Happy Mint Julep Day! Appropriate for our Mint-themed meeting tomorrow. :)
/LARC - Courtney
Waaay overdue, but here are some photos from LARC’s January meeting, where the theme was Bitters! I will need to be reminded of which cocktails each lady mixed up.
/LARC - Courtney
Article about the rise of elitist cocktail bars, tracing the history of the current cultural movement towards fancy-schmancy drinks. The article completely misses the point that we need a variety of bars in our lives. Personally, I like visiting the dive at the end of our block for a quick drink at the end of the night, hitting a sports bar for big footie matches and going out for fine cocktails. Experiencing the latter is a combination of appreciating the artistry of cocktail creation. It is also a somewhat more luxurious experience. I am there to savor, not only the cocktails, but the company. We choose to have different experiences at different times. It feels like the author of this is too narrowly focused on the singular experience.
Thoughts on this?
/LARC - Carla
More from the annals of awful alcohol.
Good grief! Last week, hanging at the Buckshot, we saw this above the bar and had to ask, what is that? Let me tell you, our nice bartender let us have a little taste. We immediately regretted it. Making it pink to attract younger, less experienced drinkers is shameful. The taste was a cross between stale strawberry gum and mouthwash.
/LARC-Carla
HILARIOUS!
If you’ve ever been insecure about anything (hello, everyone) there’s something in this game for you.
/LARC - Carla
The International Orange! Rooibos-infused bourbon, sugar, orange bitters. Happy birthday, bridge.
Golden Gate 75s! Happy birthday, bridge!
/LARC - yenn
From all of us in the San Francisco Bay Area, a happy 75 years to the Golden Gate Bridge. Here’s the recipe made by Camper English for Drink of the Week:
Ingredients
- 2.5 ounces California Sparkling Wine
- 1 ounce Campari
- 1 ounce Blood Orange Juice (Or substitute regular orange juice)
- 0.5 ounces Rich Simple Syrup*
- 1 dash Orange Bitters (Regan’s Orange Bitters No. 6 recommended)
- Orange peel for garnish
Instructions
Directions: Blood orange juice helps turn this cocktail a color resembling the Golden Gate Bridge, celebrating its 75th birthday this year. Add Campari, orange juice, simple syrup, and bitters to an ice-filled shaker. Shake and fine strain (to remove any pulp) into a champagne flute or coupe. Top with sparkling wine. Zest the orange peel over the top of the drink and drop the peel in the drink or discard.
*Rich Simple Syrup: Heat 2 parts sugar to one part water and stir until dissolved. Store covered in the refrigerator between uses. Depending on the sweetness of sparkling wine used, you may use less simple syrup.
/LARC - Mace
The Honey Badger. I’m of the opinion that this particular meme has jumped the shark, but try out this delicious sounding cocktail when you need to not give a shit.
/LARC - Nomi
Some Avengers themed cocktail recipes I played around with.
Also drink responsibly…
Now with added Phil
/LARC - Mace
