Wanted to make a cocktail inspired by a side salad made with cilantro, ripe mangoes, and tomato. Chopped up some cilantro, sous vide in vodka at 55°c for 2 hours. Blended some tomato with a pinch of salt. Frozen then thawed to get tomato water. Mixed in malic and citric acid to make tomato acid (3% acidity from added acids). Bought unsweetened mango puree. Clarified this with pectinase (though I've read these are most likely pasteurized, so agar might've been the right move here). Added sugar equivalent to 10% of clarified juice weight. For the build, went with 45mL cilantro vodka, 30mL mango cordial, 15mL bianco vermouth, 7.5mL tomato acid. I can't taste the mango at all. People say the mango comes in the aftertaste but most of them say they don't like the cocktail as a whole. Hahaha. I get not a lot of people like cilantro but I was hoping it would be balanced enough to taste good. Any suggestions to improve on this?

Well, I made another today. It's a bit sweet for my tastes, but you can reduce the liqueurs by 5ml each and increase the gin by 10ml if you want. Personally, I like the sweetness. (Also, my palette is very dry, so it's not sweet compared to something like a Cosmo.) 60ml Gin (Gunpowder) 40ml Fino Sherry 20ml Honey Liqueur 20ml Gamondi Amaro I might update this later based on more experimentation, but I like this one for now. Also, if you don't have Gamondi, I suggest mixing 10ml Averna and 10ml Montenegro----using Ramazzotti + Nonino and CioCiaro + Cynar might work also.

I'm not making as many cocktails these days, but I made something today that was pretty cool. For those of you who like more citrus, feel free to use 60ml of lemon juice. 60ml Demerara Rum (El Dorado) 30ml Mango Liqueur 30ml Honey Liqueur 30ml Amaro Nonino 30ml Lemon Juice

Well, it definitely has been a while since I last posted here. I had this idea randomly, and it turned out nice. 1.5 oz Demerara Rum 0.5 oz Cardamom-Forward Amaro 1 oz Apple Liqueur 1 oz Lime Juice As a note, my apple liqueur is pretty low on sweetness; however, I also can imagine that some people would prefer the drink to be more sweet overall. I recommend adding simple syrup to taste.

I was playing around with the AI and this is the result. The tasting notes it gave are pretty accurate. This is a tasty but bracing drink. ​Profile: Floral, Earthy, Vegetal, Complex Glassware: Coupe or Nick & Nora Garnish: Lime wheel ​Ingredients: ​2 oz Blanco Tequila ​0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice ​0.5 oz Crème de Violette ​0.25 oz Salers (Gentian Liqueur) ​0.25 oz Simple Syrup or Agave Nectar