Comments on: Made From Scratch: The Jack Rose

By: For the love of potato latkes

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By: SoksEcosy

SoksEcosy — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:05:35 +0000

Thak you for the news

By: Reese

Reese — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:07:09 +0000

One tip for making the cold process grenadine via the shake method that worked really good for me is this. Combine the sugar and juice and shake vigorously for about 30 seconds to a minute then let the mixture sit for about 10 minutes. Repeat one or two more times as necessary. I found that when you shake the mixture the sugar becomes somewhat suspended and will dissolve on its own during the time when you’re not shaking.

I’ll also vouch that this grenadine is so much better than Rose’s that I would consider the two to not really even be the same ingredient. It’s well worth the time to make and any extra freezes up nicely.

By: KL

KL — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:07:58 +0000

Not sure where you wanted submissions but mine is up at beersintheshower.blogspot.com

By: dotw

dotw — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:55:54 +0000

Here’s an easy drink “from Scratch”
The Hanukkah GeltMartini

http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blog/hanukkah-gelt-martini/

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Hanukkah Gelt Martini - Drink of the Week — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:52:28 +0000

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The Wild Drink Blog - Blog Archive » Mixology Monday: Made From Scratch — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:51:43 +0000

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By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:18:40 +0000

Ah, to live in a state with available inventory!
Here in Ohier, we have one Calvados, for $42.50. Of course, this is probably the $30 stuff you are buying in NH, if Laird’s is only $9.99….
That said, I repeat what I said about Applejack vs. Calvados. The neutral spirits don’t bug me at all. Applejack just a has a bit of a ‘fun’ personality. The Calvados is pretty swell stuff for other uses, but it simply is too big and bold and too many other things than just the ‘appleness’ for the Jack Rose.
I’ll have to be on the lookout for cheaper Calvados, to see what it’s like. No (real) pretension need apply here! We are mixing a McTini after all.

By: Frederic

Frederic — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:28:12 +0000

Applejack is great for its price (we have found it as cheap as $9.99 in NH state liquor stores) but it is only 35% apple brandy with 65% being grain neutral spirits which dilutes down the appleness (but keeps down the cost).

Calvados for mixing can be found in the $20-30 range. We can find 3-4 levels of Morin at $20, $30, and up. The $30 range is what we use for cocktails and the $20 was great for our punches (and would work well in a drink like the Jack Rose).