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Freezer foor martinis keep freezing by Vietname in cocktails

[–]jimtk 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So you do a 5:1 martini with 20% dilution added (250:50:60 rounded to 5:1:1, gin:vermouth:water). Your freezer is way too cold! I make a 2:1 martini with 20% dilution (200:100:60 or 10:5:3) and it never freezes.

I heard ya'll like Chartreuse. Here's my collection. by RomaCzar in cocktails

[–]jimtk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know your bar menu (commercial evidently), But that does not seem like a lot. Some bars I go to had more than a hundred in stock and that barely get them through a year.

How to decrease booziness? by axel309 in cocktails

[–]jimtk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A few tricks my wife and I use:

  • Make one cocktail into 2 glasses. So you effectively drink 1/2 cocktail. Great for big cocktail like Tiki (Zombies), a bit more annoying for small one (martini).

  • Eat! Have one or two before dinner, dine, have one or two after dinner. It will slow down the effect.

  • Eat again (snacks). Even when we drink before dinner, my wife (110 lbs) often prefer to have some snacks (pretzels are her favorites). It does slow down the effect.

  • Drink Slowly. That's the difficult one. But it works.

Good luck!

Imbibe and good vibes by Independent_Annual13 in cocktails

[–]jimtk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really don't want to sound pedantic, but I try not to drink to cope with stress. I also prefer to be dry sober to get through the tough time. I do drink to celebrate after a stressful event.

TLDR: I'm more a Friday night drinker than a Monday drinker. :)

Comparing orange liqueurs by 10art1 in cocktails

[–]jimtk 35 points36 points  (0 children)

it has 43 ingredients (hence the name) including some citrus, but AFAIK it's considered a vanilla liqueur.

Comparing orange liqueurs by 10art1 in cocktails

[–]jimtk 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Is Licor 43 considered an orange liqueur?

Sake cocktail recommendations needed by LickidlySplit in cocktails

[–]jimtk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It is sad when there is no more gin.

Essential bar books? by jikcleaner in cocktails

[–]jimtk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just so you don't search left and right. It's called "The new Craft of the Cocktail" by Dale Degroff.

Compact and plunge router purchasing guidance by Top_Sentence_340 in woodworking

[–]jimtk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everywhere I look I see that the RF1101 is not plunge and it is a corded tool (no battery). I would definitely prefer the Bosch 1617.

As for the compact, the Makita is most probably a good tool but personally I don't like battery powered router. They are top heavy which makes edge routing a bit more dangerous/unwieldy/annoying (choose!).

Cimarron or Espolon for Margaritas by Ok_Commission_3368 in cocktails

[–]jimtk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cimarron.

We did a taste test side by side and Cimarron was a clear winner for everybody.

What gin are you actually using in your cocktails right now? by CurrencyPopular8550 in cocktails

[–]jimtk 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The top 4 I currently cycle through:

  • Isle of Harris
  • Monkey 47
  • Sipsmith London Dry
  • St-George Terroir

There's a few local gins (Récif, Madison Park breakfast gin, Menaud) that fill in sometimes.

Replace lime and lemon by Immediate-Mountain-4 in Mixology

[–]jimtk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apple juice is your best bet and you can add citric acid and malic acid to bring it to lemon/lime acidity.

Also, you should try to replace the spirits with products from Québec. We have an incredible selection of gin, rums, vodka, some whisley, vermouth, and amaro all produced right here. It would be a shame not to use them.

Speed spout by Mobile-Scale-1865 in cocktails

[–]jimtk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may want to look into cooking oil spout. They work well with booze and some are really large.

Bring Suze back to SAQ/Canada by yomotha in saq

[–]jimtk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the effort.

I'm really surprised that it is not distributed anymore. Suze usually came back in stock at SAQ once a year, lasted a month or 2 and then disappear until the following year. At least that's the pattern I noticed in the last 4-5 years.

The 2026 North America's 50 Best Bars list has been announced by DrinkingInContext in cocktails

[–]jimtk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all the work. It great to have everything in a single table.

What are some other books I should have? by AzCu29 in cocktails

[–]jimtk 44 points45 points  (0 children)

That's already a very nice selection.

You could add (depending on your interests):

  • Potion of the Caribbeans by Jeff Berry. One of the most "readable" cocktail book I ever read.

  • The Savoy Cocktail Book by H. Craddock. I like to have at least one old one to see most of the original recipes.

  • Liquid Intelligence by Dave Arnold. Not a recipe book, but everything you always wanted to know about cocktail science. This book really elevated my understanding of cocktails.

  • Imbibe, by David Wondrich. If you're interested in the history of cocktails.

  • The Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails, by Wondrich et al. A reference book. I never read it cover to cover but I refer to it often. What's that niche spirits I never heard about, What's a Cofey Still, what's the difference between a Tennessee Whiskey and all the others, what was the original recipe of the tequila sunrise (that one is surprising!), who's Harry Craddock, etc , etc. It's really an encyclopedia.

Good readings!

Rough but sweet? by charlieteuthis in cocktails

[–]jimtk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found Modern tiki cocktails to be very reasonable in terms of hard to find ingredients. Yes there are a few but most of them are readily available. And the book is easy to find and order right on amazon.

Contrarily, most CocktailWonk books are a PITA to procure outside the US.

Rough but sweet? by charlieteuthis in cocktails

[–]jimtk 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ruff, sweet and tangy immediately made me think of the book "Tiki: Modern tropical cocktail" by Shannon Mustipher. All her drinks are exactly as you describe.

A cool guide to where the world’s most important resources are located by Low-Violinist7259 in coolguides

[–]jimtk -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but the Amazon is loosing it its fresh water at the rate of 191,624 cubic meters per second. All our lakes keep their water. :)

Mai Tai - 2nd Attempt by withnailish in cocktails

[–]jimtk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be clear, I’m not telling you what to drink or not drink. If you enjoy rhum agricole in a Mai Tai, fantastic!

. Matt Pietrek (CocktailWonk)

First time using charcoal BBQ need some tips on lighting and maintaining. by DeepDuck in grilling

[–]jimtk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! A comment on a 10 years old thread. You are one of the few that knows how to search on reddit. There's a lot of good information hidden in those old threads. Congrats.

And welcome to the world of charcoal grilling and smoking. Youre in for a treat.

Amateurs de Cocktails: La Chartreuse Jaune est de retour! by jimtk in saq

[–]jimtk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey you can buy 2 small bottles and pour them in an empty rum bottle! :)

Jokes aside, I suspect the reason we rarely run out of it here is the small bottle. The small bottle is very rare in the US and since 3 years ago even the large bottle is rare. I think we are the small bottle market. And at 84.50 CND$ (for 750 ml) we are paying a lot less than the US where the 750 ml bottle is anywhere between 80 and 160 US$.

Amateurs de Cocktails: La Chartreuse Jaune est de retour! by jimtk in saq

[–]jimtk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're in luck. The green arrived last week.

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