Shake. Stir. Sip.: More Than 50 Effortless Cocktails Made in Equal Parts by Kara Newman

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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Cocktails / drinks (with alcohol)
    • Ingredients: dry gin; dry vermouth
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  • Disco ball

    • Totallywired on February 08, 2019

      Chartreuse and mezcal are surprisingly fast friends. Total chartreuse bomb. For chartreuse freaks only. Stirred/diluted and served up, not as a shot. Delicious.

  • Toffee Negroni

    • Totallywired on November 20, 2018

      This is not really a negroni variation - there are endless rum negroni recipes which are more faithful to the original. Branding aside, this is a deeply delicious drink, rich with toffee and caramel and barrel flavours and brightened with the orange soda flavours of Aperol. Tempted to incorporate grapefruit bitters to heighten the lift provided by the twist.

  • Sin cyn

    • Totallywired on January 22, 2019

      Delicious. A bit scotch forward at first but mellows quickly. Used Highland Park.

  • Bijou

    • Totallywired on November 10, 2018

      Alternate recipe listed on same page, Bijou, Part deux, swaps dry for the sweet vermouth but is otherwise unchanged. Inferior to the stellar original, distinguished only by a dry finish which throws off the balance and a duller colour. Big gin-powered, chartreuse flavoured front end and then it finishes like a wet martini for some reason. Still delicious but leaves you craving the original, like eating at the restaurant across the street cause the better one is full. The original is impeccable, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be messed with. I find the suggested cherry garnish superfluous and usually omit. I’ve tried the modern spec with a 2:1:1 gin ratio and it’s great for those new to chartreuse but not an improvement. I have typically made with a chambery red vermouth vs. Italian both due to the French name and intuiting that Carpano or Cocchi would overpower but the power of the gin/chartreuse mix is robust enough for whatever is open in the fridge.

  • The divine Lorraine

    • Totallywired on October 21, 2018

      Decent drink, slightly too sweet. I’d reduce the St. Germain or switch the amaro to Montenegro

  • Oh, my word!

    • Totallywired on November 08, 2018

      Stunningly good variation on the Last Word, replacing lime juice with Amaro Montenegro (juice for booze - good bargain). Just delicious.

  • Naked and famous

    • Totallywired on October 23, 2018

      Paper plane variation, sharing colour and a ratio with the original. The combination of mezcal and chartreuse is terrific.

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  • ISBN 10 1452152470
  • ISBN 13 9781452152479
  • Published Sep 20 2016
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 96
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Chronicle Books

Publishers Text

Some of the best cocktails are the easiest to make, and author Kara Newman figured out the secret—using equal parts of the main ingredients and adding a dash of bitters or a splash of seltzer to gild the lily. Take the Cucumber Gimlet: Combine one part each vodka, lime juice, and lemonade; 2 cucumber slices; then garnish with a basil leaf! And beverages like this are a breeze to size up for parties—just double, triple, or quadruple the proportions. This book contains 40 simple recipes, from two-ingredient sips like the Bamboo Cocktail to timeless classics like the ever-popular Negroni, proving that great, artisanal cocktails don't have to come from a bar.

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