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  • I LOVE Green Chartreuse but it’s just so dang expensive. A few months ago my coworker friend @winnie.fka.mocha told me about a liqueur that he uses interchangeably with Green Chartreuse called Cloosterbitter. I picked up a bottle in my big @wine_com order and have been playing around with it in different drinks like this gimlet featured here. . While the Cloosterbitter is a bit of a pared back Green Chartreuse, it’s more than half the cost so I think it’s got a permanent spot in my home bar going forward! . For this gimlet, I realized that I’ve rarely played with parsley in a drink and wanted to give it a shot in an herbal gimlet! . 🌱Cloosterbitter Parsley & Basil Gimlet🌱 🔸2oz gin 🔸.75oz fresh lime juice 🔸.5oz @boomsma.distilleerderij Cloosterbitter 🔸Muddled parsley and basil . Muddle the parsley and basil with the gin, and add remaining ingredients with ice. Shake, double strain with a fine mesh strainer, and serve! . . . #gardencocktails #winedotcom #quarantinecocktails #quarantinecooking #greenchartreuse #CraftSpirits #chartreuse #Spirits  #punchcocktail #Imbibe  #cocktail #cocktails #homebar #homebartender #mixology #cloosterbitter #artofdrinks #drinkstagram #cocktailbar #liquor #apartmentbartender #bareaders #huffposttaste #fwx  #gincocktail #gimlet #imbibegram #mixologyart #mixologist
  • Here in NYC every day feels more bizarre than the next so Sean and I have enacted “Airport Rules” which means if you want a beer at noon, you can have a beer at noon. I haven’t yet taken advantage of these new home guidelines, but with Sean going back and forth from the hospital, I’m sure an “Airport Rules” afternoon will soon come in handy. For this cocktail, I used a new-to-me liqueur that I got in a big @wine_com order I placed using their Stewardship program. (Like Amazon Prime, but for wine and spirits! http://Wine.com gave me a free year of Stewardship and I’ve *definitely* been putting it to good use.) The spirits are only available in a few markets, but it’s something I’ve been really grateful for as we’re directed to stay inside. . I made up this recipe using the celery root liqueur from @Apologueliqueurs— I wanted to take an herby and American take on a Moscow mule. . 🇺🇸American Mule 🇺🇸 ☝️Also works with: bourbon, vodka 🔸1.5oz Applejack 🔸.5oz Celery Root liqueur from @Apologueliqueurs 🔸.5oz lime juice 🔸Ginger beer to top . . . #gardencocktails #applejack #quarantinecocktails #quarantinecooking #celeryroot #CraftSpirits #Craft #Spirits  #punchcocktail #Imbibe  #cocktail #cocktails #bar #ttcocktails #mixology #nationalcocktailday #artofdrinks #drinkstagram #bartender #cocktailbar #liquor #celeriac #huffposttaste #fwx #winedotcom #moscowmule #homebartender #imbibegram #mixologyart #mixologist
  • Oi. What a week. Hope everyone is staying healthy and safe-- feel like we're all going to get a bit deeper into home bartending the next few weeks. That and snuggling our dogs and vowing to never take for-granted simple things like carefree dinner parties with friends and family. ❤️ . Last week as things were transitioning to more strict work-from-home policies, we had a team lunch that had a lot of leftovers. I took home a tupperware full of watery pico de gallo. One of my favorite cocktails on earth is the "Tomato Water Bloody Mary" from @food52's Genuis Recipes and since the recipe to make tomato water is super similar to the ingredients in pico de gallo, I figured it was worth a shot to use the excess liquid from the salsa in a drink. . Recipe below for the tomato water, or you can make a fresh salsa and use the liquid you'd normally discard in a bloody! . 🍅 Tomato Water 🍅 🔸4 large beefsteak tomatoes, quartered 🔸1/2 serrano chile, coarsely chopped 🔸1/4 red onion, coarsely chopped 🔸one, 3-inch piece of lemongrass, tough outer leaves removed and coarsely chopped 🔸small pinch of sugar 🔸large pinch of salt 🔸1/2 lime 🔸1/2 lemon 🔸1/2 orange . 🍅 Cocktail 🍅 🔸Ice 🔸2 cups tomato water 🔸6 ounces citrus vodka 🔸4 cherry tomatoes, for garnish . 1. To make the tomato water, puree the tomatoes, chile, onion, lemongrass, sugar, and salt in a food processor, until smooth. Line a large strainer with a double layer of cheesecloth, and set the strainer over a nonreactive bowl. Pour the puree into the strainer and refrigerate overnight. . 2. Gather the sides of the cheesecloth up over the puree to form a large sack and squeeze gently to extract the last bits of water. Discard the cheesecloth and its contents. Set a strainer over the bowl and squeeze in the lime, lemon and orange juices. Stir well. . 3. To make the cocktails, fill four highball glasses with ice. In each, combine 4 ounces of tomato water and 1 1/2 ounces vodka and stir. Garnish with cherry tomatoes. . . . . #gardencocktails #quarantinecooking #imbibe #feedfeed #thekitchn #thirstynyc  #drinkstagram  #eater #cocktails #imbibegram #IGcocktail #mixologist #f52grams #quarantinelife #quarantined
  • Found some hot house rhubarb at the grocery store and decided it's time to bring back one of my favorite recipe inventions of all time to drink this weekend. :) Pro Tip: Use a vegetable peeler to make rhubarb ribbon garnishes! . 🌼Rhubarb Daisy🌼 🔸1.5oz cognac V.S. 🔸1oz chilled rooibos tea 🔸.75oz rhubarb simple syrup 🔸.75oz fresh lemon juice 🔸Edible flower and rhubarb ribbon for garnish . Directions: Add cognac, rooibos tea, rhubarb simple syrup, and lemon juice to an ice-filled shaker. Shake, strain, and serve in an ice-filled collins glass. Garnish with a flower and a rhubarb ribbon. (Tip: use a vegetable peeler to get beautiful, uniform rhubarb ribbons!) . 🎀 Rhubarb Simple Syrup🎀 🔸1 cup sugar 🔸1 cup water 🔸~2 stalks fresh rhubarb, roughly chopped . Directions: Add the sugar, water, and chopped rhubarb to a saucepan on low heat. Simmer the syrup until the rhubarb gets soft and the syrup turns pink, about 20 minutes. (If you want it to be extra pink, feel free to add a pinch of hibiscus tea!) Chill and store up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator. . #gardencocktails @cognac_official #cognac_official #cognac #cognacUSA #CraftSpirits #Craft #Spirits #Drink #Imbibe #cognacstyle #cognaclife #cognacLover #ExperienceCognac #VisitCognac #hercognac #CognacFrance #CognacCocktails #cocktail #cocktails #bar #ttcocktails #mixology #nationalcocktailday #bartender #cocktailbar #liquor #rhubarb #bareaders #huffposttaste #fwx
  • Yesterday I posted (and pinned as a highlight!) some stories with a bit of progress on how the cocktail garden is growing from seed! This is my 4th year of growing a rooftop cocktail garden and I feel like every year I learn more tips, tricks, and hacks to get these seeds to germinate and flourish. . If you plan to grow your own cocktail garden but are scared to do it from seed-- there is still time!! I order all my seeds from RareSeeds.com aka @bakercreekseeds and I love them. If you have any questions about seedlings, ask here in a comment-- I'll be watching this thread to make sure I can share all the things that have been shared with me. (Especially from my sister-in-law  @cmw497 and my friend @blackforager 😋🥰) . . . #gardencocktails #gardendesign #springgarden #nycgarden #harlemgarden #urbangarden #balconygarden #terracegarden #cocktailgarden #springgarden #seedlings #growsomethingnew #seedporn #gardenporn #heirloom #heirloomseeds #seeds #rareseeds #nonGMO #growyourown #growyourownfood #garden #gardening #greenthumb #bakercreekseeds #bakercreekheirloomseeds #urbangardeners #urbangardening #ediblenyc #backyardgarden #gardenersofinstagram
  • Ordered my 2020 batch of seeds from @bakercreekseeds , planted a whole crew of edible flowers, found the pepper seeds I saved from last year, turned on the grow lights, and now we wait! All the planting has made me anxious for summer dinner parties and pepper harvests. 🌿🌸🍄🌶 . . . #gardencocktails #gardendesign #springgarden #bhggarden #nycgarden #harlemgarden #urbangarden #balconygarden #terracegarden
  • In addition to making cocktails with super seasonal ingredients, I love experimenting with obscure spirits and liqueurs in cocktails. Living in New York, this is easier than most places, but it's still a bit of an adventure and trek to track down all of the things I'd love to try. . The folks at @wine_com just launched a spirits section on their site in New York, New Jersey, Florida and they gave me a free year of their StewardShip program to try out the process. (California coming soon!) Usually shipping wines and spirits is heavy and expensive, but the StewardShip program is like Amazon Prime. For my first order, I picked up a Dutch bitter called Cloosterbitter that is said to be like a "poor man's green Chartreuse," an aquavit that we always use at our @barkbox Danish Christmas lunch, a celery root liqueur, and some @chinola passion fruit liqueur. (See my stories to see all the bottles!) I tried adding the passion fruit liqueur to a salty dog yesterday and it was the perfect antidote to a dreary February morning. . 🐕Passionate Salty Dog🐕 🔸1.5oz vodka 🔸1oz @Chinola Passion Fruit Liqueur 🔸4oz Grapefruit Juice 🔸Rim glass with  salt and powdered hibiscus . Add all ingredients except salt to a shaker with ice and shake. Strain and serve over a large ice cube. . . . #vinetobottle #winedotcom #gardencocktails #wintercocktails #punchcocktail #vodkacocktail #passionfruit #cocktails  #mixology #imbibe #craftcocktails #libations  #homebartender #mixologyart #imbibegram #wintercocktail #passionfruitcocktail #citrus #feedfeed #cocktailoftheday #cocktail #thirsty #drinkstagram #bartender #cocktailculture #liqpic #artofdrinks #huffposttaste #supercall #drinkpunch @thefeedfeed.cocktails
  • I went through a phase of making shrubs a couple years ago and just rediscovered them recently as a way to add fresh fruits and rooty flavors to cocktails. This winter has been a lot of experiments with celeriac, but I thought beets would be good for February. 🙃 . Hope everyone has a great Valentine’s Day! Sean is working a 24-hour shift so I’ll be doing some pottery hand building in my apartment with @pimmpup. 🤓 . ❤️Heart Beet❤️ 🔸2oz tequila 🔸3/4oz homemade beet shrub 🔸1/4 oz lime juice 🔸1:1 Salt & Sugared rim for garnish . 🍒Beet Shrub🍒 🔸5 beets, cut into small chunks 🔸½ cup apple cider vinegar 🔸½ cup distilled white vinegar 🔸1 cup granulated sugar 🔸1 tsp. black peppercorns 🔸1 tsp. kosher salt 🔸Tools: blender, rubber spatula, mesh strainer . Add the beets and both vinegars to a blender and purée. Using a rubber spatula, press the purée through a mesh strainer into a medium bowl; you should have 2 to 3 cups of liquid. Add the beet-vinegar liquid, sugar, peppercorns and salt to a nonreactive container; cover and let steep for 1 day at room temperature. Taste for seasoning; if you prefer the taste to be more peppery, let the mixture steep for another day. Strain through a mesh strainer and bottle; store in the refrigerator (the flavor will fully develop after a week), and use within 2 months. . . . #beetcocktail #gardencocktails #tequila #tequilacocktail #valentinesday #hotalingandco #cocktails #booze #mixology #imbibe #craftcocktails #libations #cocktailporn #homebartender #mixologyart #imbibegram #brandy #feedfeed #cocktailoftheday #cocktail #thirsty #drinkstagram #bartender #cocktailculture #liqpic #valentinescocktail #artofdrinks #huffposttaste #supercall #drinkpunch
  • Last Sunday Sean and I did a bit of a taco tour in East Harlem and found some tacos that were Mexico City street-style. 🙏✨🙌 After our taco tour, I went into one of the groceries in East Harlem and picked up these fresh guavas to use in cocktails. I am perpetually grateful to live in a city where I can find such a diversity of produce and ingredients to play with in drinks. When I looked in the @theflavorbible to see what pairs well with guava, curry came up so I added it to the drink. Definitely a do-over! . 🍈Fresh Guava Curry Margarita🍈 (Also works with rum, cachaca) -2oz tequila -.75oz lime juice, or Meyer lemon! -.75oz simple syrup -1 guava, peeled -splash of orange juice or pineapple juice -Dash of curry powder . Add peeled guava and tequila to a blender and blend. Using a fine mesh strainer, strain out all the solids. Then add the remaining ingredients with a handful of ice back to the blender and blend! Serve frozen in a lowball or rocks glass rimmed with pink peppercorn and salt. . . . #gardencocktails #wintercocktails #punchcocktail #tequila #guavacocktail #cocktails #booze #mixology #imbibe #craftcocktails #libations #tequilacocktail #homebartender #mixologyart #imbibegram #wintercocktail #guava #citrus #feedfeed #cocktailoftheday #cocktail #thirsty #drinkstagram #bartender #cocktailculture #liqpic #artofdrinks #huffposttaste #supercall #drinkpunch @thefeedfeed.cocktails
  • My terrace garden is totally depressing right now, but there ARE still fresh and seasonal ingredients alive outside right this moment. 🙏🙌Spruce and pine have green tips that come out in the spring and they make the most delicious syrup but cedar in the winter is still quite good. I used cedar from my backyard in Indiana in this drink but spruce, Douglas fir, and pine all make wonderful syrups in the same process. Make sure that your tree has not been treated with chemicals!!! (!!!!!) . 🌲Backyard Cedar Collins🌲 Also works with: Vodka, whiskey -2oz gin -1oz cedar simple syrup -.75oz lemon juice -.75oz white cranberry juice -Soda to top .Directions: Add your spirit, cedar simple syrup, lemon juice, and cranberry juice to a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into an old-fashioned glass with a large ice cube. Top with soda water, garnish with a cedar twig. TIP: Freeze cedar + cranberries in cubes for an extra garnish. . 🌲Cedar Simple Syrup:🌲 -1 cup sugar -1 cup water Generous handful of cedar twigs with healthy greenery Directions: Heat water, sugar, and cedar in a small pot until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and steep cedar until cool. Strain solids and store the syrup in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. . . . . #gardencocktails #wintercocktails #punchcocktail #gin #cocktails #booze #mixology #imbibe #craftcocktails #libations #gincocktail #homebartender #mixologyart #imbibegram #wintercocktail #gincocktails #feedfeed #cocktailoftheday #cocktail #thirsty #drinkstagram #bartender #cocktailculture #liqpic #artofdrinks #huffposttaste #supercall #drinkpunch #cedarcocktails #cedartree #gin
  • This week I learned people will listen to my mini TED talk on the history of ice and my lecture on kumquats and citrus if you serve them their drinks AFTER you’re done talking. 🤓 . Had a blast making the Kumquat Collins (recipe in previous post!) while @apartment_bartender made Cinnamon-Smoked Old Fashioneds to share the wonder that is the @lgusa Instaview Refrigerator with Craft Ice. Elliot’s recipe is below, and be sure to swipe through the gallery to see the little smoking hut he was using all week. 😊 . 💨 Cinnamon-Smoked Old-Fashioned 💨 -2oz Cognac -.25oz simple syrup -1 dash aromatic bitters -1 dash orange bitters -1 LG Craft Ice Sphere . Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with Craft Ice and stir. Pour over a Craft Ice sphere. Put the entire glass in a smoking hut or a smoking cloche and smoke. If you don’t have a smoking cloche, no problem! Just char a piece of cinnamon on an old plate or a piece of untreated wood and place your glass on top to trap the smoke. ✨ . #lgcraftice #ad

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Hang Thyme: Thyme, Vodka, Lime, Simple Syrup

Two cocktails on a white board with thyme sprigs

My dad manages properties in Indianapolis and one of his tenants is the distillery @moguldistillery. He’s always been telling me about the stuff that they make and this year for Christmas he gave me a bottle of their vodka. Brought it all the way back to NYC and tried it for the first time in this cocktail!

Two cocktails on a white board with thyme sprigs
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🌿 Hang Thyme 🌿


Course Drinks
Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 person

Ingredients

  • 5 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 2 oz Mogul Distillery Vodka
  • 1 oz fresh lime juice
  • 1 oz simple syrup

Instructions

  1. Fill a rocks glass with ice. Muddle 4 of the thyme sprigs in a cocktail shaker. Add ice to the shaker and then the vodka, lime juice, and simple syrup. Shake and strain. 

Recipe from Danny Meyer’s MIXSHAKESTIR book.

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