#plaguedrinks

Another one ingredient drink night. Hard pour, a technique passed down to me by the @gansettbeer brewmaster a long time ago when they still brewed on Cranston Street and they were too young to be a heritage brand. Made on honour. Sold on merit. Best friend an oyster po boy can ever have. #plaguedrinks #hineighbor #since1890 (at Major Deegan Expwy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCcGnKzlVlr/?igshid=1ifua65p59d80

There’s pride in one ingredient drinks. Like this Dry Vermouth on the rocks. The perfect low abv summer evening refresher. As a bonus it’s a good way to keep you vermouth in rotation, using the bottle before it is really oxidized. Not to mention (and I shouldn’t really have to tell you this), keep it in the chillerator between use. Wear a mask. Godammit. #plaguedrinks #vermouth #summerdrinks (at Major Deegan Expwy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCUeJpklSdY/?igshid=1g07h3m465zdj

Mojito. Making good use of the Mojito Mint Garden tonight. Cheers. Happy 3rd. #plaguedrinks #continuingbecausesomeassholethoughtitwasapoliticalstatementwheitwasaniqtestpluswereceivednoleadershipfromthetop #peoplewantfreedombutnotresponsibility Wash your hands. Wear your mask. Don’t be a racist. Pretty damn simple, no? #asilversmithnotabartender (at Major Deegan Expwy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCMpk2HFytB/?igshid=n4fzpru3dxcs

The scurvy fighting, medicinal Gimlet. Kissing cousin to the daiquiri and in-law to the margarita. Invented in the mid 19th century to get sailors to get vitamin C from the lime juice as a way to prevent scurvy. Mixing in gin seemed to seal the deal (it’s working for me). My has a touch of a dark cast because I made my simple syrup with Demerara sugar. Studio production is slowly getting back on track. So soon I may be a bit more focused on my day job again. While this may cut in on my mixology mishegas, it’s a win for people wanting to order my jewelry work. So, yeah, I’m back to accepting orders and I invite you to visit my site via the link in the bio. If you enjoy my work, tell all your friends. If you think I make a better bartender, keep it to yourself. Cheers. Wash hands. Mask. #plaguedrinks #gin #limejuuce #simplesyrup #gimlet #jewelerbehindthebar (at Major Deegan Expwy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CARFiUglNpB/?igshid=cxofbzc9j90g

After lingering in Boston the last couple of days I slid a bit south to NYC for tonight’s Plague cocktail. Specifically, I’m talking Park Ave, where I found myself contemplating a Manhattan to counteract the wet, chilly days we are suffering through. Peacock Alley, the bar at the Waldorf, formulated this specific recipe in 2005, the 1860 Manhattan. Now there are a number of Manhattan variants, bourbon, rye, perfect, dry, etc. etc. This one is a fanciful recreation of early recipes of the late 19th century, subbing modern ingredients for some from the by gone era. While my regular go to choice is rye, this is a tasty change of pace. Cheers. Wash hands. Mask. 2 oz bourbon 1 oz sweet vermouth 1/4 oz luxardo 2 dashes angostura Cherry Stir, strain, pour. #plaguedrinks #bourbon #myrealjobisasilversmith #vermouth (at Stuck in Traffic on the Major Deegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAEWAOzlrqb/?igshid=ywcmk3kzg75e

So, remember last night’s drink and how it had me reminiscing about Boston? Well, today I felt inspired to hang around the Bay state’s capital city a bit longer for this recipe, the Ward Eight. Harking back to 19th century Boston politics and its voting precincts in the early days of the Irish political machine beginning to supplant the traditional WASP hegemony. Rye, fresh squeezed lemon and orange juices and a small bit of Grenadine. Cheers. #rye #wardeight #boston #silversmithmakingdrinks #plaguedrinks (at Major Deegan Expwy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CABojeilnHc/?igshid=d3kxrcsb0vma

Many, many Saturday nights ago I would make the drive into Boston, as I did most weekends, for an evening downstairs at the legendary jazz club, Paul’s Mall. Tonight’s cocktail, the Pall Mall, well it’s moniker, brings those club days back to me. Anyway, as long as I was in highball territory yesterday, I thought I’d keep the roll going with this vintage, lesser known, classic, pre Prohibition tipple. Gin, cognac, red vermouth, club soda. Definitely, not the cigarette. Cheers y’all. #plaguedrinks #pallmall #highball #gin #cognac #preprohibitioncocktails #paulsmall #boston (at Major Deegan Expwy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B__BWUhF1iq/?igshid=xxe32v5xld2t

All hail Présidente! Tonight’s Plague cocktail comes at you by way of Havana. Hey, I was drinking (and thinking my way thru Mexico and Brazil yesterday, so I side stepped into the Caribbean pretty easily from there, geographically speaking. Named after Présidente Mario Garcia Menocal in the 1910’s. I’ve, in consultation with the Waldorf–Astoria recipe made it from Rum, Dolin blanc vermouth, MR vermouth, Grenadine, Luxardo (subbing for Curaçao, and a dash of orange bitters. Stirred, poured, cherry garnish. Cheers. Making these drinks is fun but, man, I miss my local. Can’t wait to be asked to leave. Again. Hugs to all my industry friends. See you soon. #rum #luxardo #vermouth #plaguedrinks #myotherjobisasilversmith (at Major Deegan Expwy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_3YAEslJiW/?igshid=ghgk4mihggvs