Old Time Cocktails for Prohibition Socialite Cosplay (and other cocktails)
Hi everyone! During a quick derail between me and Totem Polar in the "Sippin' Bourbon" thread, I thought it would be a good idea to start a dedicated cocktail thread.
I got really into classic cocktails this year. It started when I decided I wanted to make Sazeracs, which is a gateway cocktail for bourbon nerds. Before I knew it, I was stalking local liquor stores trying to find Ramazotti, Bigallet China-China Amer, and other weird ingredients that no one has ever heard of. My wife has also learned to not drink anything I make now, since it inevitably comes with a biting Campari aftertaste.
So what are people drinking? I've been really into the Paper Plane recently, which isn't really a classic but it's sort of in the style of classics like the Corpse Reviver No 2 or the Last Word.
Recipe as follows:
3/4 oz bourbon (I use EW Bonded)
3/4 oz Aperol
3/4 oz Amaro Nonino (can sub a different amaro)
3/4 oz lemon juice
Shake with ice, strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
I find it to be mostly citrus-y and not too boozy but people who don't drink as much seem to find it pretty whiskey-forward still.