Comments on: House Spirits Distillery Tour and Cocktail Tasting

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:36:22 +0000

I noticed your Pink cocktail, I have a drink similar to this but with the addtion of just a touch of fernet Branca, you should give this a try.

Harmony-
1 1/2 oz. Gin (I use Plymouth)
1/2 oz. Creme de Cassis
1/8 oz. Fernet Branca
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
1/4 oz. Simple Syrup
shake and strain
garnish with lemon twist

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:58:27 +0000

Wasn’t that great? They did a wonderful job with that drink, and it’s certainly been quite the buzz – from what I’ve heard all the way down here, anyway.

Would have loved to have had you join us on the tour, Siobhan, but it was great to see you guys at Clyde Common!

By: Siobhan

Siobhan — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:49:42 +0000

I’m late to this post,…but great wrap up! I wish I could have come to play at House Spirits…next time.

I think I have to make that Anemic Mary pic my desktop. I love that drink.

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:57:28 +0000

Jeff, I was pleasantly surprised to find Hoegaarden on tap, so I personally wouldn’t call the selection ‘pathetic’, but maybe ’small’.

But I do agree, the food and drinks were all brilliant.

By: Jeff Frane

Jeff Frane — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:21:03 +0000

We (including your crack team of Eugene researchers) had dinner last Saturday at Clyde Common. Brilliant. Jenaya had the Anemic Mary and the rest of us Jim Beam Rye Manhattans. The beer selection is pathetic, but that made choosing cocktails that much easier. Great great place to eat and drink.

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:29:24 +0000

Erik, I was going to post the recipe, but I misplaced my copy of the Savoy after the last cocktail summit. Thanks for the proportions.

Lance, I thought your rum departure was a nice break from all of the gin we’d been drinking. But I agree, I would have liked to mix something up with the House rum.

By: Lance Mayhew

Lance Mayhew — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:11:56 +0000

Damn, I didn’t realize we were doing Aviation gin cocktails or I would have knocked out a Corpse Reviver #2. I love the way Aviation provides some backbone to that cocktail.

Maybe it was all of the previous cocktails that threw me. I was pretty buzzed by that point. And I was really hoping to play with their rum, not the cruzan (although I was happy with it).

By: erik_flannestad

erik_flannestad — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:55:01 +0000

Thanks Jeff!

Making drinks for bartenders was pretty nerve racking.

I’m just glad I didn’t completely blow it!

The ATTY is a pretty fiddly cocktail, and the brand of Violette, Gin, or Absinthe can make a big impact.

It did seem like a very nice fit for the Aviation Gin.

ATTY Cocktail

3/4 oz French Vermouth
1 teaspoon Absinthe
1 1/2 oz Aviation Gin
A bit more than 1 teaspoon Creme de Violette

Stir well and strain into cocktail glass. Squeeze lemon peel on top.

By: Will Haynes

Will Haynes — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:15:04 +0000

Great write-up! I’m especially inspired by the Anemic Mary and the mint infused bourbon.