What are you drinking right now?

[jcmeyer]



Finishing up a bottle of Port (Whisker's Blake, nothing special), something more creative to follow.

Enjoying port more and more these days. Mostly of the ruby variety if I have a choice. If tawny it has to be higher quality. Of my namesake, Meyer port is tasty: http://www.meyerfamilycellars.com/Port

Hoppy night...

 

[SkinnyGoomba]

Two bottles of '89 Krug and a snifter each of lot 53 and lot 29 Tesseron shared with my wife and a friend. This is very expensive hangover.

 

[Bhowie]

Ok, I'm seeking a little help. I've been tending bar 2 nights a week for a month now. It's been a really cool learning experience. I might post more about it later. Anywayzz.........

My friend is the bar manager and we are trying to build up the "cocktail cred" of this place. The beverage director is going to be leaving in a year and is on autopilot now. This person is well respected in the cocktail scene in Boston, but we just don't attract the cocktail crowd like the big name places do. My friend and I are going to make a good effort to establish a night or two of us drawing this crowd.

With that in mind we are trying to come up with a tiki menu to do once a week. I want to do 5 menu items in total to start. Thus far I have two.

Deconstred Grog
Beer, Water, Lemon, and Rum.
- Alright, I'm rather proud of this one. It has all the elements of a fart sniffing mixologist drink. In reality it is basically a shot and a beer/shandy.. Each element is presented completely separate from the other. 7 oz of beer, 7 oz of water, a lemon ice cube, and the rum. I think most people will shoot the rum and drink the beer separate, but when you combine all of the elements, minus the water, it actually taste pretty decent. Shows an understanding of what grog is. It is going to be priced low, around $5-$6 for each.

Sailor Bowl
Scorpion bowls are really popular here. This is just a simple play on that: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/scorpion-bowl/
We'll most likely add dry ice or something like that. It is kinda gimmicky, but that is half the fun of tiki menus.

So, I'm a bit stuck on the other three items. I don't have much experience with tiki cocktails and I don't have much experience for rum. That spirit really overwhelms me. One, I don't like it that much. Two, there is such a diversity in styles and locations of productions.

I want to incorporate fernet, punt e mes, and carpano antica into the remaining drinks. I'm going to get them to sponsor this event.

Can you guys help me out and point me to any good information?

 

[Piobaire]

Try this:

4 oz fresh squeezed OJ
2 oz white rum
2 oz amber rum
1 oz punt e mes
.5 oz orgeat
.5 oz pomegranate syrup

 

[kwilkinson]

Love you and **** brah but that deconstructed grog just sounds really silly and pointless.

 

[Cary Grant]



Love you and **** brah but that deconstructed grog just sounds really silly and pointless.

Agreed- if this business/bar really wants to compete in cocktails at a time when cocktails are riding a serious wave of popularity- and frankly some damn-good creativity and quality, I wouldn't be poo-pooing true mixologists. Even if you're chasing a crowd who goes in for "gimmicks" you still need the substance to back it. up. Unless you are totally chasing after a tourist crowd and don't want customer loyalty.

 

[indesertum]

completely unrelated but what would you order at a really ****** bar?

 

[kwilkinson]

Pbr. Or jim beam.

 

[indesertum]

i went to one of the shittiest bars ive ever been and they had no pbr.

jim beam isnt a bad choice i guess

 

[b1os]

Gin & Tonic. They mostly have Gordon's and Schweppes tonic water which makes for a decent G&T. Or so ****** as in they don't have either?

 

[NewYorkIslander]

2006 WT Rare Breed.

 

[Piobaire]



completely unrelated but what would you order at a really ****** bar?

Not a draft beer as their pipes will not be clean and it will not be chilled. I would order bottled beer and a shot of whisky.

 

[Nil]

Glendronach 12 year, Aberfeldy 1991 by Gordon & MacPhail, and Talisker 10 year. Ended with some Pyrat Cask 1623 rum.

 

[Bhowie]



Try this:

4 oz fresh squeezed OJ
2 oz white rum
2 oz amber rum
1 oz punt e mes
.5 oz orgeat
.5 oz pomegranate syrup

Thanks, for this. I made a pomegranate syrup last night and came up with another drink. I've got to look through my notes, I'll post it.

The deconstructed grog is staying. I ran it by the beverage director and they love it.

I also came up with the idea of making a demerara rum, but having Dom Irrera as the official spokesman. We'd call it Dom Irrera's Demerara Rum.

 

[Bhowie]

So these are popular at beach bars:

I'd like to do a baller version with a half bottle of champagne. I'm thinking gin based so it turns into a french 75.