Underhill-Lounge

Cocktails, Food, and Gardening South of the hill in Bernal Heights, CA

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Date: August 3rd, 2008

Party Notes

3 August, 2008 (15:58) | Rambling | No comments

Drink Menu
Creole Cocktail: 1 1/2 oz Sazerac Rye, 1/2 oz Carpano Antica Vermouth, 1/2 teaspoon Benedictine, 1/2 teaspoon Amer Picon. Stir, strain. Lemon twist.
London Buck: 2 oz 209 Gin, juice 1/2 lemon in a tall glass. Stir and ice. Fill with ginger ale.
Mai Tai: Build 1 1/2 oz Appleton V/X, 3/4 [...]

BOTW–Pliny the Elder

3 August, 2008 (14:59) | Beer | No comments

Recently, one of my favorite California Breweries, Russian River Brewing, expanded their facilities. This has enabled them to bottle a couple beers which had previously only been available on tap.
Pliny the Elder is their beer in the Double IPA style. I think, Russian River Brewing is among the best brewers in California and [...]

Crystal Bronx Cocktail

3 August, 2008 (08:00) | Savoy Cocktail Book | No comments

Crystal Bronx Cocktail
The Juice of 1/4 Orange. (Valencia)
1/4 French Vermouth. (3/4 oz Noilly Pratt Dry)
1/4 Italian Vermouth. (3/4 oz Cinzano Rosso)
1 Lump Ice.
Use medium-size glass and fill up with Soda Water.
Seems like something is missing from this cocktail!
Like, the other 1/2!
Anyway, even though I find no recipes which call for it, I wouldn’t blame you [...]