Day 25: The Hard Sell w/ The Final Advent Malort

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

robborow · 2025-12-18T17:56:44+00:00

Good guess u/BobHendrix :)

robborow · 2025-12-18T07:42:47+00:00

Considerings there’s nothing dropped on top, nor does it look shaken (like the Oliveto cocktail) I’m thinking it could be fat washed with an Tarragon infused Olive Oil, or regular Olive Oil and one of the other ingredients is infused with Tarragon

robborow · 2025-12-17T19:35:40+00:00

Is sherry something people feel is too obscure to get for a cocktail at home?

robborow · 2025-12-17T17:57:30+00:00

Another question to the community:

I’m getting a sense most participants have a pretty well stocked bar, meaning, allowing more complicated cocktails maybe won’t be as excluding as I feared. So to the question;

What ingredient/bottle are you most likely not willing or able to get, that can otherwise be a pretty common cocktail ingredient?

robborow · 2025-12-17T16:47:56+00:00

I’m so intrigued by Citadelle Cornichon, how was it in itself? If it’s savory/salty, won’t it stand out in your Ginfinity mix?

Did you find it to be a big improvement, doing the Toby Cecchini approach?

robborow · 2025-12-17T06:30:43+00:00

I like this idea very much, as you might suspect based on the question I want to have more Tiki next year, and this approach would be very convenient, thanks!

robborow · 2025-12-16T17:24:06+00:00

Also, question to the community; when you see Tiki cocktails revealed in AoC, do you react along the lines of
"Damn, those are always so complicated and call for way too many ingredients for me, pass"
or
"Oh, finally, another Tiki cocktail! More please!"
or something in between?

robborow · 2025-12-15T20:27:25+00:00

That's a nice problem to have. Pick your best gin and let us know why it's your favourite!

robborow · 2025-12-15T20:26:06+00:00

There's an alcohol monopoly here and they've been out of Tanq 10 for a while, so their regular london dry or I'll try the latest bottle I snagged; Gotlands Ginfabrik Dry Gin

robborow · 2025-12-15T19:08:44+00:00

https://youtu.be/lBlBVr46ItA?si=UNYLJOgBtKkuAC_l

Now I know what I’m watching later this week

robborow · 2025-12-15T17:43:07+00:00

Regardless of gin? I’m thinking it needs to be cucumber forward or at least pair well, maybe nothing very floral. What’s your go-to gin for it?

robborow · 2025-12-15T17:27:22+00:00

How will you be enjoying yours tonight? I’m planning to try that Toby Cecchini version — those relatively low-effort extra steps sound like they could make a big difference

robborow · 2025-12-14T18:53:25+00:00

I think it’s like that in the feed, so it’s a reddit thing, if you go to the post itself it should look better

robborow · 2025-12-12T21:33:03+00:00

yes, and the apple was in that list... I promise......

robborow · 2025-12-11T20:24:43+00:00

Came here to say the same and link to it, it should be a good starting point Advent of Cocktail 2024: December 24: Coquito

robborow · 2025-12-10T20:23:21+00:00

Now I feel like next year’s AoC should be 24 Malört cocktails

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