Cocktails

[Snarf Zagyg]

I have heard a variation - these myths…

Churchill, when asked how to make a dry martini, replied “I just show the vermouth to the gin.”

“Can you demonstrate?”

Churchill proceeded to retrieve the vermouth and gin from his cabinet.

“Gin, this is vermouth; vermouth, meet gin.”

He replaced the vermouth and poured himself a large glass of gin.

A stormtrooper wanders into the Mos Eisley cantina and orders two martinis.

Wuher looks the stormtrooper up and down, and finally asks, "Um, should you be drinking on the job?"

And the stormtrooper replies, "What, and hit what I'm aiming at?"

 

[General_Tangent]

I only drink four times a year, but my favorite drink will always and forever be a gin gimlet. Ed Wood style!

A gimlet is best made with Navy strength Plymouth gin.

 

[Sepulchrave II]

A gimlet is best made with Navy strength Plymouth gin.

Gin is effective against scurvy and malaria.

 

[Mannahnin]

Looks a little watery.

Best to keep the gin in the freezer, the vermouth and Campari in the fridge. Stir over ice and strain into a chilled glass with a large cocktail ice cube, so it doesn't melt too quickly.

You don't want the pith from the orange; just the zest. Or candied orange - that works too.

/Negroni pedant.

Concur. That one in the photo had a lot of ice and water in it; more than I'd recommend.

 

[the Jester]

Since we're on the subject of gin, I just want to mention the Botanist. It's not just my favorite, it's the first gin I have actively enjoyed.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

I don't want to go to the trouble of hunting down peach schnapps, but I'd like to think that the fuzzy navel still holds up, although it's practically a dessert by my modern standards.

Some drinks are dessert drinks, and I'm okay with that. The 70s' Golden Cadillac, for example, is a downright treat. The first cocktail I ever drank was a Grasshopper, and to this day I still love it. Granted, I generally go with the Flying Grasshopper, which kicks up the alcohol content by adding vodka.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Some drinks are dessert drinks, and I'm okay with that. The 70s' Golden Cadillac, for example, is a downright treat. The first cocktail I ever drank was a Grasshopper, and to this day I still love it. Granted, I generally go with the Flying Grasshopper, which kicks up the alcohol content by adding vodka.

The choice of drink says a lot about a person.

 

[the Jester]

Some drinks are dessert drinks, and I'm okay with that. The 70s' Golden Cadillac, for example, is a downright treat. The first cocktail I ever drank was a Grasshopper, and to this day I still love it. Granted, I generally go with the Flying Grasshopper, which kicks up the alcohol content by adding vodka.

My favorite dessert drink is the pink squirrel, which uses creme de noyeaux, a nutty liqueur made from the pits of stone fruit. Its like a milkshake.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

The choice of drink says a lot about a person.

I can enjoy fiercely bitter drinks with Fernet, Cynar, Chartreuse, and Malort. I can enjoy smooth and sweet drinks. It all depends on my mood.

My favorite dessert drink is the pink squirrel, which uses creme de noyeaux, a nutty liqueur made from the pits of stone fruit. Its like a milkshake.

Nice. Being lactose intolerant, I use coconut beverage or non-dairy ice cream in place of the usual stuff, so I imagine it tastes a little different.

 

[General_Tangent]

Gin is effective against scurvy and malaria.

I should add that Navy strength gin was only provided to the officers as the lowly sailors were provided rum