My first homemade cocktail was a Borodino, which is a 1:1:1 variation of the drink pictured here. If you’ve ever visited our Buyers Guide section, you’ve seen that the first 4 bottles of liquor I recommend that you buy are vodka, gin, triple sec, and dry vermouth. This cocktail uses 3 of those 4.
The cool thing about this particular cocktail is that subtle adjustments to the brands you use, particularly in the gin and triple sec, will make a big difference in the flavor of this drink. For instance, a barrel-aged gin, or Cointreau instead of a simple triple sec will give you all sorts of flavors to play with. Also there’s no garnish, so if you’re still growing your home bar this should be a cinch to make.
In this case of my cocktail, I decided to use Brothers Old Tom Gin, a local Albuquerque gin from Left Turn Distilling, a gin that’s a touch sweet with heavy citrus. Here’s how to make Our Stanley:
Our Stanley
- in a mixing glass, combine:
- 1 1/2 oz vodka
- 1/2 oz gin (I used Brothers Old Tom Gin)
- 1/2 oz triple sec
- stir well with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass
