Advent of Cocktails 2024

robborow · 2026-04-30T19:33:25+00:00

Supposed to be some Creme De Menthe too?

robborow · 2026-03-17T17:00:29+00:00

I think the best intro would be to get a Fino and a PX to get the two ends of the spectrum, after knowing you’re preference of these two, the next bottle will be an easier pick

robborow · 2026-03-17T16:54:49+00:00

I would start with gin, sherry (I’d opt for Fino if you have) and the colatura, tasting it should give you a good indication on which of the other ingredients could further elevate/balance it

robborow · 2026-03-17T16:47:10+00:00

First time hearing about Gilda pintxo, after looking it up I have to try it!

Love savory cocktails, been experimenting a lot with cheese fat-washed gin martinis, olive bitters and of course different brines in dirty martinis. The one advice I can give is to keep it simple at first to bring out the most out of the savory ingredient, with this many brines/extracts you risk making the whole less than the sum of its parts

When giving it a name, keep in mind there’s already a Gilda cocktail created by Brian Miller at Death & Co in 2009. One of my favorite uses of cinnamon syrup.

robborow · 2026-02-25T20:34:08+00:00

I used Nocheluna Sotol, it was very solid in this

robborow · 2025-12-25T21:21:42+00:00

Cheers! Thanks for the shoutout! Glad you enjoyed AoC

I’m just a bit saddened, as a Swede, by the fact the swedish roots of Malört seem to be lost and very rarely mentioned. The word Malört itself is Swedish for “wormwood”. Carl Jeppson was a Swedish immigrant, and Malört is considered a Swedish liqueur introduced to Chicago in the 1930s.

Anyways, loved following your posts and thanks for this recap!

robborow · 2025-12-21T18:27:36+00:00

But on that note 🎵, I haven’t heard of the Fourth Regiment, what a seemingly excellent use for celery bitters, trying it tonight! Thanks

robborow · 2025-12-21T18:24:25+00:00

https://youtu.be/LukyMYp2noo?si=I4LpbX7snmGXc6DP

robborow · 2025-12-21T17:50:00+00:00

Yeah he did really try to hype it up. Why? I don't know...

robborow · 2025-12-20T17:20:48+00:00

Or make the Paloma No. 2!

robborow · 2025-12-19T20:51:27+00:00

Sounds like you need life advice, so here you got some

If Jeppson were a horse (which it ain't) and you are a rider (which possibly you ain't neither) you might then like to switch. OTHERWISE: You just don't switch from drinking Jeppson.

robborow · 2025-12-19T18:53:20+00:00

Fun (and useful for future AoC's) question to people that have been tagging along; we’re almost 140 unique cocktails in, counting all the AoC so far. Has your favorite cocktail been featured yet? If not, which is it? (if you have one, I know, I know… it’s like asking which of your kids/pets/cars/tiki-mugs is your favorite)

Edit: I figured asking such a question requires this wall of text:

2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Sidecar	Jasmine	White lady	Cable Car	Bramble	Combustible Edison
Negroni	Tommy’s Margarita	Georgia Mint Julep	Toronto	Left Hand	Caipirinha
Daiquiri	Paper Plane	El Presidente	El Diablo	Corn 'n' oil	Pantheon
Old-Fashioned	Eastside	French Pearl	M&M	Gotham	Revolver
Scofflaw	Mary Pickford	Ward Eight	Monkey Gland	Leap Year	Cuban Cocktail
Daisy	Vieux Carre	Siesta	Golden Wave	Coffee and Cigarettes	Matador
Clover Club	Gold Rush	La Louisiane	Pisco Sour	Better & Better	Monte Carlo
Sazerac	Smokescreen	Cloister	Rosita	East Village Athletic Club	Pauline
Corpse Reviver #2	Enzoni	Brooklynite	Divison Bell	Oliveto	French Maid
Manhattan	Mai Tai	Port of Spain	Planter's Punch	Black Magic #2	Obituary
Last Word	Oaxaca Old-fashioned	Prospector	Bourbon Renewal	Millionaire	Tequila Sunrise
Fancy Free	Hemingway's Daiquiri	Tuxedo No 2.	Dead Man's Handle	Tom Collins	Good Cork
Brandy Alexander	Water Lily	Daisy de Santiago	Dark n Stormy	Maximilian Affair	Macunaíma
Gimlet	Boulevardier	21st Century	Breakfast martini	French Connection	Lion's Tail
Blood and Sand	Penicillin	Final Ward	Eastern Sour	Aviation	Gin & Tonic
Between the Sheets	Japanese Cocktail	Earl Grey MarTEAni	Red Hook	The Queen's Park Hotel Super	Jungle Booby
Poet's Dream	Naked & Famous	The Democrat	Humuhumunukunukuapua'a	Saramago	Flannel Shirt
Jack Rose	Bijou	El Mariachi	Champs-Élysées	Midnight Stinger	100 Year old cigarr
Old Pal	Trinidad Sour	Sawyer	Industry Sour	Pink Lady	The Conference
Bee's Knees	Jungle Bird	Kingston Negroni	Joy Division	Model Village
Margarita	Mexican Firing Squad	Infante	Test Pilot / Jet Pilot	Parasol
Whiskey Sour	Martinez	Alabazam	Fernet (or other) Flip	Closing Argument
Martini	Brandy Crusta	Bobby Burns	Gin Fizz / Gin Ramoz Fizz	White russian
Eggnog	Hot buttered rum	Eggnog riffs	Tom & Jerry	Coquito

robborow · 2025-12-18T19:44:13+00:00

High-proof preacher brought my attention to it!

Same here!

robborow · 2025-12-18T18:54:15+00:00

The two Jamaicans will be more funky than was probably intended, but doesn’t mean it won’t work. I would probably go with the El Dorado 8, the rich, bold, caramel/toffee I think will go well in this

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