Rhubarb, ginger & basil simple syrups.
Rhubarb, ginger & basil simple syrups.
This is a John Wayne. Bourbon, Disaronno Amaretto, Grand Marnier with muddled orange juice & a maraschino cherry.
I'm not sure John Wayne would approve of the martini glass or the cherry, but its drinkable for bourbon. And a much better experience than last time I tried the stuff.
We went out to a new Japanese restaurant with some friends last night. It was extremely cold outside so the short trip from the parking lot to the restaurant entrance had me wanting something warm to drink. I ordered hot tea, Zach ordered hot sake, something I can usually pass on. I gave it another try last night, it was warm after all, and I liked it or at least I contributed to our table of 4 splitting three orders of the large hot sake. It was warm and had a clean taste. The aroma wasn't full of alcohol fumes wafting into my nose from the outset, which is what I think has turned me off in the past.
I've been wanting to try this for awhile, especially since I saw this recipe pairing it with hot chocolate. Instead I got to try it last night at the christmas tree bonfire and straight, just the Chartreuse and nothing more. It's definitely herbally and I'm not sure how it would pair with chocolate. I'd definitely say it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be since it was offered as "the green shit." I do have a slight headache this morning, but I'm not 100% sure that is a result of the drinking last night.
For some reason I've been convinced that I don't like gin, but trying it again today, I'm not sure why I thought I didn't like it. Zach made me a gin and tonic and it was as tasty as my old standby, a vodka tonic.
We've been drinking Pimm's Cups since last year, but tried a little different version. I like this version better.
We made this with Ceylon tea and vodka along with our homemade Meyer limoncello. A perfect summer cocktail.
We had left over pale ale and sparkling lemonade from a party so instead of our customary Sunday bloody mary, Zach suggested we make a Shandy. We mixed them 50/50 lemonade and beer. The results are very drinkable, which is good because I was planning to make this my standby when we go to Oktoberfest this fall in Munich, where I'll be ordering it as a Radler (German for cyclist). I figure if I'm going to drink nonstop for several days and plan to keep up, I better have a less alcoholic fall back or I'll be under the table in no time.
