My favorite is the El Camino
1 oz Del Maguey Vida
1 oz rye
.5 oz benedictine
4 dashes Peychaud bitters
Orange peel garnish
Stir, serve over a big ice cube
Go with small variations on what you already like. You like negronis? Try a boulevardier (gin -> whiskey).
Other swaps exist for just about every classic cocktail.
Separate recommendation is to follow the learning curve of the book "raising the bar". It's fantastic and really did a good job of teaching the fundamentals with as few bottles as possible.
My favorite is the El Camino 1 oz Del Maguey Vida 1 oz rye .5 oz benedictine 4 dashes Peychaud bitters Orange peel garnish Stir, serve over a big ice cube
Go with small variations on what you already like. You like negronis? Try a boulevardier (gin -> whiskey). Other swaps exist for just about every classic cocktail.
Separate recommendation is to follow the learning curve of the book "raising the bar". It's fantastic and really did a good job of teaching the fundamentals with as few bottles as possible.