Sipping on some Blantons while watching the charcoal burn down in the grill. Such a tasty bourbon.
Made a punch this weekend for a party that turned out great. It's from PS7's...
Old Faithful Punch (Gina Chersevani)
One 750-ml bottle bourbon (I used Woodford Reserve)
1 cup superfine sugar
32 ounces fresh Ruby Red grapefruit juice
20 dashes of grapefruit bitters (substitute 15 dashes Peychaud's and 5 ounces fresh lemon juice if no grapefruit bitters)
One-half 750-ml bottle St-Germain elderflower liqueur
20 strips of grapefruit zest
One 750-ml bottle chilled sparkling water
1/2 cup mint leaves, for garnish
Ice
Add the bourbon, st. germaine, and sugar - whisk until completely diluted. Add the grapefruit juice, zest, and bittters. Mix thoroughly and put in the fridge for 2-3 hours. Remove from fridge, add the sparkling water, serve over ice with mint sprig garnish.
Good stuff.
I don't disagree, but I've found that the quality of the worst ingredient in the drink has more influence on the taste than the quality of the best ingredient. That is, with a mid-shelf liquor and bottom-shelf mixer, you're better off replacing the mixer with mid-tier than going to top-shelf liquor.
Well, they were out of Blanton's, so I picked up a bottle of Elijah 18. Haven't tried it before, but saw it recommended in this thread a couple times.
You wont be disappointed. It was my favorite on the tour, but slightly more than I am willing to pay week to week.
This is EXACTLY what I said here:
"BTW, you should never ruin good liquor by mixing it with anything other than ice or maybe a prescribed bit of water (many scotches and bourbons do suggest adding water)"
This is EXACTLY what I said here:
"BTW, you should never ruin good liquor by mixing it with anything other than ice or maybe a prescribed bit of water (many scotches and bourbons do suggest adding water)"
No. That's nothing like what you said. You said you should only add water, whether liquid or frozen. I said that the mixer should come from the same level of shelf as the booze. Do you see the difference?
That's why I have pure glacier ice shipped in for my bourbon.
RJ- read your own post. It says only ice or water. Then read tuffalo's post- it says top shelf mixers, including, but not limited to, water and ice.
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You're so right....you know so much more than people who have $1M+ businesses in this industry.
Plus, as another poster and I showed, mkaers of bourbon and scotch do suggest adding water or ice to open up the flavor of their products.
You're so right....you know so much more than people who have $1M+ businesses in this industry.