Professor of Potables @ProfPotables

A professor by day and maker and mixer of potables by night... Chicago, IL Joined February 2018

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Professor of Potables @ProfPotables

2 years ago

Be careful using ChatGPT for historic cocktail recipes. It often gets them wrong. My most recent interchange researching Chicago Fizz is a good example. I drilled down, teaching it by providing documentation of its errors. Eventually it learned, & I found source of its bias.

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Professor of Potables @ProfPotables

2 years ago

Poured Chateau de Ribebon 2019 for steak dinner tonite. Bargain #Bordeaux Supérieur wine (<$7 @CostcoWine), balanced #merlot w/cab sauv & franc, rustic, medium body, drink now, let breath. #bargainwine #Bordeauxwine #bargainbordeaux

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Professor of Potables @ProfPotables

3 years ago

What makes red vermouth red? Not its color, which is more auburn brown. Likely so-called because its Italian moniker rosso means red, but generally not made from red wine grape. Rather, white wine flavored w/botanicals & sweetened w/caramelized sugar, giving it its darker color.

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Professor of Potables @ProfPotables

3 years ago

Recipe translation: in a mixing glass, with 2-3 lumps of ice the size of a nut, measure: 55% gin, 10% lemon juice, 15% orgeat (almond) syrup, 20% triple sec. Frost rim. Strange, specifies amount of ice, but percentages of other ingredients. My interpretation: convert to ml.

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Professor of Potables @ProfPotables

3 years ago

@LibationLegacy Okay, so I made it! Very easy to drink, actually, reasonably balanced!

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Professor of Potables @ProfPotables

3 years ago

So, I decided to make it…

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Professor of Potables @ProfPotables

4 years ago

To truly appreciate what vermouth can bring to a #martini, you should really try drinking #vermouth. Definitely best w/ ice. Compare different brands & styles. Understand flavor & aroma. Imagine hints of that with your favorite gin, or even vodka. Then try in a dry martini.

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RB Landmark @RBLandmark

4 years ago

It's been more than a year since the bartenders at @QSDistillery in Riverside shook up cocktails for a thirsty public. But the craft distillery's cocktail bar will be back in business on weekends beginning July 24. rblandmark.com/2021/07/13/riv…

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Liz Garibay @LizGaribayChi

4 years ago

Met an older gentleman at the bar tonight. He gave me his card. After he gave me his card, he said, “it’s easier to hand this to the bartender than explain what I want.” I’m a little in love right now.

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Professor of Potables @ProfPotables

4 years ago

Millionaire Cocktail #1 prepared w/ @PlantationRums Xaymaca special dry, @PlymouthGinUS sloe gin, apricot brandy, lime juice, & grenadine. Easy to down sour that hides a lot of alcohol. Rarely made today in part because all its ingredients seldom found in bars.

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Professor of Potables @ProfPotables

5 years ago

This bourbon, while very young, makes a killer Manhattan, and the best Brown Derby!

Top 100 On Premise Spirits @Top100SpiritBSA

5 years ago

This bourbon, while very young, makes a killer Manhattan, and the best Brown Derby!

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Professor of Potables @ProfPotables

5 years ago

Gibson made w/ @GlendaloughDist Gin & @NoillyPrat X Dry Vermouth, garnished w/ cocktail onions soaked overnight in @QSDistillery Prairie Fairie Absinthe Blanche. Hint of anise takes this #Martini to another level... #gibsoncocktail #drymartini #cocktailonion #mixology #absinthe

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Professor of Potables @ProfPotables

5 years ago

Inspired by @NASAPersevere Perseverance Rover's success today, created namesake cocktail, hybrid of Red Rover & Perseverance cocktails: 1oz ea of rye whiskey, 15yo aged rum, @campari, @cinzanoofficial vermouth, w/ 2 dashes @gazregan Regan's orange bitters, shaken w/ice, strained.

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Professor of Potables @ProfPotables

5 years ago

Drinking a Martinez: 1.5oz Rutte Genever, 1.5oz @cinzanoofficial vermouth, 2 dashes @AngosturaHouse bitters, 2 dashes Regan's orange bitters, tsp gomme syrup, shaken w/ice, strained into cocktail glass, garnished with @LUXARDOUSA cherry.

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Professor of Potables @ProfPotables

5 years ago

Honor of @presidentsday made McKinley's Delight: 2oz Templeton Rye, 1oz #Carpano Antica Formula #vermouth, 1/4oz Maraska maraschino liqueur, stirred w/ice, into chilled cocktail glass rinsed w/ DelawarePhoenix #absinthe. This take on a Manhattan is less balanced: herb & fruit.