Cocktails, Food, and Gardening South of the hill in Bernal Heights, CA
Bush-Ranger Cocktail
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
1/2 Caperitif (1 1/2 oz Lillet Blanc)
1/2 Bacardi Rum (1 1/2 oz Santa Teresa Gran Reserva)
Stir well and strain into cocktail glass. (Garnish with orange zest.)
Usually, Lillet and Orange are flavors I enjoy, however, with the rum here, my embellishment doesn’t quite work. Also, as usual, I have no idea how [...]
Biltong Dry Cocktail
1 Dash Orange Bitters.
1/4 Dubonnet. (1/2 oz Dubonnet Rouge)
1/4 Gin. (1/2 oz Tanqueray Gin)
1/2 Caperitif. (1 oz Lillet Dry)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Well, I can tell you that Biltong (wikipedia link) is a type of dried meat, (beef, game or ostrich,) originally made by Dutch “Pioneers” in South Africa.
Per cocktaildb, I’ve [...]
Bich’s Special Cocktail
1 Dash Angostura Bitters.
1/3 Kina Lillet. (3/4 oz Lillet Blanc)
2/3 Dry Gin. (1 1/2 oz Beefeater’s Gin)
Shake (Stir, please) well and strain into cocktail glass. Squeeze orange peel on top.
This one was nice. Using Beefeater’s, it really showcases the flavor of Lillet more than any other cocktail I’ve tried. It is a surprisingly [...]
