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If you planning on making drinks with me, you'll probably need to shop for ingredients. My advice it to chose what you want have and shop just for that drink. Or just bring a beer or glass of wine a cup of tea to watch, chat, learn, and hang out!
If you planning on making drinks with me, you'll probably need to shop for ingredients. My advice it to chose what you want have and shop just for that drink. Or just bring a beer or glass of wine a cup of tea to watch, chat, learn, and hang out!


== Cocktail 1: Snake Fight [Easiest] ==
== Cocktail 1: [Easiest] ==


Ingredients:
Ingredients:
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*1½ oz Gin
*1½ oz Gin


You'll want to prepare ahead of time by...
'''You'll want to prepare ahead of time by...'''


:Preparing the rosemary simple syrup involves boiling 150g sugar, 150g water, 2-3 tablespoons of rosemary (fresh or dry). Then let cool.
:Preparing the rosemary simple syrup involves boiling 150g sugar, 150g water, 2-3 tablespoons of rosemary (fresh or dry). Then let cool.
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Based on: [https://kindredcocktails.com/cocktail/bitter-elder Bitter Elder] (History is complicated.)
Based on: [https://kindredcocktails.com/cocktail/bitter-elder Bitter Elder] (History is complicated.)


==Cocktail 4: Bailing out, you are on your own. Good luck! [Advanced] ==
==Cocktail 4: Snake Fight [Advanced] ==


Note: This one will require an NO2 whipper and you will be making foam for 4-5 drinks.
Note: This one will require an NO2 whipper and you will be making foam for 4-5 drinks.
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* 6 oz water
* 6 oz water


[PREPARATION AHEAD OF TIME]
'''You'll want to prepare ahead of time by...'''


Assemble your tools including:
Assembling your tools including:


* A whipcream charger (like an iSi Whipper)
* A whipcream charger (like an iSi Whipper)
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== Afterparty ==  
== Afterparty ==  


 
If there's time, I'll be walking you through one of my favorite cocktails:
I'll be walking you through one of my favorite cocktails:


You'll need: (a) a whole egg; and (b) a bottle of Cynar; and (c) something to shake your drink in and pour it into when you're done. It's both fantastic and completely surprising. You won't regret having a bottle of Cynar around.
You'll need: (a) a whole egg; and (b) a bottle of Cynar; and (c) something to shake your drink in and pour it into when you're done. It's both fantastic and completely surprising. You won't regret having a bottle of Cynar around.

Revision as of 09:27, 15 December 2020

I'm going to be making a series of community data scientific cocktails and mocktails.

I've listed the night's (afternoon's?) menu below here from easiest to most difficult. There are four drinks including one non-alcoholic drink (marked EtOH-free).

If you planning on making drinks with me, you'll probably need to shop for ingredients. My advice it to chose what you want have and shop just for that drink. Or just bring a beer or glass of wine a cup of tea to watch, chat, learn, and hang out!

Cocktail 1: [Easiest]

Ingredients:

  • 6 oz IPA [Something local!]
  • 1½ oz Campari

You'll want to prepare ahead of time by...

Assembling your tools including:

  • Something to pour your drink into! I recommend a lowball/DOF glass
  • Something to measure your ingredients with
  • Ice!

Cocktail 2: Not a typewriter [EtOH-free]

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz Lemon juice
  • 1 ¼ oz Rosemary simple syrup
  • 3 oz sparkling water

Optional ingredients (if you're not into the whole EtOH-free thing):

  • 1½ oz Gin

You'll want to prepare ahead of time by...

Preparing the rosemary simple syrup involves boiling 150g sugar, 150g water, 2-3 tablespoons of rosemary (fresh or dry). Then let cool.

And by assembling your tools including:

  • Something to juice your lemons with
  • Something to pour your drink into! I recommend a highball glass
  • Something to measure your ingredients with
  • Ice!

Based on:

Dish Walk Cooler, Benjamin Mako Hill, Seattle

Cocktail 3: Bitter Elder [intermediate]

Ingredients:

  • 1½ oz Gin
  • ¾ oz Elderflower liqueur (St. Elder or St. Germain)
  • ½ oz Campari
  • ½ oz Lemon juice

You'll want to prepare ahead of time by...

Assembling your tools including:

  • Something to juice your lemons with
  • Something to pour your drink into! I recommend a coupe/cocktail glass
  • Something to measure your ingredients with
  • Ice!

Based on: Bitter Elder (History is complicated.)

Cocktail 4: Snake Fight [Advanced]

Note: This one will require an NO2 whipper and you will be making foam for 4-5 drinks.

The drink:

  • 3 oz Rye
  • 3 dash Peychaud's bitters

Also... ingredients for the lemon maple foam:

  • 4 egg whites
  • 2 oz lemon juice
  • 4 oz maple syrup
  • 6 oz water

You'll want to prepare ahead of time by...

Assembling your tools including:

  • A whipcream charger (like an iSi Whipper)
  • Something to juice your lemons with
  • Something to serve it in: ideally a lowball/DOF glass
  • Something to measure your ingredients with
  • Ice!

Based on: Vessel 75, Jamie Boudreau, Canon, Seattle

Afterparty

If there's time, I'll be walking you through one of my favorite cocktails:

You'll need: (a) a whole egg; and (b) a bottle of Cynar; and (c) something to shake your drink in and pour it into when you're done. It's both fantastic and completely surprising. You won't regret having a bottle of Cynar around.