Old Time Cocktails for Prohibition Socialite Cosplay (and other cocktails)

[Elwin]

This time of year, my household drinks a few bourbons with apple cider (like from a mill, not alcoholic). Ratio to taste. It's a great drink outside by a fire. If it has a name, I don't know what it is. We call it a "fall classic", because its seasonal, and it was invented (in our house) while watching the World Series.

We otherwise take our bourbon neat, or occasionally with a splash of bitters.

I do enjoy hot cider with either bourbon or brandy in it. Coffee with brandy isn’t bad either.

[Totem Polar]

@perlslacker

It just so happens that I had a paper plane at a new local craft place near me that opened up tonight. Also, a blood & sand.

In addition to those cocktails, I am partial to:

Sazerac
Manhattan (duh)
Boulevardier
Penicillin
Sidecar
Vieux Carre
Brown Derby
Whiskey Sour and New York Sour

[NPV]

What’s your preferred recipe?

So I tend to use a bourbon with a little more “bite” (Knob Creek, Wild Turkey Rare Breed, etc.) rather than something sweet like Makers Mark.

-1 sugarcube
-3 dashes bitters
-Splash of water
-2 oz. bourbon
-Orange peel
-Maraschino cherry

Place sugarcube in bottom of a rocks glass, add 3 dashes of bitters, add a splash of water, then muddle, add bourbon and stir, add whiskey ball/cube stir, twist orange peel over glass and drop in, add cherry if desired.

This is my preferred take on it.

[theJanitor]

Brooklyn’s , Manhattan’s, and Old Fashioned’s for me

[jellydonut]

Various gin sours and rum sours are my go-tos. For classic cocktails, I am a sucker for the 4 equal parts family of cocktails.

The Last Word, 1 part each of;

gin
lime juice
maraschino liqueur
green chartreuse

Corpse Reviver #2, 1 part each of;

gin
lemon or lime juice (I prefer lime juice in every drink, the original recipe says lemon, however)
orange liqueur (Cointreau is a safe bet)
Lillet Blanc, or, if you can get it, one of the Kina Lillet replacements

[Tabasco]

This book is indispensable for such pursuits:

https://smile.amazon.com/Vintage-Spi...o%2C241&sr=8-1

[Elwin]

Various gin sours and rum sours are my go-tos. For classic cocktails, I am a sucker for the 4 equal parts family of cocktails.

The Last Word, 1 part each of;

gin
lime juice
maraschino liqueur
green chartreuse

Corpse Reviver #2, 1 part each of;

gin
lemon or lime juice (I prefer lime juice in every drink, the original recipe says lemon, however)
orange liqueur (Cointreau is a safe bet)
Lillet Blanc, or, if you can get it, one of the Kina Lillet replacements

A Last Word is one of my favorites to order at a good bar, since it's more specialized (and expensive, especially the Chartreuse) ingredients than I want to keep on hand, but I really enjoy the drink. I love Lillet (straight on ice, with tonic, and in other cocktails) so I'm sure I'd like a Corpse Reviver.

[theJanitor]

This book is indispensable for such pursuits:

https://smile.amazon.com/Vintage-Spi...o%2C241&sr=8-1

I have to agree

[Guerrero]

I’m a fan of a proper Old Fashion, I.e. keep the cherry juice out of it.

Old Fashionds without the "fruit salad" will get you banned from Wisconsin. Doubly-so if they're not made with brandy.

[NPV]

While not necessary a “go-to” year round for me, during the summer months under the right conditions I can occasionally be found indulging in a, or multiple, Tom Collins. Solid refreshing drink when the temps start tickling 3 digits and I had not seen it mentioned.

-2 oz Gin
-1 oz lemon juice
-1/2 oz simple syrup
-3 oz club soda (varies on glass size)

Fill glass with ice, pour in gin lemon juice and simple syrup, stir, top with club soda, and garnish with slice of lemon and cherry “flag”.