A very refreshing, well chilled Bombay martini, 3:1 with Dolin, and a second one, followed by the delicious pimento stuffed Mezzetta martini olive.
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It’s pretty!
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Sounds great! I don’t have mezcal, so I might have to try it with a reposado or anejo tequila.
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At a private brunch, I had a coffee Aperol Spritz, which featured coffee concentrate along with the usual suspects.
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Hendrick’s Gin & tonic.
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A couple of drinks at PCH in San Francisco
Daiquiri
P.C.H.’s select Kohana Hawaiian rum, fresh lime juice, & a touch of sugar.
Delicious. Kohana rum is an agricole, lots of nice grassy sugar cane flavor.
Naked Painkiller
Francis Stansky - Pacific Cocktail Haven 2023
Bacardi 8 Rum, plantation pineapple rum, smith & cross rum, italicus, jasmine-coconut, bitters
Also very nice, kind of a stirred painkiller like cocktail? Maybe it’s called naked because there is no citrus nor coconut cream? A little syrupy with tropical painkiller like flavors.
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Trader Vic’s El Diablo:
- 2 oz. blanco tequila
- 1 oz. lime juice
- 3 oz. ginger beer
- 1/2 oz. creme de cassis
Mix the tequila, lime juice, and ginger beer in a highball glass. Add ice, then float the creme de cassis on top (note: don’t worry if it eventually sinks to the bottom).
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Made an Army and Navy, Lou’s way: two gin, one lemon juice, one orgeat, a cherry, and a splash of bitters on top. This is a drink in which Few Breakfast Gin works well. The bergamot plays well with the almond and lemon.
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Would it work with Plymouth Gin?
Sure. It was just that I had been given a bottle of Few Breakfast Gin. Imagine gin where Earl Grey tea was the dominant note. It did not work in martinis, gin and tonics, or even Negronis. It did work here, but more conventional London Dry or Plymouth would be excellent.
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Fake Kir Impériale. Prosecco instead of champagne or crémant, and very little Chambord.
And again, no kibble was ingested in the consumption of this drink.
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Was out with some friends yesterday to a bar. Had a long look at their bar full of bottles, and chose Belvedere vodka. With soda and a slice of lime.
Good choice if you want to continue drinking during the night. Today no headache whatsover, just a little tired! 
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One of my favorite roasters, Onyx Coffee, now makes coffee extractions to be used in cocktails, cold drinks, etc. Much easier than making espressos, and very useful for people who don’t have an espresso maker. Here’s today’s cocktail, using their recipe. Note that I split this drink in two so that my wife and I wouldn’t need a nap afterwards.
Espresso MartinI, Onyx Style
- 1 1/2 oz. Onyx Coffee Extractions
- 2 oz. vodka
- 1/2 oz. coffee liqueur (I used Kahlua–all I had)
- 1/2 oz. simple syrup (I used Demerara syrup)
Shake over ice and strain into a martini or coupe glass.
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Used the extractions to make a Carajillo. Shake 2 oz. of Licor 43 and 1 oz. espresso over ice until nice and foamy, then strain into a cocktail glass.
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I think it was the Alta Mira hotel and restaurant. (now closed) My Dad used to take me there when I was a teenager, and yes, we did order Gin Fizzes with our meal.
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Go with OGD 114 if you can find it. The extra 14 proof goes a long way flavor wise over the bottled in bond. Not even sure I’ve ever had a the regular 86 pf. If I did it was at a bar and someone else was buying
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