Drinks
One Week of Classier Homemade Cocktails with Jeffrey Morgenthaler
by Talia Ralph
• July 18, 2014
• 24 Comments
All week, Jeffrey Morgenthaler has been sharing cocktail techniques and recipes from The Bar Book -- today, we're rounding them all up and giving away one last copy of the book.
This week, Clyde Common's Jeffrey Morgenthaler inspired us to step away from the bar and turn our kitchens into the coolest new cocktail spot in town: He revolutionized our gin and tonics. He dispelled our fears of egg whites. And of course, he made good use of all our overgrown mint in a fresh take on the mojito. Now, our biggest problem is picking which of these drinks we're going to make tonight.
All About Citrus + A Classic Daiquiri
How To Make Quinine Syrup from Scratch for a Better Gin and Tonic
All About Dry Shaking + A White Lady
How To Blanch Herbs for Syrups + A Mojito
We're giving away a copy of The Bar Book every day this week! To enter to win today's copy, tell us in the comments: What drink will you be shaking up this weekend? We'll pick five winners at random next Monday, July 21!
Photo by Alanna Hale. Excerpted from the book The Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique by Jeffrey Morgenthaler. Reprinted with permission from Chronicle Books. All rights reserved.
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Me thinks I shall re-visit the olde Harvey Wallbanger. He might hide a few nuances with the right handling.
Classic martinis with some beautiful artisanal gin we bought in Vermont!
Had the pleasure of sir morgenthaler pour me some bourbon recently. I'll be making his mojito tomorrow eve!
Hot and humid the last few days so mai tais really hit the spot. Sadly I am now out of orgeat so a daiquiri will have to be the next round.
June bug, tropical, refreshing and delicious.
Mixed up a couple gin fizzes last night.
Boulevardier!
A bourbon Rickey variation with lemon instead of lime, and peach mint-Angostura ice cubes with pepper.corns. So refreshing!
Mint daiquiri!
Classic gin martinis!
I hosted a taco dinner party last night and made JM's margaritas. They were a huge hit! http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler...
Basil Gimlets!
The Old Cuban!
Lemonade + Blueberry Vodka
Peach daiquiri
Flor de Jalisco
A Douglas Expedition !
Have some rum, wasn't sure what to do with it. Daquiri #3, will fit the bill!
Started the weekend with a Last Word, but I have some of Morgenthaler's tonic syrup in my fridge and I can feel a gin and tonic coming on....
I won't be shaking. I will stir up a Vieux Carre!
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