RE: The Old Fashioned

Posted by dean_martin (A) on March 2, 2025 at 13:40:58

In Reply to: RE: The Old Fashioned posted by Sibelius on March 2, 2025 at 09:26:11:

Thanks for the cherry recommendation! I've been gifted Luxardo twice by my wife. Enjoyed them, but not something we keep on hand. Wife gave me Amarena cherries last Christmas. They work extremely well in the Manhattan I shared in an earlier post.

I experienced a change of taste/preference after a major surgery in Sept '23. I used to prefer sipping whiskey neat. I'd use mid or lower shelf whiskey in the occasional cocktail. I've done a 180 since recovering from surgery. I prefer a good cocktail to sipping neat and I'm not afraid to use my top shelf whiskey. I've added the paper plane and the boulevardier to my arsenal and I've tweaked my negroni, Manhattan and Old Fashioned to the next level. My ultimate challenge is the Sazerac. Two of the best cocktails I've had while at a bar were Sazeracs - one at the Sazerac Bar in the Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans and the other at a prohibition-themed bar in Philadelphia. I haven't reached "superior". I shoot for making the cocktail an experience. It has to be good.

Snacks! I'm experimenting with cocktail/food pairings. In reference to my earlier post about the Manhattan, I worked with puff pastry for the first time. The puff pastry cheese sticks and the Iberico ham we ordered for the holidays but didn't get to enjoy until Super Bowl Sunday paired perfectly with the Manhattan. But, yeah. I've been thinking about sweet, savory, salty snacks and which go with which cocktails. I'll check out the Dot's.

We enjoyed yesterday's Old Fashioneds on the deck while I had a pork tenderloin on the grill. I seared it then cradled it in foil with seasoned onions and bell peppers and moved it to the cool side. Made cocktails while it slow cooked/smoked over a mix of charcoal, hickory and apple wood chips.

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Topic - The Old Fashioned - dean_martin 07:29:08 03/02/25 (11)

Classic cocktail - padreken 19:42:49 03/08/25 (0)

RE: The Old Fashioned - Sibelius 09:26:11 03/02/25 (9)

RE: The Old Fashioned - dean_martin 13:40:58 03/02/25 (8)

". . . not afraid to use my top shelf whiskey . . . " - tlea 06:52:02 03/03/25 (2)

RE: ". . . not afraid to use my top shelf whiskey . . . " - dean_martin 14:29:57 03/03/25 (1)

RE: ". . . not afraid to use my top shelf whiskey . . . " - Sibelius 16:28:21 03/03/25 (0)

RE: The Old Fashioned - Sibelius 14:00:14 03/02/25 (4)

RE: The Old Fashioned - dean_martin 14:27:46 03/02/25 (3)

RE: The Old Fashioned - Sibelius 21:37:09 03/02/25 (2)

Figure skating where? - Luminator 22:31:49 03/02/25 (1)

RE: Figure skating where? - Sibelius 23:22:10 03/02/25 (0)

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RE: The Old Fashioned - dean_martin 13:40:58 03/02/25 (8)

". . . not afraid to use my top shelf whiskey . . . " - tlea 06:52:02 03/03/25 (2)

RE: ". . . not afraid to use my top shelf whiskey . . . " - dean_martin 14:29:57 03/03/25 (1)

RE: ". . . not afraid to use my top shelf whiskey . . . " - Sibelius 16:28:21 03/03/25 (0)

RE: The Old Fashioned - Sibelius 14:00:14 03/02/25 (4)

RE: The Old Fashioned - dean_martin 14:27:46 03/02/25 (3)

RE: The Old Fashioned - Sibelius 21:37:09 03/02/25 (2)

Figure skating where? - Luminator 22:31:49 03/02/25 (1)

RE: Figure skating where? - Sibelius 23:22:10 03/02/25 (0)

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