Breakfast Cocktail

     I've been wanting to concoct this drink ever since I made my bacon-infused whiskey so long ago. A Screwdriver variation only seemed natural. Substituting ginger syrup for maple as I had originally proposed, the drink came out spicy with a sweet and savory bacon-y finish. The nose was of pure bacon. I like this one much more that the Breakfast Martini of so long ago.

Breakfast Cocktail
1.75 oz. bacon-infused Whiskey
0.5 oz. ginger syrup
3 oz. orange juice

Orgeat Punch

Oh, the Orgeat Punch. What better way to make use of a thick, viscous, sweetly amazing ingredient. What ever did we do before this lovely syrup? Now I know there are not very many cocktail recipes calling for orgeat out there, which makes this one a duly needed trial. And who doesn't like port, or brandy?

Orgeat Punch
1 1/2 oz. brandy ( i like Hennessy Black)
3/4 oz. orgeat (homemade)
1/4 oz. lemon juice
fill with soda
-float 1/2 oz. port





The drink came out sweet, but not cloying. I did like the transition from port on the initial sip to the brandy-laced orgeat drink lying underneath. This is a great lower alcohol content drink that I would greatly enjoy in the summer. Do try.

Rough & Tumble

     Looking through the pages of eGullet forums I came across the very interesting header of " Bad Ass Cocktails." I first made the Rough & Tumble for a friend and he found the drink to be aggressive and mentholated. I can see that, seeing as how the Smith & Cross Navy Rum is so intense. So intrigued by the drink as I am enamored by Fernet-Branca and anything rum, I crafted to cocktail at home with a lovely bottle of Brugal 1888.

Rough & Tumble
2 oz. Brugal 1888
1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
1/2 oz. Fernet- Branca
-stir and strain

The Bradley

     Challenge accepted. A co-worker of the I.O. asked to try something different, something outside his comfort zone perhaps. Knowing how much he likes our black cardamom syrup I was reminded of a drink that The Manifesto did some time back where they were playing around with a smoked Campari-Grand Marnier mix. Playing upon that idea I mixed in some rye and the cardamom syrup to mimic the smoke, I came up with a drink that everyone found to be pleasing. The right amount of bitter, and sweet with a good backbone and plenty of smoke. Stumped upon what to name the concoction we named it after the drinker, thus I give you;

The Bradley
3/4 oz. Rittenhouse Rye
3/4 oz. Grand Marnier
3/4 oz. Campari
3/4 oz. black cardamom syrup
-stir and strain