Comments on: Mixology Monday: Ginger

By: Mixology Monday XL: Ginger!

Mixology Monday XL: Ginger! — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:08:03 +0000

[...] at UndertakingTheBar enters into his second-ever Mixology Monday and starts us off by submitting “a yet unnamed cocktail…” – a lovely-sounding and all-original gin-based cocktail with the gingery addition of Domaine [...]

By: Tobi

Tobi — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:10:42 +0000

Apple Ginger Snap or Ginger Apple Crisp would be good names!

By: undertakingthebar

undertakingthebar — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:17:27 +0000

Thanks Brian for your feedback. While Sapphire does lean towards that modern “wet” style of gin, it is bottled and sold as London Dry Gin. Plymouth Gin, however, is considered a different style than that of London Dry, which is of course, plymouth gin. It would be interesting to try all of the gins you mentioned–the Bombay, Plymouth, Beefeater, and Sapphire–side by side and try to distinguish the differences. Something tells me that they are subtle, at best.

Again, thanks!

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:58:24 +0000

I don’t think Sapphire is considered a London dry gin. Sapphire is a modern “wet” style of gin. Bombay straight, Plymouth, or Beefeater are better examples of a London dry style.

By: undertakingthebar

undertakingthebar — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:41:05 +0000

Thanks, Max, for giving this a try. Of course, bitters is one of those things that most of us play around with once or twice. I was hoping to tame the lemon with it. I realize it (the recipe) makes a mammoth-sized cocktail, due to my mammoth-sized cocktail glasses… . Again, thanks for trying it out.

By: Max

Max — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:48:19 +0000

I tried this, it was quite good. I think 3-4 dashes of bitters may be a bit too much though, at least for my taste. This makes a very large drink, easily enough for two. I’m experimenting with reducing the volumes to get a more compact 4oz or so cocktail.