What to drink?

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by FAX

Does anyone drink "Old Fashioneds" anymore? I haven't had one in a long time, but they weren't too bad, as I recall, Ms. luv.

Just bourbon, bitters, sugar, and soda, I think. Maybe a lemon twist, or something.

FAX

Hows the Manhattan faring these days? Loved, loved, loved those back in the day.

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by FAX

Does anyone drink "Old Fashioneds" anymore? I haven't had one in a long time, but they weren't too bad, as I recall, Ms. luv.

Just bourbon, bitters, sugar, and soda, I think. Maybe a lemon twist, or something.

FAX

I drink old fashioneds around Christmast time. I've always seen them with an orange slice and marchiano cherry. My recipie:

About 2 tsp of sugar in the bottom of the glass.
3 drops of bitters
muddle an orange slice in the sugar and bitters

Add ice to the top of the glass.
Rye wiskey (my favorite over bourbon, Canadian Mist or Scotch, which are alternatives) about 3/4 of the way up the glass.
Add a little water.

Stir well and garnish with a marchiano cherry.

[kstater]

Bacardi 151

[luv]

Originally Posted by kstater

Bacardi 151

I love Hurricane 151's.

[kstater]

Originally Posted by kstater

Bacardi 151

[sedated]

vodka tonic
whiskey coke
white russian
margarita

[FAX]

I don't know. Complex, fancy drink recipes are kind of overkill when you're drinking alone. Just buy some cheap wine, unscrew the lid, and guzzle. It's best if it drips down your chin onto your belly.

FAX

[luv]

Originally Posted by FAX

I don't know. Complex, fancy drink recipes are kind of overkill when you're drinking alone. Just buy some cheap wine, unscrew the lid, and guzzle. It's best if it drips down your chin onto your belly.

FAX

Eh, I won't do anything too complex. I'll make a big batch at the start of the evening to last the evening.

[bogey]

Try a gin Martini. Since it may be your 1st, splurge a little on Bombay Sapphire. Stick a glass in the freezer for 30 minutes or so and let it get nice and cold. Doesn't need to be a martini glass, but they're nice to have around so you may want to get a couple for future use. If you don't have a shaker, put ice and gin in a glass, cover the top of the glass with something and shake vigorously. Pour gin into your nice cold glass and enjoy. If you have a couple of fat olives stick a toothpick in them and put them in the drink as well. It's refreshing and quick.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by bogey

Try a gin Martini. Since it may be your 1st, splurge a little on Bombay Sapphire. Stick a glass in the freezer for 30 minutes or so and let it get nice and cold. Doesn't need to be a martini glass, but they're nice to have around so you may want to get a couple for future use. If you don't have a shaker, put ice and gin in a glass, cover the top of the glass with something and shake vigorously. Pour gin into your nice cold glass and enjoy. If you have a couple of fat olives stick a toothpick in them and put them in the drink as well. It's refreshing and quick.

Roquefort stuffed olives

Pour a couple of drops of the olive juice into the martini as well.

[bogey]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Roquefort stuffed olives

Pour a couple of drops of the olive juice into the martini as well.

My wife and Mother like a splash of olive juice. Me, not so much.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by bogey

Try a gin Martini.

Never say a gin Martini. A 'real' martini is always made with gin.

[bogey]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Never say a gin Martini. A 'real' martini is always made with gin.

Martini etiquette, I love it.

[kstater]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Never say a gin Martini. A 'real' martini is always made with gin.

To be fair, he didn't post a recipe for a Martini, he posted cold gin.
And if you're making a Martini with Gin, slowly shake it, unlike Vodka, Gin will bruise.

[bogey]

Originally Posted by kstater

To be fair, he didn't post a recipe for a Martini, he posted cold gin.
And if you're making a Martini with Gin, slowly shake it, unlike Vodka, Gin will bruise.

I've heard that before. Personally, I keep a bottle in the freezer because I like mine really cold. Does that go against Martini etiquette? Not that I care, I'm just curious.