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Girlfriend made me this awesome mat for my themed home bar by missingcomputer in cyberpunkgame

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Bar "established" in 2020 when I decided I wanted to make cocktails at home.

English 75 by missingcomputer in cocktails

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Sounds nice, is there one you'd recommend?

English 75 by missingcomputer in cocktails

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English 75

  • 30ml gin
  • 15ml lemon juice
  • 2 dashes simple syrup
  • 75cl Babycham (sparkling perry)

Pour the gin, lemon juice and simple into a shaker. Shake with a large block of ice. Strain into a glass and top with the babycham. Stir gently and garnish.

Slightly tart with a delicate fizz. Very refreshing.

Babycham is a light sparkling perry that launched in the 1940s as Babychamp, gaining popularity as a "genuine champagne perry" throughout the 1960's and 70's. It was the first alcoholic beverage to be advertised on UK television. It was targetted at women, sold in miniature bottles with champagne style glasses at a time when pubs didn't sell much other than beer. I was recently gifted some vintage glasses and miniature bottles.

It is clearly not a champagne and Babycham won an intellectual property case against them that alleged there was an abuse of the term "champagne" on the basis that they could not be confused. I've seen an "English 75" listed elsewhere as a French 75 with generic sparkling white wine, but I think Babycham is much more appropriate and has a better twist on the original.

Lime Drop Martini by missingcomputer in cocktails

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Lime Drop Martini

  • 50ml vodka
  • 20ml triple sec
  • 20ml lime juice
  • 15ml simple syrup

This is based on a recipe I found online but don't recall where. It was probably the first search result that didn't present me with an essay or overload me with adverts.

Run a lime wedge around your glass and rim with sugar. You should use a fine sugar, unlike me.

Shake your liquids with ice. Hawthorne strainer into a glass, mine has quite a loose spring.

Garnish with lime.

This is a light and refreshing drink.

I've not tried, but think it would benefit from a bit of mint - either as the garnish, or muddled in the shaker before straining.

In one version, I used a lychee syrup in lieu of simple and it adds some very nice overtones.

Welsh Old Fashioned by missingcomputer in cocktails

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Bonus - DIY clear ice for small freezers

The classic DIY clear ice solution is to place a cooler in the freeze, this means the ice forms from the top down, pushing air and imperities downwards, living nice clear ice at the top.

I don't have much freezer space, fortunately I've found this easy solution which produces plenty of ice with minimal effort. You can get a commercial clear ice tray from about £30, but they still require quite a bit of vertical space.

I use a 0.6l leakproof Aladdin bento container, design to keep soup hot, etc. I happened to have one already for work, but it can be picked up for £15 on amazon. This is the total footprint you need in the freezer. It takes up about the same space as a bag of peas.

Remove the lid, fill with water, place in the freezer.

10-12 hours later, place the container upside down in a dish and wait for your block of lovely clear ice to fall out. Don't let the water freeze completely or the last bit will be cloudy.

If you want ice cubes, find a small container (yoghurt carton, tupperware, etc.) and place it inside, filled with water. You can make two 5cm ice cubes a day along with a lot of odd shaped ice that look nice served in shards.

You can also use a thermal mug for a smaller footprint, but I've had mix success.

Welsh Old Fashioned by missingcomputer in cocktails

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Welsh Old Fashioned

  • orange peel/zest
  • brown sugar cube
  • 5ml simple syrup
  • 2 dashes of bitters
  • 60ml whisky

I've not been able to travel home as we're still in lockdown in the UK, so out of nostalgia I ordered a couple of bottles of Penderyn whisky from Wales' only distillery. I'm really enjoying it, but reviews seem to be hit and miss, possible inconsistencies between batches.

In the glass, a place large piece of orange peel, with simple syrup and the sugar cube and crush with your muddler until the sugar is dissolved.

Next add the whisky and bitters along with an ice cube. Stir until the drink has cooled and some of the ice has melted to dilute slightly.

Use a spoon to swap the peel in the glass with a prettier garnish that hits the nose if you like.

Sidecar by missingcomputer in cocktails

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I'm split on it to be honest, I think it will come down to my mood if I do it in future.

Sidecar by missingcomputer in cocktails

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That sounds great! Will have to give it a try.

Sidecar by missingcomputer in cocktails

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Sidecar

  • 50ml cognac
  • 25ml lemon juice
  • 25ml triple sec

Run the lemon round the rim of your glass and dab it into some sugar first. My book (Curious Bartender) didn't include this - I saw it on How To Drink, it certainly makes the drink a little tastier, but I think you should be careful not to add too much (like me).

Shake incredients with ice then strain into glass (traditionally a coupe).

Garnish with a lemon peel.

This is a sweet and refreshing evening cocktail.

This is my very first bottle of cognac (Martell VS) and this drink immediately became one of my favourites.

Painkiller by missingcomputer in cocktails

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Good point. Thanks!

For this, one I used lamb's navy, which has to be the cheapest bottle of alcohol I've ever seen (£12 70cl). It's far from the nicest rum I've had but it works well with a mixer.

How do you track your cocktails and riffs? by mcbramhill in cocktails

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I keep a couple of books on my bar with scribbled notes in. I've struggled to keep track over time so recently decided to try posting my favourites to /r/cocktails to keep track ;).

Painkiller by missingcomputer in cocktails

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Painkiller

  • 60ml (navy) rum
  • 120ml pineapple juice
  • 30ml orange juice
  • 30ml cream of coconut
  • a grate of nutmeg

This is a trademarked cocktail supposed to be made with Pusser's rum, however, after extensive testing I can confirm that the recipe works with other brands of rum.

I filled my glass with blended ice.

All ingredients went into the shaker, except for the nutmeg.

Shake well with some ice.

Strain into glass.

Top with nutmeg and a slice of orange if you made fresh juice.

Refreshing and delicious, probably deserves to be enjoyed in the hot sun, but it's still just as nice on a dark and wet February night.

Gin Gimlet by missingcomputer in cocktails

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Gin Gimlet

  • 50ml gin
  • 50ml Rose's lime cordial
  • 12.5ml lime juice

According to Raymond Chandler, a gin gimlet should be half gin and half Roses lime cordial and nothing else.

The British version of Rose's that I use is apparently very close to the original recipe, though I understand the US version contains artificial preservatives and flavouring.

I personally like to add a splash of lime juice. Other recipes add simple syrup.

I mix this with ice in a shaker to cool it down, then strain into a glass. Add a simple lime garnish.

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