TDN: Brand New Wrap Up

by frederic on January 9, 2012


Last Thursday, the concept for the drink night was to bring out an ingredient you have never used in a TDN drink before.

For Zach Pearson, it was a pear liqueur that he was rearing to tinker with.  To supplement the other fruit notes, he complemented the flavors with a dash of Chartreuse.
Barren Apple Grove
• 1 1/2 oz Laird’s Bonded Apple Brandy
• 3/4 oz Trimbach Poire Liqueur
• 1/2 oz Dolin Blanc Vermouth
• 1/2 oz Lime Juice
• 1/4 oz Green Chartreuse
Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail coupe.

Dan Chadwick of the KindredCocktails drink database came up with this herbal and citrus rum drink:
Play House
• 1 oz El Dorado 15 Rum
• 1 oz Pyrat X0 Rum
• 1/2 oz Zucca Amaro
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
Shake with ice and strain into a rocks glass.

Lastly, Frederic Yarm of Cocktail Virgin/Slut brought out the aquavit. Based loosely off of a Remember the Maine, the aquavit level needed to be lowered to keep things in balance; the result was something a bit more aperitif-y.
Skögul
• 3/4 oz Aquavit
• 3/4 oz Blanc Vermouth
• 3/4 oz Dry Vermouth
• 1/4 oz Cherry Heering
• 1 dash Absinthe
Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

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TDN: Brand New Announcement

by frederic on January 5, 2012


Tonight in the chatroom is a Thursday Drink Night with the theme of “brand new.” Since it is a brand new year, it is time to bring out an ingredient you have never used in a TDN drink before. Perhaps a dusty bottle like that Galliano that sticks out over the rest of the bottles on your bar. Or perhaps a new addition to your shelves.  Either way, show up after 8pm EST and show off your new (to us) ingredient!

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This Week in the Blogs

January 4, 2012

With the last week being the holidays, many of the cocktail writers have been doing more research than writing, so expect some great posts in the coming week!  However, the ones that did write provide some glorious ways to ring in the new year as well as recaps of their year at the bar, distillery, [...]

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TDN: Fave of the Year Wrap Up

January 2, 2012

Last week in the chatroom here was a Thursday Drink Night with a theme focusing on personal favorite ingredients this year. These prized liquor shelf possessions ranged from Averell’s Damson Gin to Spanish Bitters. Here are four of the drinks from that night:
Zach Pearson’s embittered rum drink, the Spanish Sigh, features a large [...]

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TDN: Fave of the Year Announcement

December 29, 2011

Tonight in the Mixoloseum chatroom is a Thursday Drink Night where the theme is to use your favorite new ingredients from the past year. A new liqueur like King’s Ginger or Fairtrade Coffee Liqueur? A new spirit like Ron de Jeremy or No. 3 Gin? A new bitters like Bittermens Orange Citrate [...]

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This Week in the Blogs

December 28, 2011

• Erik Ellestad of the Savoy Stomp presents the Gin Fix and discusses how the Bramble is a modern modification of it. He also continues on with his tales of service industry insight.
• The Pegu Blog’s Doug laments the passing of Christopher Hitchens and includes many of his boozy words of wisdom like “Cheap [...]

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TDN: W(h)ine Wrap Up

December 27, 2011

Last week was a Thursday Drink Night with the theme of “w(h)ine.” The duality of the event title was parsed as creating a recipe using a wine product as an ingredient and naming it after a gripe of some sort. The wines varied from red to white and fortified to non, and the [...]

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TDN: W(h)ine Announcement

December 22, 2011

Tonight at the Mixoloseum chatroom starting at 8pm EST is a w(h)ine-themed Thursday Drink Night. With the duality of the event title, the object is to create tasty wine-containing cocktails and name the drink after a complaint. Whines about relatives, bosses, or bunions are all fair game. Remember, an hour spent with [...]

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This Week in the Blogs

December 21, 2011

• Michael Dietsch of A Dash of Bitters continues his scholarly Cocktail 101 lectures on SeriousEats with one on how to batch cocktails. It is important lesson to learn so that you are not stuck behind the bar at your party for hours making drinks.  Batched cocktails are also great to show up with [...]

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TDN: Hot Drinks Wrap Up

December 16, 2011

Last night was a hot drinks themed Thursday Drink Night, and the call to libation was ceremoniously sounded by a whistling tea kettle. Here are three of the drinks proffered in the chatroom that night:
Zach Pearson took the hot milk route with his Flip-Swizzle hybrid that he dubbed a Fizzle. On the base [...]

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