Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails)
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@mclaincausey 1000% agree. Typically I go for very big, bold, unsubtle representations of those spirits like a tanqueray or rittenhouse rye for those cocktails or anything with another assertive modifier like campari. Though much like a martini or manhattan, ratios can be tweaked to preferences to let the vermouth or base spirit shine more.
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Picking up the “Endo made me do it” conversation (Boulevardier strand), the red bitter component can make a surprisingly big difference. I’ve been playing with Campari and Rinomato Bitter Scuro (keeping Cocci Storico Vermouth di Torino and Michter’s US*1 Sour Mash constant). The Rinomato gives a much softer and rounder effect but lacks the distinctive Campari edge. This is the version with 50:50 Rinomato and Campari.
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Riffing on a classic cocktail called the poet's dream I put this together to celebrate some family who just made it to Machu Picchu. I call it the The Incan Vision. 1.5oz pisco, .75oz dry vermouth, .25oz yellow chartreuse, 1 dash orange bitters, garnish with a twist of lemon.
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Unnamed Speyside (Macallan) 12yr Single Cask
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@pechelman I may have to dig deeper into Jamaican rum. We also have the Worthy Park Single Estate 12, which is fantastic as well
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@mclaincausey a bottle of Fortaleza is akin to a bar of gold these days...haven't seen that in the PNW in about a year.
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@Inorganic it was that way here for a couple of years but not hard to find now so maybe your luck will change.
I found a bottle of still strength in an Aspen liquor score behind a bottle of blanco. Was over the moon on that one. The cashier asked if I realized it was still strength and I exuberantly confirmed and he let me know it was the last one.
There are two other producers whom I esteem about at that level, and I know @Jett129 loves them as well:
https://www.tequilamatchmaker.com/distilleries/309-destileria-el-pandillo-s-a-de-c-v
https://www.tequilamatchmaker.com/distilleries/249-tequila-cascahuin-s-a
I haven’t had a sip from either of these that didn’t compete with Fortaleza in deliciousness.
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@Inorganic I’ve heard it somewhere,possibly on this thread, that Fortaleza is like the new “Pappy” Rarely see it in the NY/NJ area. But as @mclaincausey rightly pointed out you can’t go wrong with anything from NOM1123 or NOM1579.
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Looks classy @endo
I have never seen a riesling vermouth - would it work in a martini?
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Sounds like further research is required @endo
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If you like agave spirits, I recommend tracking down some raicilla. It’s kind of a fruiter mezcal without the smoke. Goes awesome with spicy mexi foods or sipped solo.
