Also I like 3-4 drops Rose's Lime Juice. Adds a nice little twist.
Gin Drinks?
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Also I like 3-4 drops Rose's Lime Juice. Adds a nice little twist.
A gimlet has been mentioned, but I will second that. I like mine very very dry, which means I only put a drop or two of Roses into the drink. Better yet, a custom made lime mixture is better if not too sweet. I'm also an ice freak--pack it with as much as possible--ain't gonna last long enough to melt much. And then squeeze a big ole chuck of lime in it. In fact, i can skip the Roses or other lime juice and just drink the gin on the rocks with a big chunk o lime.
If you give it a minute or two to mellow, it goes down real smooth. At least it does for me.
If you give it a minute or two to mellow, it goes down real smooth. At least it does for me.
I bought some San Pellegrino Limonata to make insta-Tom Collins. My only minor complaint is that there's so much lemon juice in the Limonata that I "have to" use 2 ounces of gin. I'm fine with that.
I was happy to see that the ingredient list was just lemon juice, carbonated water, sugar (not HFCS!), and natural flavoring.
-Andy
I was happy to see that the ingredient list was just lemon juice, carbonated water, sugar (not HFCS!), and natural flavoring.
-Andy
Botanic Ultrapremium gin + Fever tree tonic + a couple of drops of Absinthe
This works best with Hendricks, but it will work with NA as well.
1.5 oz gin
1oz St Germain
.5oz fresh lime
Shake well and serve up
It's so good it's dangerous.
Also, a Gin fizz with St Germain is also really good. I mixed one the other night with some home made Hibiscus symple syrup and St Germain and it was wonderful. Be sure to use the egg white, it really helps the texture of the drink (traps air) and doesn't alter the flavor.
1.5 oz gin
1oz St Germain
.5oz fresh lime
Shake well and serve up
It's so good it's dangerous.
Also, a Gin fizz with St Germain is also really good. I mixed one the other night with some home made Hibiscus symple syrup and St Germain and it was wonderful. Be sure to use the egg white, it really helps the texture of the drink (traps air) and doesn't alter the flavor.
Oh man, I love all of the San Pellegrino drinks, but I've never thought to mix them with alcohol.
I'm going to have to try this.
I love a variety of gin cocktails, the aforementioned gin, ginger ale, and lemon is a good easy one, but I can just never get enough of the classic Martini. As cliched as it is, I just find it to be a damn tasty drink when made well. Plus it packs a wallop, and two or three will get you set up for a good evening (or afternoon if that's your thing, heh).
A lot of people make them way too dry, but you need the vermouth in there. My favorite ratio ended up being expressed thusly by Tom Lehrer:
Hearts full of youth,
Hearts full of truth,
Six parts gin to one part vermouth!
Stir with ice, strain over three olives into a chilled (not frosted) glass, and bingo. James Bond aside, I favor stirred over shaken. A shaken martini gets chilled a LOT quicker and colder than a stirred one, which ends up taking the edge off a lot of the botanicals in the gin. It also ends up mixing in a lot of air, which clouds the drink up and changes the texture.
I'm partial to Tanqueray or Tanqueray 10 if I'm feeling ritzy. Cheaper but decent gins are New Amsterdam and Gordon's. Hendricks is good for some variety, sometimes garnish that with cucumber instead of olives. If you can find it, Death's Door gin (from Wisconsin, I think) is great too. I've found that one hard to find as it's from a smaller distiller.
A lot of people make them way too dry, but you need the vermouth in there. My favorite ratio ended up being expressed thusly by Tom Lehrer:
Hearts full of youth,
Hearts full of truth,
Six parts gin to one part vermouth!
Stir with ice, strain over three olives into a chilled (not frosted) glass, and bingo. James Bond aside, I favor stirred over shaken. A shaken martini gets chilled a LOT quicker and colder than a stirred one, which ends up taking the edge off a lot of the botanicals in the gin. It also ends up mixing in a lot of air, which clouds the drink up and changes the texture.
I'm partial to Tanqueray or Tanqueray 10 if I'm feeling ritzy. Cheaper but decent gins are New Amsterdam and Gordon's. Hendricks is good for some variety, sometimes garnish that with cucumber instead of olives. If you can find it, Death's Door gin (from Wisconsin, I think) is great too. I've found that one hard to find as it's from a smaller distiller.
GT, Tom Collins and Mint Collins are by far my favorites.
If you need a strong drink try London Fog - 1½ oz Gin and 1/4 oz Absinthe
If you need a strong drink try London Fog - 1½ oz Gin and 1/4 oz Absinthe
With New Amsterdam I love it with a strong ginger beer(or ginger ale) and slice of lime.
+1 A New Amsterdam Gimlet is great too.
Juniper Berries / Pine Needles poured into a glass. 
Really not my thing at all.
Really not my thing at all.
Martini - can't go wrong with a classic
All that sweet mammo jumbo is for the youth. Mature men prefer classics. Aviation and Nergoni get my vote.
Agreed, and New Amsterdam works well in this drink too.
Personally I think the New Amsterdam is too sweet to work in a straight martini
+1 I didn't like NA in a martini.
I really like all of the San Pelligrino "sodas" with gin.
Anyone ever had Pink Gin? Its supposed to be a gin like Plymoth (not a london dry gin) and Angostura bitters (although Bond orders a Pink Gin with Beefeater and plenty of bitters in the novel Man With the Golden Gun) . Sailors started drinking it because Angostura bitters, although a cure for seasickness taste terrible. So what do they do? Like any good British person, they mix it with Gin! Man, this medicine tastes terrible...put gin in it! Story sound familiar? Thats how the Gin and Tonic was created as well.
Anyone ever had Pink Gin? Its supposed to be a gin like Plymoth (not a london dry gin) and Angostura bitters (although Bond orders a Pink Gin with Beefeater and plenty of bitters in the novel Man With the Golden Gun) . Sailors started drinking it because Angostura bitters, although a cure for seasickness taste terrible. So what do they do? Like any good British person, they mix it with Gin! Man, this medicine tastes terrible...put gin in it! Story sound familiar? Thats how the Gin and Tonic was created as well.
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Hendricks or Aviation for me. (I'm partial to all things PNW, so Aviation is my preference). I like a dry martini w/ olives any time of year, but in the summer I'm always sipping on a Tom Collins. While I'm in DC I think I'll switch to drinking Rickeys this summer.
British sailors also used a lot of limes in their cocktails to prevent scurvy and make them more palatable, hence "limey"
