So I'm starting this blog specifically for my home shaken creations. I have a lot of friends that tell me they need recipes and I should make them drinks and etc., etc., etc.. So here it is.
You also don't have to solely rely on someone else to help you think of a good recipe. Read up, sample, and experiment and in no time you'll be concocting things of your own! A great book that explains it all, I believe, is "The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks" by David Embury. This book starts from the basics and goes into great details about what mixes and what doesn't, the construction of a cocktail, the categories of a cocktail, and a myriad of other things you need to know. I would say definitely invest in it. From it I drew lots of information that helped me to formulate rules and theories for my own mixing endeavours.
As you'll probably see more of my style as a bartender with the recipes I post, I have a few things that are pretty consistent such as:
-Weight for Weight
-Using certain acids with certain bases
-Keeping cocktails fairly dry
-Attractive garnish & presentation
and I'm sure there are plenty of other things that I do when making drinks that I can't think of at this time, but we'll see!
It's fall so this month I have Apples on the brain. Check back later to see what I'll mix up. There's so many possibilities! Calvados, Applejack, Apple Juice, Apples; I'm excited. Sidenote: I'm not to huge of a fan of sour apple puckers in cocktail. Don't get me wrong, I can do mixed drinks and Washington Apples are great shooters, but lets take it a little higher, LOL.
