Comments on: My Losing Drink Entry: Brazil ‘66 (with apologies to the great Sergio Mendez and the venerable French 75) http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/ Jeffrey Morgenthaler writes about bartending and mixology from Portland, Oregon Mon, 20 May 2013 19:53:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Michael Dietsch http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/comment-page-1/#comment-4796 Michael Dietsch Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:17:09 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/#comment-4796 Man, those all look great. I'm going to have to try some of them out, next time I want a champagne cocktail. Man, those all look great. I’m going to have to try some of them out, next time I want a champagne cocktail.

]]> By: Jimmy http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/comment-page-1/#comment-4772 Jimmy Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:25:25 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/#comment-4772 I can understand not being able to count to seven after a hard days graft tasting cocktails. I can understand not being able to count to seven after a hard days graft tasting cocktails.

]]> By: Sean Bigley http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/comment-page-1/#comment-4713 Sean Bigley Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:32:21 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/#comment-4713 Jimmy, That sounds like a wonderful cocktail too! Can't wait to see how you make the cassis foam. Perhaps the four of us should have been judges rather than competitors. At least I'm sure we can count to 7 and wouldn't just stop counting ingredients when we get to 5. Cheers All! Sean Jimmy,
That sounds like a wonderful cocktail too! Can’t wait to see how you make the cassis foam.

Perhaps the four of us should have been judges rather than competitors. At least I’m sure we can count to 7 and wouldn’t just stop counting ingredients when we get to 5.

Cheers All!
Sean

]]> By: Jeffrey http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/comment-page-1/#comment-4711 Jeffrey Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:02:05 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/#comment-4711 I contacted Jamie, and he sent his recipe along. it sounds fantastic! <strong>Colt’s Neck Swizzle</strong> 2 oz Laird’s Applejack ¾ oz Ginger syrup ½ oz Lemon juice 2 dashes Fee’s peach bitters 3 oz Moet & Chandon Champagne Place all but 1 ½ oz Champagne in Collins glass. Fill ¾ with crushed ice and swizzle (stir) for 7 – 10 seconds. Fill glass with crushed ice and top up with the remaining Champagne creating a nice fizzy “head”. I contacted Jamie, and he sent his recipe along. it sounds fantastic!

Colt’s Neck Swizzle
2 oz Laird’s Applejack
¾ oz Ginger syrup
½ oz Lemon juice
2 dashes Fee’s peach bitters
3 oz Moet & Chandon Champagne

Place all but 1 ½ oz Champagne in Collins glass.
Fill ¾ with crushed ice and swizzle (stir) for 7 – 10 seconds.

Fill glass with crushed ice and top up with the remaining Champagne creating a nice fizzy “head”.

]]> By: Jeffrey http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/comment-page-1/#comment-4707 Jeffrey Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:38:09 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/#comment-4707 We'll never know, Jimmy. You and Sean Bigley are the only two people that read my site! We’ll never know, Jimmy. You and Sean Bigley are the only two people that read my site!

]]> By: jimmy http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/comment-page-1/#comment-4706 jimmy Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:53:58 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/#comment-4706 Yeah, probably. It is easy enough to make, and the texture is really nice. This is one advantage the local bartenders had, they could go in and prepare their own cocktail for the judges. I wonder what Jamie B. sent in?? I bet he had some killer molecular juju going on. Yeah, probably. It is easy enough to make, and the texture is really nice. This is one advantage the local bartenders had, they could go in and prepare their own cocktail for the judges.

I wonder what Jamie B. sent in?? I bet he had some killer molecular juju going on.

]]> By: Jeffrey http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/comment-page-1/#comment-4705 Jeffrey Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:48:56 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/#comment-4705 Jimmy If they did indeed disqualify you, I'll bet you it's for that foam. They had some stipulations about using easy-to find and easy-to-prepare ingredients. However, I do like the cassis foam on top of champagne idea. Very inspired! Jimmy

If they did indeed disqualify you, I’ll bet you it’s for that foam. They had some stipulations about using easy-to find and easy-to-prepare ingredients.

However, I do like the cassis foam on top of champagne idea. Very inspired!

]]> By: jimmy http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/comment-page-1/#comment-4704 jimmy Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:43:15 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/#comment-4704 Sean, That recipe sounds really nice! Good luck at the Nevada comp. Jeffrey, Here's my loser from the Tales of the Cocktail competition French Quarter Champagne Flute 2.5 oz Moet White Star 1 oz. Plymouth Gin 2 dashes Fee's Old Fashioned Aromatic Bitters 2dashes Simple Syrup Build in champagne flute, garnish with a thin layer of cassis foam. Pictures and my Casis Foam recipe to be posted at the <a href="http://lightguild.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Cocktail Hour</a> soon. Sean,

That recipe sounds really nice! Good luck at the Nevada comp.

Jeffrey,

Here’s my loser from the Tales of the Cocktail competition

French Quarter
Champagne Flute

2.5 oz Moet White Star
1 oz. Plymouth Gin
2 dashes Fee’s Old Fashioned Aromatic Bitters
2dashes Simple Syrup

Build in champagne flute, garnish with a thin layer of cassis foam.

Pictures and my Casis Foam recipe to be posted at the Cocktail Hour soon.

]]> By: Jeffrey http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/comment-page-1/#comment-4677 Jeffrey Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:18:38 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/#comment-4677 The Barmaid is here! If you haven't read her tales of Manhattan drink culture, you're missing out. And I'm going to make some ginger simple tonight so that I can try Sean's drink this weekend. Maybe I'll run it as a special - but that means I'll have to pick up some pear vodka... we'll see. The Barmaid is here! If you haven’t read her tales of Manhattan drink culture, you’re missing out.

And I’m going to make some ginger simple tonight so that I can try Sean’s drink this weekend. Maybe I’ll run it as a special – but that means I’ll have to pick up some pear vodka… we’ll see.

]]> By: The Barmaid Blog http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/comment-page-1/#comment-4676 The Barmaid Blog Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:57:52 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/#comment-4676 Oh, my God, that sounds delicious...! I'm going to make myself one of those during my shift tonight, and I might just try to convince some other folks to order it, too. No sense an entire bottle of champagne going to waste on my one drink. :-) Debra <a href="http://barmaidblog.livejournal.com/" rel="nofollow">The Barmaid Blog</a> Oh, my God, that sounds delicious…! I’m going to make myself one of those during my shift tonight, and I might just try to convince some other folks to order it, too. No sense an entire bottle of champagne going to waste on my one drink. :-)

Debra
The Barmaid Blog

]]> By: Jeffrey http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/comment-page-1/#comment-4671 Jeffrey Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:39:53 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/#comment-4671 Wow, Sean, that sounds like an amazing recipe! I expected as much, but wow! Great concept, I think that pear is a natural pairing (no pun intended) with the White Star. Lots of apple and pear flavors there. Jimmy Patrick is going to make us wait until he posts his recipe here, but he already has a <a href="http://lightguild.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">writeup about the competition on his own site</a>. Keep us informed about Sunday, I think we'd all like to hear how you do. And good luck! Any other losing recipes, folks? Wow, Sean, that sounds like an amazing recipe! I expected as much, but wow! Great concept, I think that pear is a natural pairing (no pun intended) with the White Star. Lots of apple and pear flavors there.

Jimmy Patrick is going to make us wait until he posts his recipe here, but he already has a writeup about the competition on his own site.

Keep us informed about Sunday, I think we’d all like to hear how you do. And good luck!

Any other losing recipes, folks?

]]> By: Sean Bigley http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/comment-page-1/#comment-4669 Sean Bigley Thu, 19 Apr 2007 05:51:21 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/#comment-4669 Sounds like a great cocktail to me, Jeff. And here is my losing recipe: Bayou Pearl 3/4 0z. Absolut Pears 1 oz. Ceres Pear Juice 1/4 oz. White Ginger Syrup (Sonoma) 3 oz. Moet White Star Champagne Stir all ingredients gently in a mixing glass with ice and strain into a chilled Champagne flute. Garnish with a long, thinly sliced sliver of fresh pear and insert into the glass. Hopefully things will go better this Sunday. The USBG Nevada Chapter annual competition will be taking place. This will probably be my final USBG competition for reasons that I will disclose at a later date. Wish me luck. Like I said before, you definately gotta have some luck. Cheers to all! Sean Sounds like a great cocktail to me, Jeff. And here is my losing recipe:

Bayou Pearl

3/4 0z. Absolut Pears
1 oz. Ceres Pear Juice
1/4 oz. White Ginger Syrup (Sonoma)
3 oz. Moet White Star Champagne

Stir all ingredients gently in a mixing glass with ice and strain into a chilled Champagne flute. Garnish with a long, thinly sliced sliver of fresh pear and insert into the glass.

Hopefully things will go better this Sunday. The USBG Nevada Chapter annual competition will be taking place. This will probably be my final USBG competition for reasons that I will disclose at a later date. Wish me luck. Like I said before, you definately gotta have some luck.

Cheers to all!
Sean

]]> By: Jeffrey http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/comment-page-1/#comment-4664 Jeffrey Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:41:41 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/#comment-4664 I think they only posted the winning entries, Camper. I think they only posted the winning entries, Camper.

]]> By: Camper English http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/comment-page-1/#comment-4661 Camper English Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:12:36 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/#comment-4661 Why isn't your recipe listed on the recipes page on the TOTC site? http://www.talesofthecocktail.com/2007/recipes.php Why isn’t your recipe listed on the recipes page on the TOTC site?

http://www.talesofthecocktail.com/2007/recipes.php

]]> By: jimmy http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/comment-page-1/#comment-4660 jimmy Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:10:42 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/my-losing-drink-entry-brazil-66-with-apologies-to-the-great-sergio-mendez-and-the-venerable-french-75/#comment-4660 Sounds good to me. I'll post my recipe here once I finish writing it up. Sounds good to me. I’ll post my recipe here once I finish writing it up.

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