My Liquor Cabinet Sucks!
Even so, cocktailbuilder.com can help
Posted by: John Chandler on Aug 02, 2010 at 01:00PM
9 Comments
It never fails. Whenever someone drops by and has the gall to say “yes” to my insincere offer of a cocktail (it was a rhetorical question! You know, like “Yeah, but what are you gonna do?”), my liquor cabinet will be drier than Alan Bennett’s wit.
Invariably I’ll have some rotgut brand of vodka, the last dribble of Old Grandad bourbon, and maybe some gin. And mixers? Ha! That’s a laugh. Like regular people have tonic water on the premises.
Luckily I discovered cocktailbuilder.com, and from now on I’ll be ready for any booze moochers that darken my doorstep. You simply enter the ingredients you have on hand and it will tell you which drinks you can make without a trip to the market.
At the moment I can make:
Bitter Orange
2 oz of gin
4 oz of orange juice
1-3 dash of bitters
Combine gin, juice and bitters in a shaker with plenty of ice. Shake well and strain into a collins glass with a couple of ice cubes.
Screwdriver
1 1/2 oz of vodka
4 oz of orange juice
Pour ingredients into a collins glass.
Gin & Tonic
1 part of gin
1 part of tonic
Serve over ice, garnish with a lime.
And something called a Presbyterian
3 oz of bourbon
ginger ale
sparkling water (or other mineral water)
Pour bourbon over ice cubes into a chilled highball glass. Add equal parts ginger ale and sparkling water. stir gently.
Now you give it a try and tell me what awesome cocktails you came up with—and I’ll be over shortly with my crazy straw!
Tags: Cocktails
A few years ago, my better half and I decided that maintaining a well-stocked bar was no longer optional. Since then, we’ve happily shouldered the expense of making periodic trips to the liquor store to make sure that our guests never go thirsty for want of bourbon, flavored vodka, spiced rum, or what have you. I recognize this is not possible for everyone, but it’s the price you pay when you prioritize alcohol in your life.
Yeah, about your crazy straw. . .I told you I couldn’t be responsible if you kept putting it in the sink like that.
Sorry.
So, if we brought some of our own booze, you wouldn’t even make one then? We’d share, you know. Sniff…Sniff…
Eric, I’ll be right over!
I have a closet full of dregs from previous parties. What I want to know is, what is it called when you combine sherry, rum, rye, blue curacao, grapefruit bitters, Fresca and whatever it was in grampa’s flask?
@Sniff: I kid! I kid!
I drink tonic water straight. omg I love it.
Hey, Alex here, I’m the guy behind the cocktail builder :-) Thanks for the review, looking forward to more feedback from you all to make the site better!
BTW, I’m right nearby: I’m based in Seattle, I visit Portland all the time. Lovely city you folks have!
Hi Alex! Nice website. Totes useful. Keep us posted on your latest innovations.
Alex, what a great idea! bookmarking it. Always enjoyable read, BP.