XelaReko

u/xelareko@lemmy.world
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I'm not saying I agree with the initial claim. Just wanted to clarify what I thought the poster was saying. I'm basically deaf in one ear so I only have half a horse in this race anyway.

on Mai Tai · c/cocktails · 4 pts · 1y

I use dry Curacao and sometimes a funkier rum like Smith and cross or probitas if I am feeling it.

I tried to infuse some mezcal with a single jalapeno from my garden. I diced the pepper up, popped it into the bottle, and left it in over night based on a cursory internet search. It is completely undrinkable. Insanely spicy and I'm Cajun and can handle spicy things pretty well.

Needless to say my entry for this month's challenge is a bust. What did I do wrong? Why is it so much spicier than the jalapenos normally are? I know the jalapenos from my garden aren't very consistent in their level of heat, but this infusion was liquid fire.

I made this last night and it was pretty good! I don't own cynar so I used Aperol. I also ended up increasing the rye and apperol, effectively reducing the curaçao, to match my tastes a bit more as well.

on Old Cuban · c/cocktails · 1 pts · 2y

It was surprisingly good considering it is just a mojito that you top with champagne. I think I am going to make it at other celebrations. It feels like it should be a classic cocktail, but it was first invented in 2001.

If you like rum, this is a must try cocktail!

on Old Cuban · c/cocktails · 2 pts · 2y

"What's that cocktail you have?"

"Oh, Just Milk."

"That's not a cocktail"

"Yeah it is like 1/3 bourbon."

"...You must have had a weird childhood"

on Old Cuban · c/cocktails · 6 pts · 2y

I wish I took pictures of the other cocktails that I made this weekend. We had six people over and we all did some sort of Cocktail science and wrote down the recipes that we liked. I will eventually workshop them into actual drinks that can appeal to more than just the one person that made it.

One of their favorite drinks was a bourbon milk punch that used my chai spiced simple syrup. Everyone was calling it "just milk" because a milk punch looks like you have put ice in a glass of milk and nothing else. The taste is spectacular though.

on Ginger Buck · c/cocktails · 1 pts · 2y

That's my next goal. I think you could easily put a bunch of dried Ginger that could be used for ginger tea into boiling water and then make a simple out of that. I'll do anything to save on grating time.