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[thefoodiesfithome]

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[jollybartender]

Stars And Stripes

This is another Pousse-Cafe layered drink. It is actually one of the easier ones to do and I might recommend it as an introduction to making Pousse-Cafe. That is because the ingredients are all very different and tend to stack with the help of a half-teaspoon measuring spoon.

The problem I had is that the recipe is wrong, and I knew it before I started. To get a red-white-and-blue cocktail for Independence Day or President's day celebration, you need to have the cream in the middle. But cream is fatty and I already knew it was lighter than both other liqueurs that have so much sugar in them. So after trying and failing at the recipe, I did it again in the order shown below. This might make a better drink for Bastille day, but at least it works.

3/4  oz. Cherry Heering

3/4 oz. blue curacao

3/4 oz. half-and-half

Pour each layer carefully over the back of a measuring spoon into a Pousse-Cafe glass so that they remain on separate layers. Refrigerate for a half hour before serving.

[jollybartender]

Homestead Cocktail

I thought Smooth Ambler Stillhouse Collection barrel aged gin would be a nice gin to use in the Homestead Cocktail. This drink is basically like a Martinez, with gin and a large portion of sweet vermouth. I thought that the aged gin was a good move in terms of flavor and also because of the pioneer-style of distilling that Smooth Ambler represents in this rare bottling of American gin.

2 oz. gin (Smooth Ambler barrel aged gin used)

1 oz. sweet vermouth (Cocchi de Torino used)

orange slice

Combine liquid ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with the orange slice.  

[jollybartender]

American Rose

Nothing says American like brandy and peaches. American brandy, that is. And Gruet is an American sparkling wine inspired by French champagne, so it is perfect for the fizz in this cocktial. America is of course the inventor of the cocktail, and combining French liqueurs and wines into strong spirits like brandy. The trick with this drink is to peel your peach half and dice it before muddling it in the shaker. A wide straw helps to suck up the pulp.

See the recipe here.

[calibbq]

Let's get this Fourth of July Weekend started already! #califishbowls #americancocktails #patrioticdrinks #sandiegohappyhours #springvalley #calicomfortbbq #BetOnBBQ #lownslow #slowsmoked #sandiegosportsbar (at Cali Comfort BBQ)