Kimchi looks skeptical but it’s good.

2 oz bourbon

1 oz orange liqueur

1/2 oz sweet vermouth

1/2 oz (I used 3/4oz) lemon juice

Shake all with ice.

  • Shivering6658@midwest.social
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    7 hours ago

    Dang! Looks tasty; dunno how I missed this while doomscrolling! All I need is Bourbon & a better sweet vermouth to try that. Any recommendations on the Bourbon & Vermouth?

    • son_of_Tydeus@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      My go to bourbon for cocktails is the Elijah Craig Small Batch, mainly due to price. My sweet vermouth recommendation is the Death & Company house sweet vermouth, equal parts Dolin Rouge and Punt e Mes. I prefer that mix to something like Carpano Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth, but you can get that in a 375 ml bottle.

    • RBWells@lemmy.worldOPM
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      7 hours ago

      I used Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond (so cheap and so good, it’s our house bourbon) and the Dolin vermouth simply because it comes in half bottles and I don’t use a lot of vermouth. Someone else may be able to help if you want recommendations. I would recommend an assertive bourbon, though - with the other stuff it will be a little watery if you use a gentler one.

      • evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world
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        6 hours ago

        Dolin vermouth simply because it comes in half bottles

        There’s gotta be a huge market for this, and I don’t know why it’s not more common. I basically want half bottles for every fortified wine so I can keep them in my fridge and drink fresh.

  • PhysicsDad@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    I just gave this recipe a shot. It’s not bad. I added a dash of Angastora bitters about halfway through; I’m not sure if it improved it, but it didn’t hurt it. I don’t think this will make it into regular rotation, but I’m going to add it to my recipe book.

  • SeductiveTortoise@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I mean I have almost everything here. The lemon is the only thing I ran out of. Thing is I have almost everything here because I don’t like that orange stuff. And I’m not the biggest fan of vermouth. So I really struggle to get that stuff gone without throwing it out 😅

    I’m gonna find me some lemons, wish me luck.

    • evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      I’m not the biggest fan of vermouth

      It’s worth noting that lots of people who “don’t like vermouth” only have vermouth from a bottle that’s been sitting opened and unrefrigerated for years.

      Also, if you need to get rid of vermouth, even stuff that’s old, it often works well for cooking applications. It’s not a 1:1 drop-in for wine, but especially for dry or blanc vermouth, it works really well.

    • RBWells@lemmy.worldOPM
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      1 day ago

      Good luck! It’s mostly bourbon, and was sweet even with the increased lemon, you could safely reduce the amount of orange stuff and it would still be plenty sweet.

      Grande Garrone is an orange liqueur made with cognac, I like it, or you could try making your own (not for this round, I mean in general) to get one you like. Could burn some of the peels to get a more complex flavor, or use tangelos, customize it.