Read this thread, ordered a negroni last week, the very competent bartender did a fantastic job and it was one of the most interesting (and strongest) drinks I've ever had. ty.

I'm going to a bar tonight for the first time in a year, yay. I can only have one drink because of the baby thing (maaaaaybe two), so I want it to be extra delicious, and not waste it on a vodka tonic or something. It's a pretty dive-y bar AFAIK. What should I get?

Pongo,

Hmm. If it's a dive I would avoid sidecars, old-fashioneds, sazeracs, and the like. Maybe a manhattan up, if you like whiskey/bourbon. If not that, white russians are always tasty. Or a glass of prosecco/champagne and limoncello--that's a class drink for a lady

Gin drinkers,

Thoughts on New Amsterdam? It's been my go-to gin recently at $15/handle. I think it's quite acceptable for a martini, but I'm no connoisseur.

I don't get all the drink nittery going itt. When I'm drinking something alcoholic, I just hope it's tolerable. Any distinctions beyond that are unimportant - if I was going to spend a bunch of time and effort into making something taste good, I'd make a steak.

Had this tonight, pretty tasty. I need some orange bitters but then i think i might try making them at home.





bourbon, orange bitters, cardamom simple syrup, soda

Between this and the EDF dating thread, you're doing a strong job of sucking hard.

It's my favorite value mixing gin, and holy ****, you can get it for $15/handle? Geez, I've only seen handles for $20 in CA and NY, and I thought it was a bargain at that price. New Amsterdam has a stronger lemon flavor than most gins, and a more muted juniper flavor, I found. Thus, I've found it to be really good in drinks where you want something more interesting than vodka but where you don't necessarily feature the gin as prominently as a Martini. It's not bad in a Martini, but it's easily beaten, albeit only by more expensive brands. In my double blind taste test, it fared quite well, considering the price. Hendrick's reigns supreme for Martinis, imo, but for cocktails with ingredients that might mute the superiority of Hendrick's compared to New Amsterdam, which is a whole lot of them, New Amsterdam is a savvy, tasty value pick.

Also, you might check out this thread for more of my favorites in cheap booze:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/63...-booze-934182/

fellow new yorkers, recommend me some good drinking establishments for drinks itt. only 22 years old. plz do not recommend dive bars in east village/les. i can do that myself.

some of us actually enjoy drinking and don't creep around bars by ourselves hoping to get laid

How do you make your Sidecars? 1 - 1 - 1 or 2 -1 - 1?

how old are you

Wikipedia says 8:2:1, CQ said 2.5:0.75 (cognac/cointreau) iirc

Potatos,

Definitely at least 2:1:1. You want cognac to be dominant in the drink's flavor profile.