About KathyCaseyLiquidKitchen

Chef, Mixologist, and Pioneer in the Bar-Chef movement.

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  I love a good classic manhattan. What are some other non-traditional variations?

  1 0 There are many variations that you can get creative with on this whisky based cocktail. One thing to try would be making your favorite manhattan with different types of bitters. Other ideas to experiment with are; switch out half of the sweet red vermouth for a liquour such as frangelico, Aperol, Nocello (black walnut liquour)or St Germain. Or try replacing the sweet vermouth with Dubonnet rouge. One of my favorite whisky based cocktails is: 2 oz rye whisky, 1/2 oz Aperol, 1/2 oz St Germain. Measure into a cocktail shaker, fill 3/4 with ice and then stir with a bar spoon. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist. Enjoy getting creative with Manhattans! - Kathy KathyCaseyLiquidKitchen answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 3 more answers »

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  What special cocktail should I buy my wife tonight for her birthday?

  2 0 I would recommend trying a French 75. It is a gin based cockail with of splash of champagne...and a little bubbly is alwsys great for birthdays! If your wife is gin shy you could always ask the bartender to make it wit vodka or even grapefruit vodka would be nice. Cheers to a great birthday! - Kathy KathyCaseyLiquidKitchen answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 3 more answers »

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  0 0 Hi you can get shisho leaf at Ballard Market and Central market - they come in little packs of about 10 - 15 leaves. Enjoy! KathyCaseyLiquidKitchen commented about 1 year ago

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  What is a good Gin drink thats not a Martini or a 2 item mix?

  2 0 Here is a tasty drink to try. It incorporates in fresh cucumber and is also delicious with a few mint leaves thrown in or if you want to try something really different add a torn shisho leaf. Gin Fresh Muddle 3 slices of cucumber in a cockail shaker. Measure in 2 ounces of gin (try Plymouth or Tanqueray 10 with this drink, 3/4 oz fresh lime juice, 3/4 oz simple syrup (1 part sugar + 1 part hot water stirred until dissolved) Fill with ice, cap and shake vigorously. Strain into a cockail glass and top with a very thin slice of cucumber for garnish. Enjoy! - Kathy KathyCaseyLiquidKitchen answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 11 more answers »

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  My friends really enjoy my Flaming Dr Peppers and Chocolate Cake - they love how they really taste like their name. Any other suggestions like these?

  2 0 Try this sweet shot - it's a libacious liquid dessert: Coconut Cake Colada Shot 1 oz Malibu coconut rum 1 oz vanilla vodka 1 oz pineapple juice Shake with ice, strain and serve in a tall shot glass. KathyCaseyLiquidKitchen answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 3 more answers »

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  What do I do with maraschino cherry liqueur?

  1 0 Robert covered this question well and gave some great drink examples. When fresh cherries are in season I like to incporate this liqueur in a fresh cherry mojito. Here is another drink that I made up using Maraska: Luxe 2 oz Knobb Creek or other bourbon 1 oz Amaro Nonino 1 oz Maraska Maraschino liqueur 1 dash Angostura Bitters Garnish: long lemon twist Measure Knobb Creek, Amaro and Maraska into a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and then stir vigorously with a bar spoon.Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with lemon twist. Enjoy! - Kathy KathyCaseyLiquidKitchen answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 5 more answers »

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  How to find your favorite Gin

  0 0 Stevi gave some great options. To the northwest line up I also recommend: Aviation and Ransom (old tom style), both are produced in Oregon. Enjoy getting to know gin! - Kathy KathyCaseyLiquidKitchen answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 6 more answers »

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  Herbs and Cocktails?

  2 0 Great question. Herbs are super d'lish to mix in cocktails and na drinks. A great combination for a non-alcoholic drink is fresh strawberries macerated in some powdered sugar to sweeten them. Then shaken with a few leaves of torn basil and some fresh lemon - topped of with soda water. Fresh sage is delicious shaken into your favorite margarita - it's dusky flavor goes well with tequila. Since fresh peaches are in season right now try making a French 75 with fresh tarragon and a little fresh peach puree shaken in with the drink. Rosemary is lovely in a Tuscan style lemon drop: bend 1 large sprig fresh rosemary and drop into a cocktail shaker. Measure in 1 1/2 oz vodka, 1/2 oz limencello, 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice and about 1/4 oz simple syrup. Fill shaker with ice, cap and shake really hard to get the rosemary flavor incorporated into drink. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a tiny sprig of rosemary. Other herbs that I like in cocktails are: cilantro along with mint in a mojito, fresh thyme in a Daiquiri...it's just fun to experiment! - Kathy KathyCaseyLiquidKitchen answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 4 more answers »

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  What is a good non-sweet cocktail?

  1 0 Stevi and Robert both had excellent answers to your question. I love the Negroni and think Stevi's idea of subbing our the Aperol for the Campari is very tasty! Something I have been experimenting with lately is infusing distilled water with fruits and then serving it with vodka or gin. Right now fresh local berries with a few lemon zests are great to infuse for about 4 hours in water. You can do the same with cut up apples and a few sprigs of fresh thyme. Stir these lovely infused waters into your favorite light spirit such as gin, vodka or silver rum. Serve up or on the rocks... make it as strong as you like it. If you are mixing at home and want to experiment, this is a very light, refreshing and dry cockail idea. Enjoy. - Kathy KathyCaseyLiquidKitchen answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 4 more answers »

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  Can you buy "quinine bitters" so I can make a non-high fructose corn syrup with less than half the sugar homemade tonic for my gin?

  0 0 Chincoha is the way to go - if you live in the Ballard area Dandelion located on Ballard Ave has this available. KathyCaseyLiquidKitchen answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 6 more answers »

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