http://underhill-lounge.flannestad.com Cocktails, Food, and Gardening South of the hill in Bernal Heights, CA Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:00:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Choker Cocktail* (6 People) 4 Glasses Whisky (1 1/2 oz Binny's Select Buffalo Trace Bourbon) 2 Glasses Absinthe (3/4 oz Lucid Absinthe) 1 Dash Absinthe Bitters (Angostura Bitters) This Cocktail is to be very thoroughly shaken and no sweetening in any form should be added. *Drink this and you can drink anything: new-laid eggs put ... http://underhill-lounge.flannestad.com/2008/07/05/choker-cocktail/ Chocolate Cocktail (No. 2) The Yolk of 1 Fresh Egg 1/4 Yellow Chartruese (1/2 oz Yellow Chartruese) 3/4 Port Wine (1 1/2 oz Warre's Warrior Port) Teaspoonful of Crushed Chocolate (heaping teaspoon of Scharffen Berger cocoa powder) Shake well and strain into medium size glass. Yes, well, again, I am not sure what might be meant ... http://underhill-lounge.flannestad.com/2008/07/04/chocolate-cocktail-no-2/ Chocolate Cocktail (No. 1) 1 Teaspoonful of Powdered Chocolate (heaping teaspoon of Scharffen Berger cocoa powder) 1 Egg 1 Liqueur Glass Maraschino (1 oz Luxardo Maraschino) 1 Liqueur Glass Yellow Chartreuse (1 oz Yellow Chartreuse) (dash Pierre Ferrand Cognac) Shake well and strain into large glass. Now, I'm not sure if "Chocolate Powder" means something other than ... http://underhill-lounge.flannestad.com/2008/07/03/chocolate-cocktail/ Chinese Cocktail 1 Dash Angostura Bitters 3 Dashes Maraschino (1/2 bar spoon Luxardo Maraschino) 3 Dashes Curacao (1/2 bar spoon Senior Curacao of Curacao) 1/3 Grenadine (1, well 3/4, oz Home Made Grenadine) 2/3 Jamaica Rum (2 oz Appleton Estate V/X Rum) Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. No idea why this is called the "Chinese ... http://underhill-lounge.flannestad.com/2008/07/02/chinese-cocktail/ Chicago Cocktail 1 Dash Angostura Bitters 1 Dash Curacao (Senior Curacao of Curacao) 2/3 Brandy (1 1/2 oz Pierre Ferrand Ambre Cognac) Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. Frost edge of glass with castor sugar and fill with Champagne (Cremant de Limoux, J. Laurens Brut). Probably a lot easier to frost the glass with ... http://underhill-lounge.flannestad.com/2008/07/01/chicago-cocktail/ Cherry Mixture Cocktail 1 Dash Angostura Bitters (Very Healthy Dash) 1 Dash Maraschino (Luxardo Maraschino Cocktail) 1/2 French Vermouth (2 oz Noilly Prat Dry) 1/2 Italian Vermouth (2 oz Carpano Antica) Shake well and strain into cocktail glass (Build over cracked ice in a double old fashioned glass, stir briefly to chill). Serve with cherry ... http://underhill-lounge.flannestad.com/2008/06/30/cherry-mixture-cocktail/ Underhill Punsch--Tales Version 2 750ml Bottles of El Dorado 5 Year Demarara Rum 1 750ml Bottle Batavia Arrack van Oosten. 8 lemons, sliced thin and seeded. 750ml Water. 8 teaspoons Yunnan Fancy China Black Tea. 2 crushed cardamom pods. 4 cups Washed Raw Sugar. Put sliced lemon in a resealable non-reactive container(s). Pour Rum and Batavia ... http://underhill-lounge.flannestad.com/2008/06/29/underhill-punsch-tales-version/ Malheur 10 from Brewery de Landsteer, East Flanders, Belgium turned out to be an interesting beer. The initial smells seemed to indicate that it was a going to be a sour Flanders style ale, but upon tasting, it was not dry in style at all. I guess more of a ... http://underhill-lounge.flannestad.com/2008/06/29/botw-malheur-10/ Cherry Blossom (6 people) To a glass half full of cracked ice add a tablespoon of dry Curacao (dash senior Curacao of Curacao), one of Lemon Juice (1 TBSP fresh), one of Grenadine (Fee's American Beauty Grenadine), 2 1/2 glasses of Cherry Brandy (1 oz Cherry Heering Liqueur) and 2 of ... http://underhill-lounge.flannestad.com/2008/06/29/cherry-blossom-cocktail/ Since trying Armazem Viera's Esmeralda Cachaca, I've gotten a little obsessed with making a cocktail with it. I really enjoy the flavor of the spirit. The other week I think I wasted probably a good 8 ounces of it trying to make my favorite kinds of drinks. That is, ... http://underhill-lounge.flannestad.com/2008/06/28/cachaca-armazem-viera/