Comments on: A martini with something in it — the Alaska Cocktail https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/ You can make these cocktails. Start right now. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 20:35:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Doug Ford https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-233055 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 20:39:55 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-233055 In reply to bevmaster.

Hi, Mark, thanks for adding that link. I guess allocation is the way of the future for Chartreuse. Can’t blame the monks, they’re doing what they think is right, but it looks like the rest of us get a permanently tight market. Alas!

]]> By: Doug Ford https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-233054 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 20:32:56 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-233054 In reply to Coctail Life.

Thanks! Interesting about your Old Tom shortage; another reminder that every market is different.

]]> By: Doug Ford https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-233053 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 20:27:40 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-233053 In reply to Jessee J. Smith.

I’m going to have to try it with Strega, too. Thanks!

]]> By: bevmaster https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-233041 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 20:08:26 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-233041 Hi Doug, Interesting article on the Chartreuse shortage: https://vinepair.com/articles/chartreuse-shortage-explained/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=d53b11cda7-March_28_2023&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-d53b11cda7-48042047&mc_cid=d53b11cda7&mc_eid=613a69558a

Also, here it is straight from the horse’s mouth:

All the best, Marc Wexler

]]> By: Jessee J. Smith https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-233020 Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:41:10 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-233020 Lovely to see a new post from you, Doug! I always learn so much from your articles. I second the earlier comment that Strega would make a good substitute for Yellow Chartreuse; they are very similar in overall profile. Angelica is the predominant flavor, but there are a lot of herbs going on. I look forward to experimenting with the Alaska!

]]> By: Coctail Life https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232998 Sun, 26 Mar 2023 21:47:28 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232998 Glad to see new article! Alaska is the one my favorite /Martini-slyle/ cocktail. Strange to hear Chartreuse became hard to find. Here, in Russia, there are ‘no problemo’ with the liquer, but Old Tom is still kind of problem(( Hope to more frequent updates! ;)

]]> By: Philip Mills https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232996 Sun, 26 Mar 2023 10:53:01 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232996 In reply to Doug Ford.

Updating: the lime oil expression worked well, but this evening I tried Californian Meyer lemon – turned out to be a superb balancer of all those herbal, spiced, scented, honeyed notes. And also turns out that Meyers are not technically lemons at all and are native to China. So, in honour of all those Chinese gold-diggers, maybe I should give my riff its own name – the Gum San (Gold Mountain in Cantonese, their original name for California )

]]> By: Doug Ford https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232984 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 22:31:02 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232984 In reply to cpencis.

Thanks! As for saffron, I know it’s supposed to be in the Yellow Chartreuse mix somewhere, but I have never learned to pick out that flavor. There’s always something more to work on…

]]> By: Doug Ford https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232983 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 22:28:49 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232983 In reply to Philip Mills.

Thanks, it’s good to be writing.

So you have lots of Chartreuse and no Old Tom; here we have miles of Old Tom and no Chartreuse. Go figger…

Your gin infusion sounds interesting; I’ve never infused sandalwood into anything. If it provides a sense of sweetness, you’re pretty much traveling the path of many of the Old Tom distillers, who often sweetened their distillate with herbs and flowers. I hope it makes a great cocktail for you.

]]> By: cpencis https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232982 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 22:25:21 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232982 So happy to see “1 unread” under cold glass in my rss reader! Welcome back Doug. Re: the yellow chartreuse – I pick up a saffron note in it among everything else kind of thing things together.

]]> By: Philip Mills https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232974 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 03:47:59 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232974 Glad to see you back, Doug. I’ve known the Alaska for ages, but always with London Dry Gin and Chartreuse Verte. This was intriguing, and the shortening of Charteuse supply disturbing, so I invested in several bottles of each colour. But then …. no Old Tom. So I riffed on it by using 2oz dry gin and 1oz of my own Sandalwood infused gin (I make it on a bodega-like process with dry gin and sandalwood powder). The outcome was a lovely, orientally fragranced and flavoured (apt as I live in Hong Kong) drink. I eschewed the lemon oil on this first run, wanting to gauge the impact of the sandalwood. I think it will take the garnish, but I’m leaning towards expressing lime peel, rather than lemon. Best regards, Philip

]]> By: Doug Ford https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232930 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 03:01:59 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232930 In reply to Vortex Motio.

What an uplifting message, thank you. As for genever, I made a version of the Alaska with Bols aged genever, and it was delicious. I wonder that Straub didn’t make the Alaska with it (Hollands, as he would have called it) in the first place. It’s lush, and ties together even better than with Old Tom.

Thanks for reading Cold Glass!

]]> By: Vortex Motio https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232927 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 23:09:31 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232927 Super pleased to see this post because your work is fabulous and candidly has made my life better for many years. Re this recipe and yellow chartreuse, I recently picked up a bottle of Strega, as a possible substitute for yellow chartreuse. I unfortunately don’t have old Tom gin, nor genever currently in my liquor cabinet, but I’ve enjoyed playing a little bit with the Strega in a couple of recipes … such vibrant flavors! This Alaska recipe is very intriguing, and I may obtain some old tom or genever to try this. I thank you again.

]]> By: Doug Ford https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232924 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:20:12 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232924 In reply to djincat.

Another marketing decision, I guess. I remember when NP dry went away, too. I’ll do my best to keep writing!

]]> By: Doug Ford https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232923 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:20:12 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232923 In reply to Eric.

Yeah, it’s hard to resist, isn’t it… Thanks for reading!

]]> By: Doug Ford https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232922 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:16:49 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232922 In reply to Steve Wellmeier.

Yeah, both yellow and green are thin on the ground right now. Still hoping it gets better. Thanks for reading Cold Glass.

]]> By: Doug Ford https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232921 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:14:51 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232921 In reply to bevmaster.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

]]> By: Doug Ford https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232920 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:14:09 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232920 In reply to Mike B.

Thanks, Mike. It’s good to be writing again, and the Alaska was a good place to start.

]]> By: djincat https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232919 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:45:34 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232919 Speaking of missing alcohol… Anyone know what happened to Noilly Pratt DRY vermouth? Is vanished around 2019 I think and we now use NP extra dry but it has never been the same although we are used to it by now. We have tried what other few dry vermouth is available but meh…not right. I’ve re-signed up for your posts, so keep’em coming!!

]]> By: Darwin Hebert Mesadieu https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232915 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:39:10 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232915 In reply to Eric.

Sounds refreshing… never even heard of chartreuse

]]> By: Eric https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232914 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:44:12 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232914 Wonderful surprise on a Monday morning to see a new post. It would be very sad to not have Green and Yellow Chartreuse in my liquor cabinet, but I’ll resist hoarding… for now.

]]> By: Steve Wellmeier https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232902 Sun, 19 Mar 2023 23:43:15 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232902 Great post! I can”t even find Green Chartreuse lately…

]]> By: bevmaster https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232901 Sun, 19 Mar 2023 23:40:23 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232901 Nice to see a new posting, Doug! Great presentation of changes in the spirits industry through one cocktail…

]]> By: Mike B https://cold-glass.com/2023/03/19/a-martini-with-something-in-it-the-alaska-cocktail/#comment-232900 Sun, 19 Mar 2023 23:32:07 +0000 http://cold-glass.com/?p=132149#comment-232900 Excellent article. Good to see you publishing again! Thank you, Doug!

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