About Stevi Deter

Coding. Cocktails. Snark.

Recent posts

• Follow Following 1

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

  2 0 If she likes grapefruit, I can think of two options, The Blinker and the Paloma Blinker Cocktail 1 1/2 oz rye whiskey 3/4 oz grapefruit juice 1 teaspoon grenadine shake over ice, strain into cocktail glass, sip with no worries of unexpected sourness Paloma 2 ounces reposado tequila juice of 1/2 a lime pinch coarse salt Add ingredients to an ice-filled Collins glass; top with grapefruit soda. Stevi Deter answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 3 more answers »

• Follow Following 1

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

  5 0 A fantastic drink that I have seen consistently appeal to both "I hate gin" drinkers and cocktail geeks alike is the Corpse Reviver #2: Corpse Reviver No. 2 3/4 ounce gin. 3/4 ounce Cointreau. 3/4 ounce Lillet blanc. 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice. 2 dashes absinthe or Herbsaint. Combine in a shaker with cracked ice; shake and strain. Garnish with a stemless cherry. This is one of those great drinks that's both very complex and super accessible and drinkable. You can sell it to vodka drinkers as a grown up lemon drop. If you can find Cocchi Americano, use that instead of the Lillet blanc. It's more similar to the formula of Lillet that was available when this drink was originally created, with a much richer flavor and more quinine kick to it, and it makes this great drink that much more complex and delicious. Stevi Deter answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 11 more answers »

• Follow Following 1

  What is your favorite whisky?

  1 0 I can't pick just one. Current favorite styles are rye, bourbon, and Scotch. The rye I'm currently in love with is High West Rendezvous, a blend of a 6 year old with 95% rye mashbill and a 16 year old with 80% rye in its mash. The final product bottled at 92 proof, and makes a heck of a good Sazerac. A great bourbon I tried recently was Rowan's Creek Single Batch, which is bottled at 100.1 proof. Super smooth and creamy, a great sipper. We're pretty lucky in the Seattle area to have an abundance of bars with great whisk(e)y selections, curated by true aficionados. In Seattle, I'd recommend checking out Liberty, Vessel, and MistralKitchen. And in Bellevue, check out Lot No. 3 and Naga Bar at Chantanee Thai. In fact, Naga has just started a late night Boilermaker special. From 10-12, $7 gets you a pint of draft beer and a pour of one of 5 spirits. The spirits will rotate, but the first night's list was Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon, Ellensburg Wildcat Moonshine, Wild Turkey Rye, El Zacatecano Reposado Mezcal, and Angostura 1919 Rum. Great way to sample some new whisk(e)ys at a great price. If Seattle's craft bartenders have taught me anything, it's the importance of a beer back with my whiskey. Stevi Deter answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 11 more answers »

• Comment on raphael nicas's answer…

  0 0 If you want to know what's in the Savoy, check out Erik Ellestad's blog, http://underhill-lounge.flannestad.com/, where's he's Stomping through the Savoy. He's making every single drink in the book and posting his results. Stevi Deter commented about 1 year ago

• Follow Following 1

  How to find your favorite Gin

  2 0 Sonja, welcome to the wonderful world of gins! Styles and some brands I'd like to recommend are: London dry - Beefeater, Voyager (made in Woodinville by Pacific Distillery) Plymouth - Plymouth (unique case of the only brand in a recognized style) Old tom - Hayman's, Ransom Genever - Bols New Gin - Hendrick's, Dry Fly (also Washington produced) I taste gins the same way I taste any spirit, which is straight. I will usually pour enough for my taste that there's sufficient to add an ice chip for a second taste to see how water and temperature change it. My go to cocktails for gin tasting are the gin and tonic, the martini (4:1 gin:vermouth plus orange bitters) and the martinez (gin, sweet vermouth, maraschino liqueur, and orange bitters). I've found these three give me a good sense of how versatile a specific gin may be. Stevi Deter answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 6 more answers »

• Follow Following 1

  What is a good non-sweet cocktail?

  0 0 Rather than focusing on what you don't want, you should think about what you do want? I tend to like boozy cocktails myself, and have many of the same favorites that Robert lists. If you want to try experimenting with the bitter spectrum, I'd recommend trying out some of the amari (bitter liqueurs). A great introduction is the Negroni, equal parts Campari, gin, and sweet vermouth. This is a great template recipe, as well. Substitute one or more of the ingredients with something similar. Use tequila instead of gin, you have an agavoni, for example. If you're new to the bitter liqueurs and find Campari a little much, try Aperol, which is less intense but still flavorful. A great way to try that is in the traditional Aperol spritz, with some sparkling wine and soda water, making it a lighter aperitif drink that's great in summer. Stevi Deter answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 4 more answers »

• Follow Following 1

  What appetizer can i serve with a Sidecar?

  0 0 John, that sounds like a wonderful start with all those complimentary flavors. I can imagine adding a little more flavor to the prawns. Perhaps a shave of fennel? Stevi Deter answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 3 more answers »

• Follow Following 1

  Any new, unusual, or exciting recipes for St. Germain?

  1 0 My favorite light drink with St. Germain is an elderflower royale: 1 oz St. Germain, 1 oz gin, stir, and top with bubbles. I've also received lots of positive feedback on a drink I call the Barleyflower, which pairs St. Germain with genever: Barleyflower Cocktail 1 1/2 oz genever (Bols) 1 oz Lillet Blanc 1/2 oz St. Germain elderflower liqueur Stir, strain, and garnish with a brandied cherry. Stevi Deter answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 3 more answers »

• Follow Following 1

  Savory cocktails?

  0 0 I think the delights of savory flavors is one of the driving factors in the popularity of olives as garnishes and the rise of the dirty martini. Simple choices would include the michelada, which adds several savory flavors to a nice Mexican lager. Another great choice is having a sangrita with a nice sipping tequila. Barrio (both on Capitol Hill and in Bellevue) makes both a red and green sangrita and I can highly recommend both. Stevi Deter answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 3 more answers »

• Follow Following 1

  Any way to incorporate condiments into mixed drinks without the urge to vomit?

  1 0 You can use your pickle juice as a pickleback, unless that drinking trend's 15 minutes is already gone. I haven't tried it yet myself, but I'm told it works particularly well with shots of Jameson. Stevi Deter answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 7 more answers »

• See all of my 0 Questions , 12 Answers and 1 Comment