Your favorite Whisk(e)y based cocktail?

YellowSnow

LebamDawg

Irish Coffee

since I only know one - I think I will vote that way

YellowSnow

Manhattan

LebamDawg said:

since I only know one - I think I will vote that way

I love Irish Coffee so much. Mine are never as good as the original though...

IPukeOregonGrellow

Manhattan

After suffering a major stroke, my grandfather couldn't say his husband's name. But he could still say Manhattan.

UW_Doog_Bot

Whiskey Sour

The thing about a Manhattan is, I'd rather just drink straight scotch.

YellowSnow

Manhattan

UW_Doog_Bot said:

The thing about a Manhattan is, I'd rather just drink straight scotch.

I love straight scotch and bourbon as any man or @Doog_de_Jour here. And I've never had one of your nasty raw egg whiskey sours. But a good Manhattan with the top shelf fresh vermouth can't be beat. Ask @Dennis_DeYoung - the vermouth that 99.9% of people drink is shit and has already rotted. This shit BTW is the best stuff I've had.

Dennis_DeYoung

Manhattan

I fucking love Manhattans. Probably my favorite two whiskey cocktails are Manhattans and Paper Planes.

MH I use Rye and then I love Dolin sweet vermouth. The vermouth matters a lot. Carpano is awesome too. As is Punt e Mes.

At my bar we are going to go with a 90 proof Rye, mostly likely and Dolin SV in a 2:1, then a barspoon of curaçao, a good amount of ango bitters and a lemon twist. Lemon twists in manhattans are critical. Probably a cherry as well. The fancy ones obviously.

Paper Planes are amazing too. I make mine like

1 whiskey (usually EW White)
1 Aperol
.75 lemon juice (fresh you ballbag)
.5 Amaro CioCiaro - there are a lot of Amaros 'or amari' that are 'ok', but the best for this is CioCiaro. It was originally with Amaro Nonino, which is nice too.

Then I usually hit that shit with a few dashes of cardomom oriented bitters; or just whatever bitters I can find.

This is a menu drink for us and it's the shit.

Both a MH and a PP go up.

UW_Doog_Bot

Whiskey Sour

YellowSnow said:

UW_Doog_Bot said:

The thing about a Manhattan is, I'd rather just drink straight scotch.

I love straight scotch and bourbon as any man or @Doog_de_Jour here. And I've never had one of your nasty raw egg whiskey sours. But a good Manhattan with the top shelf fresh vermouth can't be beat. Ask @Dennis_DeYoung - the vermouth that 99.9% of people drink is shit and has already rotted. This shit BTW is the best stuff I've had.

Then you've never really had a whiskey sour my fren.

I'm on the fresh vermouth train but still...Manhattan is probably one of my least favorite cocktails. Not that I don't like them but...there's just always something else I'd rather be drinking instead.

I'm also of the opinion that most whiskey is sweet enough as is so that shades my preferences.

Similarly, the only reason I'll ever drink whiskey and coke is because I feel like a coke.

YellowSnow

Manhattan

Dennis_DeYoung said:

I fucking love Manhattans. Probably my favorite two whiskey cocktails are Manhattans and Paper Planes.

MH I use Rye and then I love Dolin sweet vermouth. The vermouth matters a lot. Carpano is awesome too. As is Punt e Mes.

At my bar we are going to go with a 90 proof Rye, mostly likely and Dolin SV in a 2:1, then a barspoon of curaçao, a good amount of ango bitters and a lemon twist. Lemon twists in manhattans are critical. Probably a cherry as well. The fancy ones obviously.

Paper Planes are amazing too. I make mine like

1 whiskey (usually EW White)
1 Aperol
.75 lemon juice (fresh you ballbag)
.5 Amaro CioCiaro - there are a lot of Amaros 'or amari' that are 'ok', but the best for this is CioCiaro. It was originally with Amaro Nonino, which is nice too.

Then I usually hit that shit with a few dashes of cardomom oriented bitters; or just whatever bitters I can find.

This is a menu drink for us and it's the shit.

Both a MH and a PP go up.

I love you (not homo) man.

Dennis_DeYoung

Manhattan

The other whiskey cocktail that is a fucking killer (also on our menu) is the Penicillin.

That thing is fucking great. They are impossible to make, but fuck they are incredible.

It's boring scotch like Famous Grouse, then ginger syrup (you have to juice ginger, then you to 1:1 with sugar, this is why it's hard), then honey and lemon juice. On top you float islay scotch.

When we started making them for people at my friend's bar, they sold out of ginger syrup literally every night.

Other really good whiskey drinks: Scofflaw, Old Fashioned (of course), Blood & Sands are awesome, I like Brown Derbys and View Carres.

Dennis_DeYoung

Manhattan

Whiskey sours are fucking incredible. Egg white, 2oz whiskey, 1 lime juice, agave. They are unreal with some bitters.

UW_Doog_Bot

Whiskey Sour

Dennis_DeYoung said:

The other whiskey cocktail that is a fucking killer (also on our menu) is the Penicillin.

That thing is fucking great. They are impossible to make, but fuck they are incredible.

It's boring scotch like Famous Grouse, then ginger syrup (you have to juice ginger, then you to 1:1 with sugar, this is why it's hard), then honey and lemon juice. On top you float islay scotch.

When we started making them for people at my friend's bar, they sold out of ginger syrup literally every night.

Other really good whiskey drinks: Scofflaw, Old Fashioned (of course), Blood & Sands are awesome, I like Brown Derbys and View Carres.

On the one hand I'm horrified. On the other I'm titillated and intrigued bc that is probably an awesome drink.

UW_Doog_Bot

Whiskey Sour

Dennis_DeYoung said:

Whiskey sours are fucking incredible. Egg white, 2oz whiskey, 1 lime juice, agave. They are unreal with some bitters.

I'll do this with some good orange bitters. Perfection on a hot Southern California day next to the pool.

YellowSnow

Manhattan

Dennis_DeYoung said:

I fucking love Manhattans. Probably my favorite two whiskey cocktails are Manhattans and Paper Planes.

MH I use Rye and then I love Dolin sweet vermouth. The vermouth matters a lot. Carpano is awesome too. As is Punt e Mes.

At my bar we are going to go with a 90 proof Rye, mostly likely and Dolin SV in a 2:1, then a barspoon of curaçao, a good amount of ango bitters and a lemon twist. Lemon twists in manhattans are critical. Probably a cherry as well. The fancy ones obviously.

Paper Planes are amazing too. I make mine like

1 whiskey (usually EW White)
1 Aperol
.75 lemon juice (fresh you ballbag)
.5 Amaro CioCiaro - there are a lot of Amaros 'or amari' that are 'ok', but the best for this is CioCiaro. It was originally with Amaro Nonino, which is nice too.

Then I usually hit that shit with a few dashes of cardomom oriented bitters; or just whatever bitters I can find.

This is a menu drink for us and it's the shit.

Both a MH and a PP go up.

Wait - is the bar open yet?

Dennis_DeYoung

Manhattan

YellowSnow said:

Dennis_DeYoung said:

I fucking love Manhattans. Probably my favorite two whiskey cocktails are Manhattans and Paper Planes.

MH I use Rye and then I love Dolin sweet vermouth. The vermouth matters a lot. Carpano is awesome too. As is Punt e Mes.

At my bar we are going to go with a 90 proof Rye, mostly likely and Dolin SV in a 2:1, then a barspoon of curaçao, a good amount of ango bitters and a lemon twist. Lemon twists in manhattans are critical. Probably a cherry as well. The fancy ones obviously.

Paper Planes are amazing too. I make mine like

1 whiskey (usually EW White)
1 Aperol
.75 lemon juice (fresh you ballbag)
.5 Amaro CioCiaro - there are a lot of Amaros 'or amari' that are 'ok', but the best for this is CioCiaro. It was originally with Amaro Nonino, which is nice too.

Then I usually hit that shit with a few dashes of cardomom oriented bitters; or just whatever bitters I can find.

This is a menu drink for us and it's the shit.

Both a MH and a PP go up.

Wait - is the bar open yet?

Not yet. But we know the menu and Greg has done parties as 'us'.

Getting closer all the time.

YellowSnow

Manhattan

Dennis_DeYoung said:

YellowSnow said:

Dennis_DeYoung said:

I fucking love Manhattans. Probably my favorite two whiskey cocktails are Manhattans and Paper Planes.

MH I use Rye and then I love Dolin sweet vermouth. The vermouth matters a lot. Carpano is awesome too. As is Punt e Mes.

At my bar we are going to go with a 90 proof Rye, mostly likely and Dolin SV in a 2:1, then a barspoon of curaçao, a good amount of ango bitters and a lemon twist. Lemon twists in manhattans are critical. Probably a cherry as well. The fancy ones obviously.

Paper Planes are amazing too. I make mine like

1 whiskey (usually EW White)
1 Aperol
.75 lemon juice (fresh you ballbag)
.5 Amaro CioCiaro - there are a lot of Amaros 'or amari' that are 'ok', but the best for this is CioCiaro. It was originally with Amaro Nonino, which is nice too.

Then I usually hit that shit with a few dashes of cardomom oriented bitters; or just whatever bitters I can find.

This is a menu drink for us and it's the shit.

Both a MH and a PP go up.

Wait - is the bar open yet?

Not yet. But we know the menu and Greg has done parties as 'us'.

Getting closer all the time.

I've heard of this Greg. He was on the TSIO making you drinks.

Dennis_DeYoung

Manhattan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWdoMSQjEdQ

PurpleThrobber

Manhattan

YellowSnow said:

UW_Doog_Bot said:

The thing about a Manhattan is, I'd rather just drink straight scotch.

I love straight scotch and bourbon as any man or @Doog_de_Jour here. And I've never had one of your nasty raw egg whiskey sours. But a good Manhattan with the top shelf fresh vermouth can't be beat. Ask @Dennis_DeYoung - the vermouth that 99.9% of people drink is shit and has already rotted. This shit BTW is the best stuff I've had.

Sucking down a Manhattan in an old school hotel bar right now.

Had a Negroni earlier and it sucked hind tit. Gin blows.

YellowSnow

Manhattan

PurpleThrobber said:

YellowSnow said:

UW_Doog_Bot said:

The thing about a Manhattan is, I'd rather just drink straight scotch.

I love straight scotch and bourbon as any man or @Doog_de_Jour here. And I've never had one of your nasty raw egg whiskey sours. But a good Manhattan with the top shelf fresh vermouth can't be beat. Ask @Dennis_DeYoung - the vermouth that 99.9% of people drink is shit and has already rotted. This shit BTW is the best stuff I've had.

Sucking down a Manhattan in an old school hotel bar right now.

Had a Negroni earlier and it sucked hind tit. Gin blows.

At least, you have 50% good taste. That's better than some.

jecornel

Whiskey Sour

Good thread. I learned something new today.

Tequilla

Old Fashioned

Dennis_DeYoung said:

The other whiskey cocktail that is a fucking killer (also on our menu) is the Penicillin.

That thing is fucking great. They are impossible to make, but fuck they are incredible.

It's boring scotch like Famous Grouse, then ginger syrup (you have to juice ginger, then you to 1:1 with sugar, this is why it's hard), then honey and lemon juice. On top you float islay scotch.

When we started making them for people at my friend's bar, they sold out of ginger syrup literally every night.

Other really good whiskey drinks: Scofflaw, Old Fashioned (of course), Blood & Sands are awesome, I like Brown Derbys and View Carres.

I demand you make me one of these next time we are in Pasadena or a CFP destination