Last week, we decided to get together with a few of our friends from Rocks or Neat and Whiskey Club to do some tasting and experimenting with the backlog of samples we’ve been sent by people. We just gathered up the booze and went out to buy a bunch of generic cocktail ingredients to have […]
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Experimenting with Bluecoat Barrel Finished Gin
Posted in Creole Bitters, Getreide Kummel, Gin, Sage, Whiskey Reviews on May 7, 2015 | 2 Comments »
Bluecoat Barrel Finished Gin: A Teaser
Posted in Gin on April 29, 2015 | 2 Comments »
This week in gin: Philadelphia Distilling, one of our personal favorite distilleries (we may be a little biased) has released a limited edition barrel aged gin, and now they have the unenviable task of selling out of product in PLCB stores in order to stay on the shelves. We’ve got a whole load of things […]
Research: Tasting Our Gin
Posted in Gin on January 20, 2012 | 17 Comments »
Spurned on by an article Jen was writing for The Drink Nation about gin, we decided it would be a good idea to pull all of ours out, line them up, and taste them in a row so we could compare the subtler differences of the — at a glance — similar spirits. We also […]
Against the Day
Posted in Cinnamon Tincture, Gin, Luxardo, Maraschino Cherries, Strega on December 9, 2011 | 4 Comments »
1.5 oz Bluecoat Gin 0.5 oz Strega 0.5 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur 0.5 oz lemon juice 3 drops Cinnamon tincture Shake ingredients well and pour over crushed ice. Top with soda (not too much. 2 oz max) water and stir briefly. Garnish with a maraschino cherry. NOTES: I liked this one a lot. I’m finding […]
Lemon Poppy
Posted in Amaro Abano, Gin, Limoncello, Orange Bitters on November 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
1 oz Bluecoat Gin 1 oz Limoncello 0.5 oz Amaro Abano 0.25 oz lemon juice 0.5 oz simple syrup 1 dash Orange bitters Shake ingredients well with cracked ice and double strain into a coupe. Garnish with a lemon peel. NOTES: Because the Lemon Poppy donut is fairly straightforward and I couldn’t think of a […]
Untitled Gin Experiment #1
Posted in Calvados, Cherry Heering, Egg White, Gin, Molasses Bitters, Vermouth on October 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Untitled Gin Experiment #1 1 oz Plymouth Gin 0.5 oz Calvados 0.5 oz Cherry Heering 0.5 oz Sweet Vermouth 0.5 oz Simple Syrup 0.25 oz Lime Juice Molasses Bitters Egg White Shake all ingredients (except for bitters) well for 60 seconds without ice to emulsify the egg. Add ice and shake again. Strain into a […]
Philly Cocktail Contest
Posted in Absinthe, Blue Curacao, Corn Whiskey, Gin, Lemon Clove Tincture, Root Liquor, St Germain on September 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Foobooz is running a contest this week to come up with an official Philly cocktail, so naturally we thought it’d be fun to throw our hats in the ring and try to come up with something. I went with one on the fancy side, and one simple and dirty. It seemed appropriate. Riot Punch […]
Hot Water Music
Posted in Angostura, Creme de Violette, Getreide Kummel, Gin, St Germain on September 2, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Hot Water Music 2 oz Hendricks Gin 0.5 oz St. Germain 0.25 Creme de Violette 0.25 Getreide Kümmel liquor 2 dashes Angostura bitters Top with soda water Stir ingredients well with ice. Serve over small or crushed ice. Probably garnish with some kind of edible flower or something like that. NOTES: Tried to come up […]
RHUBY + Bluecoat Gin = match made in Heaven.
Posted in Angostura, Black Pepper Tincture, Gin, Rhuby on August 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Still doing more experimenting with RHUBY here at HomeSpeakeasy! Like I said yesterday, I was really excited to start mixing it with some gin as well as a tincture of peppercorns I made. After letting the tincture soak for a day, I decided to throw all these things together and see what happened. The result […]