Well, when we did the bitters & seltzer experiment we saw how sparkling water can dilute or spread out flavors that were pretty concentrated before, and how the bubbles bring more of the bitters’ smell up to your nose.
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17. Highballs: The Core – any spirit that also provides its own seasoningÂ
At its most basic level, any two-ingredient rail drink qualifies as a highball, but the ingredients, the preparation, and the presentation are what make these cocktails shine.
16. Daisies: Bonus Round!
This is the part where I step back and follow their recipes. But I Have learned from the previous weeks how to spot an obviously bad internet recipe.
15. Daisies: The Balance & Seasoning together (say wahhaat?)
As far as cocktail ingredients go, liqueurs are alcohol, flavoring, and sweetener rolled into one, but it’s hard to know what they’ll taste like or how much you’ll need in a cocktail until you try it.
14. Daisies: The other Core – Mezcal
It’s not so much an experiment as it is, having a margarita. If you feel like buying a bunch of different mezcals to compare them, by all means go for it, but I’m not a big fan so I’m just going headfirst into this cocktail
13. Daisies: The Core – Brandy
Brandy is a catch-all term for spirits distilled from fruits like grapes or apples. Brandy styles are divided into the following:
12. The Daiquiri: Bonus Round!
Martinis last month we delicately stirred on ice to control how much water diluted the drink. Our goal with sours on the other hand is not just to chill and lightly dilute it with water, but to aerate it so we get that nice frothy cold foam on top. Ideally you’ll want some type of tin shaker, because the metal will chill from the ice and in turn help chill your drink with less water melting in it.
11. The Daiquiri: The Seasoning
Citrus garnishes are pretty self-explanatory. Mmmm fruit. You can smell it, you can squeeze it in your drink for more juicey fun, you can just eat it and have mini plastic sword fights with your co-drinkers. What’s not to like.
10. The Daiquiri: The Balance
Fresh squeezed fruit. Not always available to pirates, but usually in stock at ye ol’ grocer. Since each piece of fruit you buy can vary significantly from sweet to sour, bitter or tart, the proportions you use and how much sweetener you add will vary a little for each drink as well. (oh darn, taste testing again)
9. The Daiquiri: The Corrrre; it be Rum!
Rum’s history begins in colonial times in the Caribbean where the islands were prized for agricultural resources, particularly sugarcane. Once the sugar was refined and shipped off, the locals were left with the unglamorous industrial by-product of molasses.
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