Following through on an earlier threat, today I started to make two out of the four amaro recipes from Brad Thomas Parsons' Amaro.
Disclaimer
Now here's the slightly awkward part. I believe in sharing information, but these recipes are not mine to share, so I don't feel comfortable writ...
Improved Evan Williams
I recently tasted an interesting dram from Wyoming Whiskey called Outryder. It is a blend of two different mash bills. To quote their website:
The first mash bill contains 48% winter rye, 40% corn, and 12% malted barley and the second reflects a traditional bourbon mas...
First, I have to follow up on my initial fat-washing experiment. Here are the cocktails that I tried:
Olive Oil Martini
- 2 oz Olive Oil-Washed Gin
- 1/4 oz Noilly Prat Extra Dry Vermouth
- 1 pinch salt
This was pretty good, but a bit too subtle. For my next batch, I'll try more oil. The sa...
As I just mentioned, my first and only attempt at fat washing was a few years ago, and was a complete failure. When trying to make bacon-washed bourbon, I used far too much bacon fat, and did not filter it very well. The result just tasted like grease.
After listening to the most recent episode...
For several months now, I haven't been making anything new. There are plenty of excuses, but mainly I blame success. My vermouth and amaro recipes have been stable. It wouldn't be very interesting for me to say "today I made another batch of that thing I've already described in excruciating detai...