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Cocktails and Liqueurs

Welcome to the Bar!

This page will document all my experiments in mixology. Drinking is ok, but I have much more fun making the drinks and refining my technique. On the rare occassion I go to a party, you'll find me in the kitchen making drinks for everyone else. :3


What's on the menu?

French Perfume

A floral and citrussy cognac drink. I made this to use some of the lavender hibiscus liqueur my cousin sent me for Christmas.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz cognac
  • 1 ½ oz lavender hibiscus liqueur
  • ½ oz demerara syrup
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • 3 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 1 hibiscus flower for garnish
Autumn Blaze

Spicy and herbal rum drink with a ginger kick. This drink showcases my homemade pumpkin spice liqueur.

Ingredients

  • 1 oz Jamaican rum
  • 1 oz Amaro Montenegro
  • 1 oz dry curacao
  • 1 oz pumpkin spice liqueur
  • 1 cinnamon stick for garnish
  • 1 star anise for garnish
Christmas on the Enterprise

An early experiment in my own cocktails, as well as my first homemade syrup. A bit complicated, but a nice gin-y spiced flavor.

Drink Ingredients

  • 2 oz Earl Grey gin
  • ½ oz Cointreau
  • ¼ oz genepy
  • ½ oz lemon juice
  • ½ oz Christmas syrup
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters
  • 2 dashes cardamom bitters
  • 1 orange twist for garnish

Christmas Syrup Ingredients

  • 1½ cup turbonado sugar
  • ¾ oz water
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 1 star anise
  • 5 cardamom pods
  • 6 whole cloves
  • ½ oz grated ginger
  • ½ tsp allspice