Dr. Pepper and Rye

Posted by candlepowerdiety on October 10, 2014
Posted in: Cocktail Recipes.

This is a recipe that we’ve been tinkering with for a bit.

  • 2 oz Bulleit Rye
  • 6 oz Dr. Pepper
  • 1 dropper full of Bittercube Cherry Bark Vanilla bitters
  • 1 dash Regan’s No. 6 Orange bitters
  • Garnish with good cocktail cherries

Combine over copious amounts of ice in a pint glass.  Enjoy.

Perfect Martini

Posted by candlepowerdiety on February 3, 2013
Posted in: Cocktail Recipes.

Last night I picked up a bottle of Carpano Antica sweet vermouth.  As it is only available in 1L bottles, I have been flipping through cocktail recipes that call for sweet vermouth.  I’m not a huge fan of the Martini.  However, the perfect martini with it’s 50/50 mix of dry and sweet vermouth has always sounded intriguing.  I’m very pleased with the results.

Tonight’s recipe:

Perfect Martini

2 oz Gin (No 209)
1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth (Carpano Antica)
1/2 oz Dry Vermouth (Dolin)
2 Olives

Instructions

  1. Combine ingredients in a mixing glass over ice.  
  2. Stir for 15-30 seconds until glass is ice cold.
  3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  4. Garnish with two olives.