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New Year's Champagne Cocktail: The Kir Royale du Bois
Hmmm, great idea, but, why not skip the vodka?
Flavored vodka's tend to be way over-priced and you are getting flavor from both your "creme de cassis" and the frozen berries.
Creme de Mur and Creme de Cassis both have alcohol in them
New Year's Champagne Cocktail: The Chic French 75
Awfully lite, don't you think?
Most of the recipes I've seen call for three times as much gin - an ounce of gin, 1/2 oz lemon juice and 1/2t simple syrup - although I'll admit dropping the sugar cube in last is a nice piece of theater.
We love the gin version - properly made they are exquisitely dry and elegant, however we've found the other "original recipe" - ie Brandy or Cognac instead of gin to be more popular with crowds. Champagne cocktails in general and French 75s in particular have been very popular with the ladies at our parties
Cocktails and Spirits with Paul Clarke: The Cocktail Bucket List Meme
I've had 44, but only a few of them in a bar.
I think this is useful, there are lots of times when I wonder what to try next.
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First, this is a wonderful drink. And anyone who has liked an Aviation is likely to like this one.
This drink resurrection thing is no rare phenomenon. There are dozens of forgotten drinks that are reborn, the Aviation (gin, maraschino, lemon juice) probably being my favorite, it re-appeared in the late 90s after being missing in action for decades, and then was re-revived when Creme de Violette came back on the US market and we could make the earliest recipes (gin, maraschino, creme de violette, lemon juice). So if 'The Last Word' is a zombie, its part of a big crowd.
Also, I predict 'The Emerson' will also be resurrected - gin, italian vermouth, maraschino, lime juice - and enjoy 15 minutes of fame.
Cocktails at 80