Episode 12: Medical Oddity, Bike Trip, & Dropped Ice Cream with Joel Werner

The Episode:

The Situations:
Joel Werner took a long bike ride to the cloisters, Chris dropped his ice cream and Ben is a medical oddity.

The Drinks:

Boozy Root Beer Float
2-3 scoops vanilla bean ice cream
3 oz Spiced Rum
Top with a nice root beer

In a beer glass, plop your scoops in real good, add your booze and top with a nice root beer. Drink with a straw.

Medicinal Courage (via)
1 1/2 oz Gin
1/2 oz Fresh lemon juice
1 sprig Fresh rosemary
1/2 oz Amaro Nonino
1/2 oz Star Anise-Infused Honey Syrup*
6 dashes Angostura Bitters
4 dashes Dr. Adam Elmegirab’s Aphrodite Bitters

In a shaker, muddle the gin, lemon juice and rosemary. Add the remaining ingredients and fill with ice. Shake, and fine-strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary.

*Star Anise-Infused Honey Syrup: Whisk together 2 oz honey and 1 oz water with 1 crushed star anise pod over medium heat. Bring to a simmer. Turn off the burner, cover, and let stand for 10-15 minutes. Strain and let it cool in the fridge.

Twelve Mile Limit
1 oz White Rum
1/2 oz Rye whiskey
1/2 oz Brandy
1/2 oz Grenadine
1/2 oz Lemon juice
lemon twist

Shake in a cocktail shaker with ice until well chilled, strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist.

Cloister (PDT Cocktail Book)
1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup

Shake in a cocktail shaker with ice until well chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.

@drinkaboutit I'm heading out on a Guys Weekend in Denver soon. Any recommendations for simple, delicious cocktails w/out home amenities?

— Jacob Hinmon (@jacobhinmon) May 15, 2014

Salty Dog
1 part Vodka or Gin
2 parts Grapefruit juice
salt for the rim

Rub the rim of your glass with the grapefruit, then set the rim of the glass down in a pile of kosher salt. Add ice to the glass, then add the spirit and the juice.