Malt & Brick
This delicious Old Fashioned riff was created to feature a 100% rye whiskey that was kindly sent to me by @dentedbrickdistillery. I love playing with unusual split bases and I’ve used whiskey/genever before, but not specifically rye whiskey. This works super well— the maltiness of the genever is an awesome complement to the spice of the rye. Apricot and ginger fit the profile just right, and a bit of lemon oils make it pop.
Beeramos: Lord of the Creamsicle
This is a riff on a Ramos gin fizz for my submission to the @homebarawards challenge this month. My mind quickly went to alternatives to soda for the bubbles as a starting point. I love beer in cocktails, and it led me to the awesome word combo of Beer + Ramos = Beeramos. This name evoked regal, epic, almost mythical-like qualities to me, thus the ridiculous(ly awesome) full title.