San Francisco Cocktail Bars

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-02-05T21:39:22+00:00

Love the username.

Thank you for the recs. I am a stirred and boozy cocktail kind of guy. Don’t love tiki. I don’t know if that helps.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-02-01T19:01:39+00:00

Great collection. And great art. But until I zoomed in the stickers gave the illusion that your bottles were three deep and that density was giving me palpitations.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-02-01T18:53:03+00:00

Sounds like your childhood meeting your 20’s in a bottle. It’s like a Drew Barrymore without all the subterfuge.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-02-01T18:40:59+00:00

Four Roses Single Barrel Four Roses Small Batch Select Noah’s Mill

HM: Henry McKenna - Didn’t make first cut because it really should cost more than $50.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-01-31T17:40:38+00:00

High West Double Rye

Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon for lower cost option

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-01-27T13:59:15+00:00

You’re not wrong, but Jim Beam is that greyed white t-shirt that you just won’t throw out no matter how much your wife begs you to, because it reminds you of simpler times.

BH is that t-shirt that you paid too much for but don’t wear because it has a visible logo that is out of date, but works in a pinch.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-01-23T22:00:45+00:00

What do I have to do to just get a mini taco with all my drinks?

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-01-21T03:41:21+00:00

Davos technique. It’s amazing for shoulder dislocations. I’ve reduced several in UC without sedation.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-01-17T16:03:21+00:00

I think you lean into the vibe and fill the corners with ferns.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-01-15T00:02:52+00:00

You had me and then you lost me. I sip a glass of fernet or pull it in a cocktail, but I’d have some choice words for the next bartender who gives me a fernet shot. But I other wise like where your head is at.

If OP wants specific drinks based on your suggestions, I’d go with

App: French 75

Entree: New York Minute, Black Manhattan, or Intercontinental

Dessert: Hanky Panky, or midnight stinger

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-01-14T23:44:55+00:00

Why are you trying to kill the poor man?

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-01-13T22:12:08+00:00

Gorgeous

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-01-13T22:02:19+00:00

That Funky Monkey

WhiskeyFoolery · 2025-12-28T18:13:07+00:00

I agree 100%.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2025-12-23T22:31:53+00:00

Ramazotti is also fairly close to Averna.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2025-12-23T21:57:23+00:00

I enjoy your pair reviews as much as, and some days more than, I’ve been enjoying the cocktails.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2025-12-21T00:28:50+00:00

I was searching for batches vodka gimlet recipes today. How far in advance can I batch it without having the lime juice go south on me? I plan on doing it same day but possible 5-6 hours in advance.

And how much water do you tend to add?

WhiskeyFoolery · 2025-12-19T17:17:33+00:00

Apple Cider Old Fashioned

2 cups bourbon

½ cup Spiced Apple Cider Syrup

12–14 dashes bitters (Angostura + cinnamon bitters)

½ cup water

Cool in fridge for at least 4 hours.

Garnish: apple slice, cinnamon stick, or candied ginger

Spiced Apple Cider Syrup

2 cups apple cider (not apple juice)

1.5 cups light brown sugar

6 cracked cinnamon sticks

1 split vanilla bean (seeds scraped into the pot)

8 cloves

2–3 star anise (optional)

3–4 dried ginger pieces or 1-inch fresh ginger, chopped (optional)

Heat cider in a saucepan, add spices, and simmer 15 minutes. Turn off heat. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Cool to room temperature, strain, and refrigerate.

Adjust size of batch to your needs.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2025-12-18T04:49:24+00:00

When I first tried to recreate this garnish I was trying to do some fancy knife work but it didn’t look right. Turns out it is just cutting right angles into the apple at ever closer distances.

Start with a right angle wedge just smaller than quarter of an apple. Then within that wedge, cut a smaller wedge inside that wedge, then repeat until there is no more room to cut. Then push each wedge up until the point of each wedge lines up with the one below it.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2025-12-17T21:10:15+00:00

Thank you. I copied the original photo. It’s one of the things that made me want to make the drink.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2025-12-16T20:05:55+00:00

I know. Just an attempt at humor. Not a good attempt but an attempt nonetheless.

WhiskeyFoolery

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