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PALOMAR AMERICANO

1½ oz cold brew coffee
1 oz Campari
1 oz sweet vermouth

Shake // Strain // Garnish: dehydrated orange

I have some leftovers from Negroni week on my shake list that never got made 😋 If I made any adjustment, I would swap out Campari for a less bracingly bitter amaro. My cold brew was already pretty mild to begin with but I found this a bit too bitter to be refreshing.

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/palomar-americano/

#alcohol #cocktail #cocktails #negroni #riff #americano #ColdBrew #coffee #vermouth #Campari #aperitivo #ClearIce #orange #garnish #HomeBar #drinkstodon #fedithirst

Youngblood OF

2 dashes bitters
¼ oz creme de cacao
¼ oz banana liqueur
2 oz cognac
4 drops saline solution

Stir // Strain // Garnish: lemon peel

I was in San Diego last year and visited Youngblood, a speakeasy inside a speakeasy... they know how to be hip in SD! Anyway, at the time they had no menu; the bartender would just get your vibe for each of three rounds. This was my "boozy" round 2, where I gave him a prompt of cognac. Second pic is the original that I drank at the bar.

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/chris-old-fashioned/

#alcohol #cocktail #cocktails #OldFashioned #cognac #cacao #banana #bitters #saline #lemon #garnish #ClearIce #HomeBar #CocktailBar #drinkstodon #fedithirst

a dark amber brown cocktail with crystal clear big rock of ice and lemon twist garnish sitting next to a Youngblood cocktail bar pin on a wooden cutting board with bottles in the background

a clear amber cocktail with lemon twist garnish sitting on a candlelit bar with backlit shelves of bottles in the background

BLACK WIDOWER

¾ oz lime juice
1 oz pineapple juice
1 oz blood orange juice
½ oz cinnamon syrup
½ oz Aperol
1 oz Blended Lightly Aged Rum ❷
1 oz mezcal
2 drops saline solution

Shake // Strain // Garnish: fake spider

One for Halloween! I found this on IG whiskey_witch channel, but tweaked the spec and name to call it my own. Hers had gin, and I swapped it with mezcal and added saline. I actually shook this up during blood orange season many months ago 🤫

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/black-widower/

#alcohol #cocktail #cocktails #halloween #lime #pineapple #blood #orange #cinnamon #aperol #rum #mezcal #saline #spider #garnish #ClearIce #HomeBar #drinkstodon #fedithirst

an orange-red cocktail with large rock of clear ice and toy spider garnish sitting on a black and gold tray with cobwebs in the background

PUMPKIN SPICE OF

3 dashes walnut bitters
¼ oz pumpkin spice syrup
1 barspoon allspice dram
2 oz apple brandy

Stir // Strain // Garnish: basil leaf

I have a huge planter full of cinnamon basil and thought it would play well as a warming spice in this autumn-style old fashioned. What’s more, my pumpkin syrup was generously spiced, adding hints of clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper, and ginger.

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/pumpkin-spice-old-fashioned/

#alcohol #cocktail #cocktails #pumpkin #spice #OldFashioned #walnut #bitters #allspice #clove #nutmeg #cinnamon #basil #garnish #ClearIce #HomeBar #drinkstodon #fedithirst

a dark brown cocktail with big rock of clear ice and basil sprig garnish sitting on a rubber lattice coaster with bottles and pumpkins in the background

~= CHOCOLATE NEGRONI =~

1 oz london dry gin
¾ oz sweet vermouth
¾ oz Campari
¼ oz creme de cacao
3 dashes chocolate bitters

Stir // Strain // Garnish: shaved cacao

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/chocolate-negroni/

A nice riff that goes direction chocolate for those who have a sweet tooth (hand raised!). Originally from IG dantenewyorkcity

#alcohol #cocktail #cocktails #negroni #riff #NegroniWeek #gin #vermouth #campari #amaro #cacao #orange #garnish #ClearIce #HomeBar #mixology #drinkstodon #fedithirst

a reddish-brown cocktail with orange twist garnish and big rock of clear ice sitting on a tile table with plants in the background

NEGRONI BIANCO BERGAMOTTO

1 oz Italicus
1 oz dry vermouth
1 oz gin

Stir // Strain // Garnish: green olives

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/negroni-bianco-bergamotto/

As Negronis go it's a smooth affair with very little bitter flavor. Crushable, as they say. Also I gotta shout-out to my local farmer's market for the amazing olives: one is pimento, the other blanched almond with garlic mince.

#alcohol #cocktail #cocktails #negroni #riff #WhiteNegroni #NegroniWeek #gin #vermouth #italicus #olives #garnish #ClearIce #HomeBar #mixology #drinkstodon #fedithirst

colorless, crystal clear cocktail with a big rock of clear ice and two speared olives as garnish, sitting on a black coaster with gold band with bottles of Needle gin, Dolin bianco vermouth, and Italicus bergamotte liqueur in the background

—== NEGRONI ==—

1 oz rosso vermouth
1 oz Campari
1 oz gin

Stir // Strain // Garnish: orange peel

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/negroni/

Celebrating everyone’s favorite equal-parts elixir! This week I've prepared classics, courageous riffs, and more complex creations inspired by the Negroni.

#alcohol #cocktail #cocktails #negroni #NegroniWeek #gin #vermouth #campari #amaro #orange #garnish #ClearIce #HomeBar #mixology #drinkstodon #fedithirst

bright red cocktail with big rock of clear ice and orange twist garnish sitting on a white coaster with plants in the background

BAPTISM BY FIRE

3 dashes chocolate bitters
½ oz coffee liqueur
¾ oz Ancho Reyes chili liqueur
2 oz Tequila reposado

Garnish: sliced chili
Method: Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass, add ice, and stir. Strain over a large rock of clear ice and garnish with chili.

I found this by way of IG robbalazs who says IG jiggersandshakers originated it. Deep, rich tequila OF with warming notes from the plentiful chili liqueur.

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/baptism-by-fire/

#alcohol #cocktail #cocktails #OldFashioned #riff #tequila #chili #liqueur #coffee #chocolate #bitters #ClearIce #HomeBar #mixology #drinkstodon #fedithirst

a dark brown cocktail with big rock of clear ice sitting in a table with plants in the background

When your wife asks you for a diamond… #clearice
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/i0dx-IOKMZ0

BITTERSWEET IDENTITY CRISIS

2 dashes lavender bitters
½ oz orgeat
¾ oz Green Chartreuse
1½ oz mezcal

Garnish: lemon peel
Method: Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass, add ice, and stir. Strain over a large rock of clear ice, express lemon peel, and garnish.

I saw this from IG highproofpreacher and felt compelled to try it immediately. As he said, it's a weird one! But it was delightful and confusing on my tongue all at the same time. Sweetness from orgeat followed by the herbal notes and finishing with smokiness, it defies categorization. I chose a slightly higher proof mezcal from Alipús at 47.5% which stood up nicely to the Chartreuse and fat pour of orgeat.

I didn’t have lavender bitters, so I went aromatic with home-grown lavender from my balcony slightly charred with a flame.

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/bittersweet-identity-crisis/

#alcohol #cocktail #cocktails #bitters #orgeat #syrup #chartreuse #mezcal #lemon #lavender #garnish #ClearIce #HomeBar #mixology #drinkstodon #fedithirst

an off-white milky cocktail with big rock of clear ice, lemon twist, and lavender sprig garnish sitting on an olive wood coaster with plants in the background

SANDÍA HIGHBALL

½ oz lime juice
¼ oz ginger syrup
1 oz watermelon juice
1 oz Aperol
1 oz Tequila blanco
float 1-2 oz seltzer

Garnish: mint sprig
Method: Combine all ingredients except seltzer into a shaker, add ice, and shake. Strain over a clear ice spear, add seltzer, and garnish.

Seen on IG anatomyofadrink channel. He took the Sandia recipe, created in 2016 by David Valdez at Simbal (Little Tokyo, Los Angeles; now closed), and turned it into a highball by adding soda water. I batched this up and took it to a garden party today — it was gone quickly!

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/sandia-highball/

#alcohol #cocktail #cocktails #lime #juice #ginger #syrup #watermelon #aperol #tequila #seltzer #ClearIce #mint #garnish #ArtOfBrex #HomeBar #mixology #drinkstodon #fedithirst

a bright red cocktail with long clear ice spear and mint garnish in a B-Rex zombie glass sitting on a table in partly shady sun

CHOCO-NANA OLD FASHIONED

4 dashes walnut bitters
2 dashes Peychauds bitters
¼ oz creme de cacao
¼ oz banana liqueur
2 oz Pot Still Lightly Aged Rum ❶

Garnish: orange twist
Method: Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass, add ice, and stir. Strain over a large rock of clear ice, express an orange peel, and garnish with it.

I whipped this up on a whim after a long summer weekend filled with activity. A storm arrived in the evening and I wanted something to go with the chill in the air. I used Doctor Bird as my base, whose funkiness gets elevated by the banana/cacao liqueur. Overall quite sweet tbh; maybe next time I'd reduce to barspoons of liqueur instead of quarter shots, or use an OP as the base spirit.

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/choco-nana-old-fashioned/

#alcohol #cocktail #cocktails #rum #banana #liqueur #cacao #chocolate #peychauds #walnut #bitters #ClearIce #HomeBar #mixology #drinkstodon #fedithirst

amber brown cocktail with a big rock of clear ice and orange twist garnish sitting on a black coaster with bottles in the background: Doctor Bird, Tempus Fugit Crème de Banana, Dutch Cacao Crème de Cacao, Peychaud’s Bitters, and Fee Brothers Black Walnut Bitters

LAGOON WATER

½ oz lime cordial 🍋‍🟩
¼ oz blue simple syrup 🔵
1½ oz gin
1 dash umami bitters
4 drops saline
top with seltzer

Garnish: orchid
Method: Set soda aside and build drink in glass in the order listed. Add a large rock of ice, add soda, and stir until color is even.

I found this one on the cheerstohappyhour IG channel and had to work my butt off to make it happen ;) The build is quite involved as listed, making blue simple syrup and I also had to make the lime cordial (I'd wanted to for a while anyway). The umami bitters are also very niche, but luckily I'd already gotten them for another cocktail some months back. And finally, the clear ice and maintaining orchids at home are both their own projects spanning days/months :D If you can manage to make it, it's got a five-star look and tastes great on a sunny afternoon!

🔵 Blue simple syrup: combine 1 cup sugar and ¾ teaspoon blue spirulina powder (or food coloring), and stir to incorporate dry ingredients. Once mixed, add one cup water then stir until everything is dissolved.

🍋‍🟩 I used Jeffrey Morgenthaler's lime cordial recipe: https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/lime-cordial/

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/lagoon-water/

#alcohol #cocktail #cocktails #gin #lime #cordial #LimeCordial #blue #SimpleSyrup #umami #bitters #saline #orchid #garnish #ClearIce #subshine #HomeBar #mixology #drinkstodon #fedithirst

a crystal clear light blue cocktail with large rock of clear ice and white and pink orchid garnish sitting on a white coaster on a wooden table with sun shining through the drink making caustic patterns on the table

HOODWINKED

½ oz lemon juice
1¾ oz pineapple juice
¼ oz simple syrup
½ oz Aperol
2 oz mezcal espadín

Garnish: pineapple wedge, pineapple frond
Method: Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake. Prepare pineapple wedge by pouring some harissa into a small plate then dabbing one side of the wedge to cover it. Strain over a large rock and garnish with the prepped wedge plus fronds.

A fun Jungle Bird riff for the change of seasons. Nevermind spring or fall, it works for both! Spec is originally by Devon Espinosa but I found it on The Educated Barfly's IG channel. My pic is lacking the fun harissa-pineapple garnish, but luckily I had frozen some fronds the last time I had a whole pineapple, so it's at least half garnished.

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/hoodwinked/

#alcohol #cocktail #cocktails #JungleBird #riff #lemon #pineapple #juice #aperol #mezcal #frond #garnish #ClearIce #sunshine #HomeBar #mixology #drinkstodon #fedithirst

a light red cocktail with large rock of clear ice and pineapple frond garnish sitting on a blue felt coaster in the sun with plants in the background

CHOCOLATE STOUT OLD FASHIONED

3 dashes walnut bitters
½ oz chocolate stout syrup
2 oz Black Blended Rum ❺

Glassware: Old-fashioned
Method: Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with cracked ice and stir. Strain over a large rock with no garnish.

This is my twist on the original from High Proof Preacher on IG a few days ago. I started out with Sazerac rye (in bg of second pic), but ultimately I settled on a totally different base spirit, black blended rum (pouring pic), since it has toasty dark notes that complement the beer so well. I also did some black walnut bitters, trying to lean away from your typical orange vibe in an OF.

For my stout syrup I used Northern Monk Patrons Projects 43.02 — Dunked Chocolate Digestive Decadent Stout.

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/chocolate-stout-old-fashioned/

#alcohol #cocktail #cocktails #OldFashioned #chocolate #stout #beer #CraftBeer #syrup #walnut #bitters #rum #ClearIce #drinkstodon #fedithirst

dark brown cocktail being poured over a large rock of clear ice into a glass with a deep maroon coaster underneath it

dark brown cocktail with a large rock of clear ice in a faceted glass with silver rim with bottles of Fee Brothers black walnut bitters, Northern Monk Chocolate-dunked Digestive Stout, and Sazerac rye whiskey in the background

Cutting my own #clearIce for #homeBartending - lots of work but it pays off!

I use directional freezing with a cheap Coleman 5L cooler whose lid I completely removed, placed within the bottom drawer of a kitchen freezer. I leave it in there for 2½ days then slice it into shape. For shaping, I use a bread knife to serrate one edge of the ice until the knife is about a third of the way into the ice, then tap it like a chisel with the handle of my biggest knife (a hammer would also do). If the serration was clean and deep enough, your first strike should snap the ice clean in half.

You could do much bigger batches with a chest freezer and bigger cooler. For me, one freeze gets me 5-6 really shapely rocks plus when I’m lucky I can manage one collins spear (you can see it in the photo!)

plastic bag being held up to a window showing large rocks of clear ice

A serrated bread knife lodged into a large brick of ice with one side clear and the other very cloudy

OJEN COCKTAIL

3 dashes Peychauds bitters
¼ oz (optional) orgeat
2 oz Ojen anise liqueur

Garnish: Peychauds float
Method: Fill a chilled double old fashioned glass halfway with crushed ice, add the anise liqueur, optional orgeat, the initial dashes of Peychauds, and swizzle. Add more crushed ice and swizzle again. Finally, top with additional crushed ice until it is higher than the glass, and float the Peychauds bitters on top.

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/ojen-cocktail/

This one was inspired by @SonicAlligator@gram.social who recently posted a top-down photo of a negroni. The spec actually calls for crushed ice, but the large rock plus Peychauds float is still a really pretty effect IMO. It definitely needs crushed ice and a good swizzle to taste like the spec intends though. The spec comes from the book Cure: New Orleans drinks and how to mix 'em, page 51.

#alcohol #cocktail #cocktails #homeBar #mixology #ojen #anise #liqueur #peychauds #bitters #orgeat #almond #syrup #clearIce #float #drinkstodon #fedithirst

a top-down angle of a white cocktail with crystal clear hand-shaped large rock of ice and Peychauds bitters floated on top, sitting on a wooden table

HUMBUG OLD FASHIONED

2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 barspoons humbug spices
1 barspoon maple syrup
1 oz apple brandy
1 oz rye

Garnish: orange peel
Method: Combine all ingredients with ice in a stirring glass and stir. Strain over a large rock, express orange peel, and garnish.

I saw this original from @CityzenWhit@c.im and knew I had to stir it up pronto! It uses a fun combo ingredient called Humbug Spices from Brian "shakerofspirits" Maxwell (see link for recipe). A delicious sipper!

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/humbug-old-fashioned/

#alcohol #cocktail #cocktails #homeBar #mixology #oldFashioned #rye #whiskey #apple #brandy #humbugSpices #amaro #averna #cinnamon #syrup #allspice #angostura #bitters #orange #orangePeel #garnish #clearIce #fedithirst

red amber brown cocktail with crystal clear large rock of ice and orange peel garnish sitting on a black glass tray with potten plants in the background

a golden brown cocktail being poured into a glass over a large rock of crystal clear ice

brown cocktail with bartending supplies in the background: barspoon, jigger, orange peel, peeled orange, knife, peeler

NEGRONI BIANCO BERGAMOTTO — 1 part Italicus 1 part dry vermouth 1 part gin — Garnish: green olives Method: Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass, add ice, and stir. Strain over a big rock and garnish with green olives on a cocktail spear. — 🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/negroni-bianco-bergamotto/ — I saw this one from @t1m_kirkland@instagram.com and had been meaning to make it for a while! Had to cut a new batch of clear ice first, though. As Negronis go it's a smooth affair with very little bitter flavor. Crushable, as they say. Also I gotta shout-out to my local farmer's market for the amazing olives: one is pimento, the other blanched almond with garlic mince. — #alcohol #cocktail #cocktails #negroni #negroniTwist #negroniRiff #gin #bianco #vermouth #italicus #bergamotte #amaro #olive #clearice #homeBar #mixology #fedithirst

Strawberry White Negroni

1 oz bianco vermouth
1 oz strawberry-infused* Luxardo Bitter Bianco
1 oz citrus-forward gin

Stir // strain // express
Garnish: lemon peel

Repost for #NegroniWeek! Strawberries are one of my favorite fruits. What better way to capture the taste of a season than an infusion, so you can enjoy that flavor after its prime time has past for the year. Originally seen on @theeducatedbarfly@threads.net

* Strawberry infusion: chop half a cup of strawberries and cover with the Luxardo Bitter Bianco. Allow to sit for 3-4 days and then bottle. It seems to last a few months in the fridge.

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/strawberry-white-negroni/

#cocktail #cocktails #drink #mixology #negroni #gin #strawberry #amaro #vermouth #lemon #clearice #fedithirst #drinkstagram #NegroniWeek

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