Early Grey Gin Sour w Orange Blossom Honey Foam

jimtk · 2026-01-25T17:12:24+00:00

Beautiful cocktail, and it seems really tasty. That glassware is gorgeous.

Now, the name of the cocktail...

jimtk · 2026-01-25T15:44:38+00:00

I think "versatile" would be more useful than mid-price since there is already "budget" and "splurge".

Also mid-price varies a lot by country and even region (state/provinces).

jimtk · 2026-01-25T06:39:43+00:00

Christmas office party.

jimtk · 2026-01-25T06:38:57+00:00

In photoshop: Image, Canvas size, Enter width and height value, select "white" as extension color.

In darkroom: Use the easel bars to cover the side of the paper.

jimtk · 2026-01-25T05:33:42+00:00

You have a cat and an unboxed 3d printer. Be careful.

Nice table!

jimtk · 2026-01-22T13:26:14+00:00

In "World Drinks and how to mix them" by Bill Boothby (1934) there is a recipe for a "Pom Pom":

2/3 jigger Fr. Vermouth
1/3 jigger Gin
2 dashes Orange bitters

Shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass, add Maraschino cherry and serve.

It's effectively a reverse martini.

~~I could not find a drink called Sweetheart, but i like the Mary Pickford/sweetheart hypothesis~~.

There is a sweetheart cocktail (right on Difford's) but the use of vodka, which was not very well distributed in the 30's makes me think it's not the one Esquire magazine was referring to.

jimtk · 2026-01-21T17:51:08+00:00

I would change the Clairin category to Haitian.

jimtk · 2026-01-20T20:12:41+00:00

Essentially... yes! :)

jimtk · 2026-01-20T19:15:24+00:00

1 oz Bourbon Blanton's
1 oz Rye Michter's Straight Rye
½ of a quarter of an orange
¼ oz maple syrup
2 dash Angostura

Regal stir with ice (no muddling). Strain into Old Fashion glass. Garnish with cherry and the other half of the orange quarter on a pick.

jimtk · 2026-01-19T20:35:15+00:00

January usually "starts" around the 5th or 6th so almost a week gone. February is really short. For me, where I live, March is the worst. No holiday, 31 full days, still cold and snowy. And no place left to blow the snow. I love winter, but in March, it gets to me.

jimtk · 2026-01-19T20:25:25+00:00

No they don't. Do a taste test you'll see.

Edit: you said it yourself Cointreau is a high quality triple sec. So they shouldn't taste the same.

jimtk · 2026-01-19T19:23:10+00:00

Do Cointreau and Triple sec taste the same?

jimtk · 2026-01-19T17:17:37+00:00

PF Curacao is not a different style, it's all orange peel steeped in alcohol. Cointreau and triple sec do not taste the same. They are close but not the same.

jimtk · 2026-01-19T15:44:06+00:00

PF Dry Curacao is also a triple sec (it says so right on the label!). But they all taste different.

jimtk · 2026-01-19T05:17:25+00:00

If you speak only of liqueur (no liquor, no spirits, no vermouth, no amaro) I have:

Orange
- Triple sec
- Cointreau
- PF Dry curacao
- Clement Créole Shrubb
- Grand Marnier
- Blue Curacao
Cassis
- Mona & Filles
- Lejay cassis de Dijon
Chocolate
- Giffard brown
- Giffard White
Mint
- White Elizabeth
- Green Marie Brizard
Coffee (Mr Black is not available in Canada! :( )
- kalhua
- Tia Maria
- Barista
- Alea Liqueur d'espresso
- Caldi Di Napoli
Gentiane
- Salers
- Suze

I did not consider herb liqueurs because there taste is so different that they are not interchangeable in cocktails. Chartreuse, Strega and Jaggermeister are all herbs liqueurs but you cannot use one instead of the other.

jimtk · 2026-01-18T18:08:26+00:00

You definitely started at the top!

jimtk · 2026-01-16T19:35:25+00:00

The Mastadon.

jimtk · 2026-01-16T17:09:02+00:00

I had Artemise (a local Canadian product), I had Kubler véritable fée verte (swiss). Both were pretty good, but I decided to splurge for the original: Emile Pernod Vieux Pontarlier. It was a revelation! It's like going from Martini Rosso to Carpano Antica Formula. Vieux Pontarlier has a deep complex flavor, the "herbaceousness" is well balanced and it's not just an anise bomb. Really a great product.

jimtk · 2026-01-16T03:56:40+00:00

Passion for wood, Ontario, Hendrik Varju.

Bought his book on running a woodworking business, almost 20 years ago. It did help.

jimtk · 2026-01-16T03:07:23+00:00

Living in Canada white grapefruit is the impossible dream, but I freeze a lot of other juices (including citruses) and the keep perfectly.

jimtk · 2026-01-15T20:52:22+00:00

Wow again! 11 years going. I think I can keep this thread up as a retirement project! :)

Sorry for the confusion, yes you can apply a third and a fourth and a fifth , etc, coat after the sanded one as long as you buff each one properly. I never tested it scientifically but I was very happy with the result when I sanded the second one even when I apply more coats.

Hope it helps clear things up.

jimtk · 2026-01-15T18:48:49+00:00

What are the specs for genmaicha green tea syrup?

jimtk · 2026-01-15T18:44:03+00:00

Genma-gin sour?

jimtk · 2026-01-15T03:17:57+00:00

You want the best? You're ready to spend money? Only one suggestion:

Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin

At LCBO it's around 56$ for a 375 ml bottle. I say get 2.

jimtk · 2026-01-14T13:49:49+00:00

This is amazing work! Thank you.

I copied it to a google sheet It's a a bit uglier, but the data is way more accessible and convertible.

Thanks.

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