(#CocktailMonday) (from:tomwhoscontrary)

#CocktailMonday grinds on - 2℥ Laphroaig PX, 1℥ triple sec, ⅓℥ lime juice; as you would expect, tangier and smokier, but still, that works well against the fruit.

Okay then, 3℥ Tanqueray Ten, 1℥ Cointreau, ⅓℥ lemon juice - now we're talking! So silky smooth, I almost forgot to eat dinner. #CocktailMonday

A rough and ready #CocktailMonday after a very long day, using up all the cheap crap i've bought from Sainsbury's over the years: 2℥ Cockspur Fine Rum, 1℥ ginger wine, 2♏︎ Sainsbury's aromatic bitters. This is actually rather enjoyable! Light and summery. I am so tired.

Trying things somewhat at random: 2℥ Rendezvous Rye, 1℥ licor de torró, 3♏︎ orange bitters. With crème de cacao was too plain, this is too nutty. Should try a mix, or with amaretto, nocino, etc. #cocktailmonday

Should be taking it easy, but i have new booze to try, so it's #CocktailMonday - 2℥ Sainsbury's TTD highland single malt, 1℥ triple sec ⅓℥ lime juice, which is great, very rich and fruity, and smokier than i expected.

Shouldn't really drink this #CocktailMonday (tail end of a cold, early start tomorrow), but the Rumhattan Project can't wait. 2℥ Doorly's 12yo, 1℥ Magnum tonic wine, 1 Angostura this time - not bitter enough, the Magnum is basically strawberry bootlaces. More Angostura helps.

It's 9.5 celsius in my kitchen, so like an idiot i had an ultra-summery #CocktailMonday: 2℥ Katsaros tsipouro, 1℥ triple sec, ⅓℥ lemon juice, kind of a Greek Sidecar (chariot?). Very lively, with the lovely fruity-resinous bouquet of the tsipouro coming through clearly.

Bank holiday #CocktailMonday: mucking around with a Martinez, 2℥ Old Simon genever, ⅔℥ Antica Formula, ⅓℥ Fleur de Couscouille, 2♏︎ orange bitters. Basically just tastes of Antica Formula, so need to dial that back a bit. Maybe also the bitters.

Cheeky #CocktailMonday, another stab at the Martinez: 2℥ À La Madame gin, 1℥ Antica Formula, ½℥ Bénédictine, 1♏︎ Angostura. That is an odd Italian gin made with warm spices; doesn't have the malty spirit character of an old jenever, but fits in better than a dry gin. Good.

One more for #CocktailMonday, a different Spiced Rumhattan, 2℥ Pusser's Spiced, 1℥ Antica Formula, 1 Angostura; very different, a real galleon-full-of-spices-crossing-the-Tropic-of-Cancer deal. Might just be my lead Angostura hand, though, need to calibrate that.

What happens if you make a White Lady the way i make a Sidecar? 3℥ Drumshanbo gin, 1℥ Cointreau, ⅓℥ lemon juice, that is. You get a #CocktailMonday experience that is substantially more gin-forward than a typical White Lady! I want to try this with more gins ...

Still using things up on #CocktailMonday: 3℥ Tanqueray Ten, 1℥ Lillet Blanc, ½℥ Vecchio Amaro del Capo, ⅓℥ lemon juice. It's a ginny/lemony thing, but a bit more complex and interesting, so i will call it the YA Fanfic.