Cocktails

sahomerrocks said:
Have you tried a Boston shaker with a hawthorne strainer over the 3 piece cobbler style? It's just a smaller cup into a larger one but cold metal on metal still creates a good seal.

I don't have a dishwasher and I like to clean my cocktail shaker right away and I can find the 3 piece cobbler shakers difficult to disassemble when cold.

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I much prefer the Boston Shaker for the same reasons. Quick clean up after shaking.
 
I was at Hersheypark with my daughter last weekend for the Halloween event. We went to the Spirits Rooftop bar and had quite a few of their special cocktails. The first one - The Vanishing Act. It starts with cotton candy (which I loathe) and ends up a purple sparkly drink. It was sickly sweet but pretty. We ended the night with three Absinthe cocktails made with a flaming sugar cube! (My daughter did NOT want to get up the next morning and get ready for the 2+ hour drive home. (Too much absinthe followed by two fun rides on Candymonium coaster and then back for another Absinthe!) Thankfully, there was a shuttle to our hotel.

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Cross post from the N&G Album of the Month.

cul8er said:
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Sounds great!
Tragically, I don't think I have known about this band before now. I really dig the style of rock they put out. Glad to have the Needles and Grooves Club to highlight bands like this!

As I was waiting for the record to arrive, I tried to be hip to come up with a cocktail. Never had rose hips before, so it seemed fitting to pair it up. I came up with a bourbon, rose hip tea, tragic fashioned. Turned out nice!
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2 oz Bourbon
1 oz Rose Hip Tea
Dash orange bitters

To make the tea, boil/simmer about a cup of whole dried rose hips in about 2 cups water for 5-10 minutes, smashing the hips once they are soft enough to do so (I used a potato masher). Strain with fine mesh strainer. I got about 1/2 cup juice out of it.

Mixed with bourbon, the flavor is subtle, but there. I might try vodka or gin some other time.
 
cul8er said:
Cross post from the N&G Album of the Month.




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2 oz Bourbon
1 oz Rose Hip Tea
Dash orange bitters

To make the tea, boil/simmer about a cup of whole dried rose hips in about 2 cups water for 5-10 minutes, smashing the hips once they are soft enough to do so (I used a potato masher). Strain with fine mesh strainer. I got about 1/2 cup juice out of it.

Mixed with bourbon, the flavor is subtle, but there. I might try vodka or gin some other time.
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If it was too subtle I would also suggest making a stronger tea or over-steeping as I don't think rosehips get bitter like regular tea

Edit: That's also a very strong bourbon at 120 proof! You could do 1.5 oz or something less hot. Or even add more tea to water it down
 
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sahomerrocks said:
If it was too subtle I would also suggest making a stronger tea or over-steeping as I don't think rosehips get bitter like regular tea

Edit: That's also a very strong bourbon at 120 proof! You could do 1.5 oz or something less hot. Or even add more tea to water it down
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Thanks for the suggestions. This is my first experience with rose hips. Yes, I think making a stronger tea will make the flavor pronounced. Maybe a more dilute bourbon, too ;)

Cheers!
 
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