Notes about Recipes in this book

• Southside

  • Jane on March 25, 2019

    I should have double strained this as the flecks of mint were not attractive. A refreshing drink with mint and lime.

• Pegu Club cocktail

  • Jane on March 25, 2019

    This was a well balanced cocktail with sourness of lime, fruity sweetness of Cointreau and two types of bitters. One I will repeat.

  • et12 on April 02, 2023

    I thought this was ok but could have used some added sweetness

• Last word

  • peaceoutdesign on August 30, 2024

    A favorite. Substitute Mezcal for the gin and have an Ultima Palabra

  • Baxter850 on August 09, 2020

    Classic equal portion specs. Same as D&C except no gin specified. Prefer to up the gin to 1 oz and prefer Tanqueray over Beefeater.

• Crop top

  • peaceoutdesign on August 26, 2024

    Classic 1:1:1:1, bright and fresh

• Corpse reviver #2

  • peaceoutdesign on August 24, 2024

    classic 1:1:1:1:1

• Blended strawberry syrup

  • peaceoutdesign on August 13, 2023

    I followed the process but added 5 dashes of Peychauds and 3 dashes of Angostura, adding depth. (the recipe ended up being a blend with Bartender's Manifesto's version)

• Strawberry Negroni

  • peaceoutdesign on August 29, 2023

    I used the blended syrup from Codex on pg 47 and doubled it to 1/2 oz. It was murky but delicious.

• Grasshopper

  • Baxter850 on May 15, 2020

    Too sweet for me, although I subbed Brizard creme de cacao. Add 1/2 oz heavy cream (and maybe 1/4 tsp Fernet with a pinch of salt).

• French 75

  • Baxter850 on July 24, 2020

    Good specs; champagne heavy (prefer gin forward).

• Hemingway daiquiri

  • Baxter850 on April 11, 2020

    Great specs. A mashup of this and the Nomad specs are my go to Hemingway Daq specs.

• Fresh gimlet

  • et12 on April 01, 2023

    I preferred this one to the daiquiri as I found the bitterness of the gin, combined with the acidity of the lime and the sweetness of the sugar syrup created a more balanced drink.

• Blood and sand

  • et12 on March 11, 2023

    Had the ingredients and thought I would give it a try. Not bad. A slight bitterness and not too sweet. Good use of soft citric acid via the orange juice.

• Americano

  • jenburkholder on July 09, 2021

    Delicious - light, refreshing, not too alcoholic (but not too mild, either!)

• Grapefruit Collins

  • jenburkholder on July 08, 2021

    Very nice; refreshing. The bitters bring a lot to the drink.

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