Spiced rum, gin, lime juice and grenadine.

Vikram Das, do you detect the continuation of a theme here? 🙂

The halo effect of rum is continuing even after leaving the Caribbean. Made this rum drink today – Spiced Rum with Triple Sec and lime juice.

This is Rye Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, orange bitters and Angostura bitters.

This is raw mango juice with a lot of Indian spices in it, vodka and some lime juice. Since I find the aftertaste of raw mango to be a little bitter, I added a tea spoonful of Triple Sec to cut the bitterness.

In anticipation of the Brooklyn girl coming home, made a Brooklyn for the evening. Rye Whiskey, dry Vermouth, sweet Vermouth, orange liqueur and maraschino liqueur.

Took Mike Sweigart and Hunt Jackson’s advice and did a half and half Old Fashioned today. (Half Rye Whiskey and half Bourbon). Have to say, I liked this more than the straight up Bourbon variety. Lot more complexity on the nose.

These days, I like my Old Fashioned a little sweeter. It used to be that I preferred it with extra bitters in the past.

Couple of twists in this drink – I used Old Fashioned sugar cube (you can get it from “The Bartender Atlanta”) and dried orange pieces to do the initial muddling. Bulleit Bourbon and Fee Brothers Old Fashioned bitters.

Gin, Green chartreuse and lime juice. The nose is all chartreuse but the palate had fairly strong notes of juniper. Good length too.

Elderflower liqueur, champagne and lemon juice

Strawberry Liquor and Vodka. If are wondering why the Texas vodka looks like an aged drink – this is the infused vodka that I made (with Tito’s).