Bartender, we'd like another round of drinks, please.

[Brad Bowers]

Originally posted by jamespowers:
Wow! You make a strong Manhattan!

As my old professor used to say, "Go ahead, you deserve it!"

I was thinking I sound like a lush at the end of the bar, but actually, I only drink a Martini about once every couple of weeks, and Manhattans even less. Now in the summer, I might have a gin and tonic every other night or so, but that's less alcohol, unless I have two or three.

I'll have to try your Old-Fashioned recipe. For some reason I thought the syrup needed to be heated on the stove, and sounded like too much trouble for a drink. Your recipe is nice and simple.

Roving Death Cocktail...hmmmm.

Brad

 

[jamespowers]

Originally posted by Brad Bowers

I'll have to try your Old-Fashioned recipe. For some reason I thought the syrup needed to be heated on the stove, and sounded like too much trouble for a drink. Your recipe is nice and simple.

Roving Death Cocktail...hmmmm.

Brad

You can make the sugar syrup in a sauce pan on the stove instead of using the sugar cube method but no one ever does that anymore---even bartenders.
If you want to try that add equal parts of sugar and water to the saucepan. Heat and stir until the sugar has disolved completely. That is the syrup. For each drink it takes about a teasoon of sugar and a teaspoon of water.
I agree with your professor. Sounds like a guy I could agree with a lot actually.

Regards to all,

J

 

[Ethan Bentley]

Martini trivia: In Casino Royale, the first Bond novel, 007 orders it made thusly:"Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon-peel." Kina Lillet is a French aperitif. Bond calls this the Vesper Martini, after his love interest of the novel.

And thanks for the round!

Brad

I've always been amused with the notion that the Vesper uses Gin (British) Vodka (Russian) and Lillet (French) and when you consider the nature of drink's namesake it's quite fitting really.