Cocktails, the libationary art!

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A place for conversation about cocktails, ingredients, home mixology, the bar industry or liquor industry, glassware - this is not an exhaustive list. If you think it's in some way related to cocktails it's probably fine.

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Pictures and recipes are encouraged when posting a drink as a standalone post. Example of an ideal drink post:

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Mentioning your blog, insta, website, book or bar is allowed, yes. For now at least, we do allow self-promotion. If it gets out of hand this might change.

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How many can you make without recipe? (www.liquor.com)

submitted 1 year ago by RBWells to c/cocktails

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I counted 10 I can make on the fly, so 14 I couldn't. But in my private life, the drinks that have been specifically requested of me when I ask "would you like a drink?" and got an answer other than yes have almost all been Margarita. Paper Plane second place, not even on their list, but it's a distant second.

I would say if you can make a margarita without a recipe (I do this with proportions, 2 parts tequila, one of orange liqueur, one of lime, shake with ice) and it gets seal of approval from Mexican girl-or-boyfriends of my kids. If you can make that, an old fashioned, martini and a Negroni I think you are going to cover most guests at parties but in my experience most of those will be margaritas.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

~23/24 I'm not sure I'd get a Pimm's Cup exactly right off the top of my head, but I'm sure I could make it taste good

Edit: Yep, I would have put gin in it, so it would have been a bit stronger than normal, but I doubt anyone I know would be able to tell the difference

[–] Phelpssan 3 points 1 year ago

I have ~50 drinks in my recipe book, ~1/3 of them I could make without looking the details.