Mixology Lab: cocktails and friends

Tonight we experiment with a couple of seasonal Halloween inspired drinks.

Poison Apple Martini Found online at Half Baked Harvest

INGREDIENTS

• Black lava salt, or coarse black sugar, for rim (optional)
• 1/2 cup apple cider
• 2 tablespoons pomegranate juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 ounces vodka or apple vodka
• 1/8 teaspoon activated charcoal for coloring (could also use black food dye) (optional)
• Dry ice (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. 1. If desired, rim your martini glass with black lava salt or coarse black sugar.
   2. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the cider, pomegranate juice, lemon, vodka, and activated charcoal, if using. Shake to combine.
   3. Strain into prepared martini glass. Add a very, very small amount of dry ice, if desired and be sure to wait until the ice fully dissolves to drink or serve as dry ice can be dangerous if it has yet to melt.
   

Pumpkin Kentucky Mule with Ginger and Spice

A Pumpkin Kentucky Mule with Ginger and Spice is "autumn in a glass"... Pumpkin butter (homemade or purchased), bourbon, ginger beer, and cardamom bitters get garnished with a cinnamon stick and candied ginger. This simple cocktail may become your new fall favorite ingredients

• 2 tbsp pumpkin butter
• 3 ounces bourbon
• 4 shakes cardamom bitters
• ginger beer
• candied ginger , garnish
• cinnamon sticks, garnish

Found online at Beyond Mere Sustenance

#cocktails #Mixology #HalloweenCocktails #Pumplincocktail

Sangria

1/2 medium apple (cored, skin on, chopped into small pieces)

1/2 medium orange (rind on, sliced into small pieces, large seeds removed // plus more for garnish)

3-4 Tbsp organic brown sugar (or 3 Tbsp (37.5 g) organic cane sugar as original recipe is written)

3/4 cup orange juice (plus more to taste)

1/3 Disarano Amoretto (used in podcast) or a cup brandy (plus more to taste)

750 ml bottle dry Spanish red wine*

~1 cup Ice to chill

Amber Road

1 1/2 oz Bourbon

1 oz Aperol

1/2 oz fresh lemon juice

1/4 oz maple syrup

Shake with ice

Strain into a tall glass with Ice

Add 1 dash of Angostura bitters

Add 2 oz soda

Garnish with a lemon wheel and a fresh sprig of mint

Tonight we try doing a Zoom podcast for the first time. Trying some of the touted cocktails on the internet and making up a few of our own. Our effort to stay close as friends during this challenging time. Be well all and don't take this podcast to seriously as you join us for a drink.

Cheers

Mixology Lab

Back for the first episode of the year as we explore Green Chartreuse in a drink.

Green Point Cocktail

2 oz bullet Rye

1/2 sweet vermouth

1/2 Whiskey

1 dash saffron bitters

Garnished with Lemon peel and 2 luxardo cherries

Luexardo Cheryl

#Green Point Cocktail, #mixolotylab, #coctails,

Don't take this one serious.

We are finishing up the year talking about random things but, goals for next year and just chatting for this short episode. Have a great Holiday and a Happy New Year!