There were five clear standouts for this list, and then it got a bit murky. There were drinks I remember enjoying but did I like them enough to single them out? I had to go back and read some old posts to remind myself. Was it honest praise or dramatic hyperbole? Was I being an objective taster or an overzealous exaggernaut?
Another problem I had was dealing with my disappointing lack of cocktailian machismo. I thought my top ten would be studded with big liquor drinks like the Blood & Sand and the Bronx Cocktail. But the French Martini? The Golden Cadillac? What the heck, I liked them and it’s my blog dammit. The list is hyperlinked so you can revisit old times…
My Top Ten in Relatively Descending Order
The Pisco Sour
The Jack Rose
The Royal Hawaiian
The French Martini
The Eggnog
The Sazerac
The Irish Coffee
The Sling
The Dark and Stormy
The Golden Cadillac
I would have the Manhattan on this list, but I have been making them and enjoying them for years already.
Update: Many of you know my frustration with bottled grenadine. The fake stuff is disgusting and the natural stuff is not very pretty. Well try this on for size: I made my own grenadine. I made a rich simple syrup which is 2 to 1 sugar to water. Then I mixed that with bottled 100% pomegranate juice in a further 2 to 1 juice to syrup. It is wonderfully dark red, very tasty, and mixes well.
While you wait breathlessly for my next post featuring an ORIGINAL cocktail, here’s a delightful little poll:
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Still have not had a Pisco Sour OR a French Martini…hint hint.
I will say that your Eggnog was the most fabulous beverage ever and I would be willing to lobby to make it a ‘winter’ drink instead of just a ‘holiday’ one — I may write my councilman any day now!