checked out gather restaurant. had a ‘winter wonderland’ which was basically a sidecar with spiced syrup. really nice.
the bartender did something interesting: measured the citrus and the syrup, but free poured the brandy. i’m not a fan of the free pour, but this hybrid technique makes more sense. still [...]
notes:
- the leftover margarita was undrinkably bitter.
- a leftover gin-elderflower-lemon cocktail was less bitter and more smooth. maybe just more diluted?
- went to a mid-scale, B-for-effort-C-for-delivery mexican place. ordered the ‘horchatini’ and ‘prickly pear margarita’ even though i knew i was asking for trouble. noted with disdain (for myself, mostly) that they [...]
this blog will be about cocktails: trip reports to various bars, kitchen experiments, barely filtered notes and ideas and flights of fancy.
let me first say what cocktails often are but should not be: cocktails should not taste like cough syrup. they should not taste like rubbing alcohol. they should not be sickly sweet, [...]
