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Pomegranate Lemonade
The other day I drank an Honest Tea Cranberry Lemonade. I expected it to not be sweet, since they say it’s just a tad sweet. I did not expect that I wouldn’t be able to tell if any cranberries or … Continue reading
Stirred, Not Shaken
I read, in one of the many things I’ve read recently regarding cocktails, that James Bond’s ordering of a martini shaken, not stirred, was his ordering the martini watered-down and being snooty about it. This shaking does. It also changes … Continue reading
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On Vermouth
My first impression of vermouth was from a bottle of Martini & Rossi’s dry vermouth which had been opened a long time ago, in a land far, far away, and then left to sit in my basement for about four … Continue reading
Blueberry Fizz
Tonight I mixed this for D., from scratch, given what we had in the refrigerator and on the shelf. In a mixing glass, muddle eight blueberries with the juice of one key lime and one teaspoon of granulated sugar. Shake … Continue reading
A Martini
A while back I picked up a new gin and some vermouth: DH Krahn and Noilly Prat. In a mixing glass, add 3 cubes of ice, then 1 oz. of Noilly Prat and 2 oz. of D.H. Krahn gin. Shake … Continue reading
Trial No. 1: Mint and Pepsi
My sister has given me a challenge: to make a mint julep without bourbon. This is quite a challenge considering that bourbon is the essential ingredient without which one does not have a julep. But perhaps we might come close … Continue reading
A Perfect Manhattan?
I’m out of gin (horrors!), and so made a perfect Manhattan. Shaken with ice, 1 3/4 oz. bourbon, 1/4 oz. dry vermouth, 1/4 oz. sweet vermouth. Served in a cocktail glass. I don’t much care for it: waste of bourbon.
A Gimlet not unlike the Richmond Gimlet
Of the drinks I’ve made, I think my favorite is Jeffrey Morgenthaler’s Richmond Gimlet. I do, however, make a variation and not the exact recipe he gives. In a shaker, muddle the juice of one key lime, eight mint leaves, … Continue reading
A Martini
Last night I found myself at a birthday party, and was offered a shelf of liquors from which to mix a drink. Equipment was lacking, but I made do with a shot glass, a mug and a spoon. In the … Continue reading
Mint Julep
After a hot afternoon out watching Little League softball, I was in the mood for reducing, if only slightly, the giant patch of mint in our backyard. And so made two mint juleps: one for me, and one for the … Continue reading
Gin and Tonic
It’s a hot afternoon here at the roost, and time for a cold drink. Perhaps a gin and tonic. Build the drink in a highball glass by adding the ingredients in order. 1.5 oz. gin fill with ice, and tonic … Continue reading
Blackberry Fizz
This is a modification of the Raspberry Fizz by Sebastian Reaburn found in Food & Wine Cocktails 2010. I didn’t have raspberries to hand, but blackberries were. I’ve made one, for the wife. She would let me make another. Muddle … Continue reading
A Martini
When anyone asks what I’m mixing up now, I say that I’m attempting to perfect my martini. I have a feeling that will hold true for some time. I enjoyed a Three Olives martini, garnished with three olives stuffed with … Continue reading
Wasting Away Again in Margaritaville
Monday, May 31st, I made a Margarita, c.f. CocktailDB and the International Bartenders Association. Shook, with four cubes of ice, 2.5 oz. tequila, .75 oz. triple sec, .75 oz lime juice. Served over three cubes of ice in an old … Continue reading
