Some dude on Reddit bragged that he only bought eight shirts this year. Good for him as apparently it was an improvement from a normal year. As for me, I purchased no shirts this year . . . The price of bleach is outrageous! And Shop Rite is only stocking Clorox. The supply chain issues continue . . . They are already marking my furniture to be placed in other classrooms next year. Teachers are scavengers . . . I noticed recently that I am crossing my legs again. It coincides with my knee surgeon declaring my knee healed . . . I am a creature of routine. Presently, I am rocking my routine. Things are running very efficiently these days . . . I am happy . . . Chilled and relaxed greatly these days. I feel it and others are commenting on it . . . I spent $0.20 to print my intention to retire letter. That’s the only thing I’ve had to print since I gave away my printer/scanner many months ago . . . My dentist is the one who cleaned my teeth today; not a technician. Love how my the teeth feel. He was gentle, thorough, and I feel fabulous! . . . Principal caught a student of mine today writing on a notepad during an assembly. It seems my student has two new domains to offer: Isuckdick.com and Isuckcock.com. Fourth grade, this is. Lovely . . . No more Aviations. What began the bar rebirth has been mothballed. As I approach the end of this experiment, the Aviation did not make the cut. The Last Word won out over it as the gin drink . . .
Category Archives: Cocktails
Empress 1908 Aviation
Now with The Unforgettables done, it is time to try a few other cocktails that interest me. I purchased a bottle of Empress 1908 gin a while ago. I cracked it open tonight.
My return to the bar was centered around The Aviation cocktail. I like Aviations, but the Last Word is the winner for me. Nevertheless, I wanted to try Aviations with the purple gin. 🙂 It is indeed pretty. I don’t taste anything different. It’s an expensive bottle of gin just for color, but since I have it, I’ll use it. 🙂
White Lady
This series highlights the International Bartenders Association (IBA) The Unforgettables cocktails. I have decided to work my way through this series of cocktails to investigate the classics as I teach myself mixology and build out my home bar.
This is it—the last cocktail in The Untouchables list. Kind of. I skipped a couple because I couldn’t fathom purchasing a bottle of Drambuie for 25ml. Nor could I convince myself that a bottle of White Crème de Menthe for 20ml was a good investment. From this point forward, I will be working to rid myself of these bottles. 😉
But first, the White Lady. It’s a fine cocktail, but it tastes like most gin drinks to me and there’s nothing here that says this wins out. The Last Word wins the gin game for me.
White Lady
Course: The UnforgettablesServings
1
servingsPrep time
3
minutesCooking timeminutes
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Ingredients
40 ml Gin
30 ml Triple Sec
20 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
Directions
- Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- GARNISH: none
Whiskey Sour
This series highlights the International Bartenders Association (IBA) The Unforgettables cocktails. I have decided to work my way through this series of cocktails to investigate the classics as I teach myself mixology and build out my home bar.
Whenever I think of whiskey sours, I think of my cousins Bonnie and Sherry. Each had a fountain of whiskey sours at their weddings. I remember being able to drink some at the receptions. 🙂 Just the other day, Sherry passed. 🙁
I also made a couple whiskey sours back at the house on the first go-around with the bar. I recall liking them.
Tonight, not so much. For whatever reason, these did not meet my palette well. Not sure what it is. There is nothing regarding this recipe that should put this off. I made it according to spec (yes, I used the egg white) and then made another using a dry shake. While the wash line looked better, it didn’t improve the taste.
Oh, well . . .
Whiskey Sour
Course: The UnforgettablesServings
1
servingsPrep time
4
minutesCooking timeminutes
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Ingredients
45 ml Bourbon Whiskey
25 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
20 ml Sugar Syrup
20 ml Egg White (Optional)
Directions
- Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into cobbler glass. If served “On the rocks”, strain ingredients into an old fashioned glass filled with ice.
- GARNISH: Garnish with a half orange slice and maraschino cherry, optionally use orange zest.
Notes
- If egg white is used shake little harder to release and incorporate the foam from the egg white.
Tuxedo
This series highlights the International Bartenders Association (IBA) The Unforgettables cocktails. I have decided to work my way through this series of cocktails to investigate the classics as I teach myself mixology and build out my home bar.
Nothing wrong with this cocktail, but I won’t be running for another. Had a couple. It’s fine, but didn’t do anything for me that would say, “Hey, I want a tuxedo tonight.”
Tuxedo
Course: The UnforgettablesServings
1
servingsPrep time
3
minutesCooking timeminutes
Calorieskcal
Ingredients
30 ml Old Tom Gin
30 ml Dry Vermouth
1/2 Bar Spoon Maraschino Luxardo
1/4 Bar Spoon of Absinthe
3 Dashes Orange Bitters
Directions
- Pour all ingredients into mixing glass with ice cubes. Stir well. Strain into chilled martini cocktail glass.
- GARNISH: Garnish with cherry and lemon zest