Are there standard changes you make to classic recipes?
Are there standard changes you make to classic recipes?
Was making a paper plane today, I always double the bourbon and add a splash of Campari. Amaretto/Bourbon sour, double the bourbon. In general, it seems drink recipes are often too sweet for my palate
Are there changes you always make?
By default, I 1/2 any simple syrup called for in any recipe classic or otherwise. I also feel that most drinks are too sweet for my taste.
The worst is when I am out at a nice cocktail bar and have a drink that is great aside from being overly sweet. I feel like a dick asking a bartender to make a drink differently, but I think most recipes are calibrated to people with sweet tooths.
Doesn’t surprise me with the amount of soda people drink. That stuff has an absolute mountain of sugar in it. They’re just desensitized to it.
Even diet soda! The people I know that drink diet coke have the most disturbing understanding of sweetness. I never trust their taste or recommendations.
I use way less citrus and I usually reduce the sugar as well to balance. Sours with classic ratios completely clobber the alcoholic ingredients for me (which might kind of be the point). I tend to make Ti' Punches instead of sours.
Paper Plane definitely needs more bourbon than the classic recipe states, and I usually replace the Nonino with a more herbal amaro like Averna or Jägermeister. Arguably it's not a Paper Plane anymore at that point, but I definitely like my version better than the original.