqueur, orange, pineapple and cranberry juices and grenadine

 

[PatrThom]

I half-expect it would come with a maraschino cherry at that point.

--Patrick

 

[Tinwhistler]

I half-expect it would come with a maraschino cherry at that point.

--Patrick

A lot of these are supposed to have some kind of fruit garnish, but no cherry yet. But as I'm only having one drink a day or so, I foresaw a lot of tossed out, partially consumed fruit pieces. So I haven't bothered.

 

[PatrThom]

no cherry yet

It was more because the drink contained almond (whose flavor kinda tastes like cherry) and also two other things that are red. A cherry on top just seemed like a gimme to, well, top it all off.

--Patrick

 

[Tinwhistler]

While it looks similar to the Faerie Fire I made before, this is the Blue Mana and has a different taste entirely, being made of vodka, blue curacao, cranberry juice, lime, and luster dust in a sugar-rimmed glass.

 

[Tinwhistler]

Did Blue Mana yesterday. So today is Green Mana.
Fresh mint muddled with Midori, rum, lime juice and club soda, and garnished with fresh mint. Very refreshing!

 

[PatrThom]

I will always have a soft spot for Midori. The liqueur, not the violinist.

--Patrick

 

[Tinwhistler]

I will always have a soft spot for Midori. The liqueur, not the violinist.

--Patrick

I've never had it before, but the melon and mint made this super summery and refreshing feeling.

 

[PatrThom]

I've never had it before, but the melon and mint made this super summery and refreshing feeling.

Whenever we went camping, we would mix it with Cran-Raspberry. The red and green colors combine to make a sort of brown, and the two are already quite sweet to begin with... but to me, it tastes like Summer and hiking and campfires and laying out in the sun and so on. Tastes good with a little Sprite/7-Up added, too.

--Patrick

 

[Tinwhistler]

1d3 Minstrels. Ardbeg Wee Beastie, Tullemore Dew, Wild Turkey.

'Minstrels' to me implies light and festive. Nope. This was more like 'the three horsemen'. Three because Death isn't in the glass-- he's on your shoulder cackling 'This is what i taste like!'

 

[Bubble181]

A cocktail of whiskey, whisky and whiskey? That's... I mean, does that count as a cocktail?

 

[Tinwhistler]

A cocktail of whiskey, whisky and whiskey? That's... I mean, does that count as a cocktail?

Yep. Scotch, whiskey and bourbon. I think it counts more as a dare than a cocktail.

 

[PatrThom]

They should've named it the "Thorogood."

--Patrick

 

[Tinwhistler]

Total Party Wipe: vodka, dark rum, tequila, gin, blue curacao, sweet and sour, 7-up. So very very tasty

 

[chris]

While it looks similar to the Faerie Fire I made before, this is the Blue Mana and has a different taste entirely, being made of vodka, blue curacao, cranberry juice, lime, and luster dust in a sugar-rimmed glass.

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You can't trick me. That's romulan ale.

 

[Tinwhistler]

This one was called Electrum Piece. 50/50 red bull (which is goldish in color) and goldschlager. Which makes sense as electrum is 50/50 gold/silver in D&D. But all I had was Monster Zero Ultra, so it's silver/silver instead. In .gif format because the pearl luster dust is what really makes it shine. It was a lot tastier than I expected.

 

[Chad Sexington]

They should've named it the "Thorogood."

--Patrick

I drink too much now, but I used to really drink too much. At one of the bars where I was a regular, the manager would end my evenings by giving me a "Thorogood" - indeed, one bourbon, one scotch, and one beer.

 

[Bubble181]

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