April 2008 Archives
Lately I've gotten into brandy, and I've been looking for things to do with it. I ran across this recipe from my bartending school paperwork. I'll have to try it tonight at McGrath's.
Ingredients
Glassware: Rocks glass
1 oz. Brandy
1/2 oz. Kahlua
Float Cream
Instructions
Fill a rocks glass with ice
Pour brandy
Float Kahlua
Float Cream
Recently I was filmed at The Hobnob, where I work the brunch shift on Saturdays and Sundays. The camera man was taking footage to use in a public access cable show, and because it was brunch, he was asking after a Ramos Gin Fizz, apparently a traditional brunch libation. We eventually decided on a Bloody Mary instead, since we feature a build-it-yourself Bloody Mary Bar. Still, I hadn't heard much about a Ramos Gin Fizz before that, so I decided to take another look at it. I found the following recipe in "The Joy of Mixology", by Gary Regan, who says it makes enough for two champagne flutes.
Ingredients
Glassware: Champagne Flute
2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Cream
1 raw egg white
1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
1/2 oz. Lime Juice
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
Orange-flower water Club Soda
2 half orange wheels for garnish
Instructions
Blend everything except the club soda with enough ice to fill one champange flute
Divide the mixture between two champagne flutes
Top each flute with a splash of Club Soda
Garnish each flute with a half-orange wheel
Last weekend, during my brunch shift at The Hobnob, a couple came in and ordered a whiskey sour. I wanted to spruce it up a bit, so here is my version.
Ingredients
Glassware: Bucket Glass
1 1/2 oz. Whiskey
1/4 oz. Triple Sec
1/4 oz. Lime Juice
3-4 oz. Sour Mix
Maraschino Cherry for Garnish
Lemon Wedge for Garnish
Instructions
Fill a bucket glass with ice
Pour Whiskey
Pour Triple Sec and Lime Juice
Fill with Sour Mix
Garnish with a Maraschino Cherry and a Lemon Wedge
This quote is often attributed to one of Britain's most savvy wartime Prime Ministers. I first heard this phrase as the title of what became one of my favorite albums, by The Pogues. It's nice to finally know where they got it!
"Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy, prayers, and the lash."
~Winston Churchill
I haven't updated in quite some time, so I thought I might ease back into my weekly updates by sharing this traditional Irish blessing. Many folks have heard this more than once, but Will reminded me of it the other day in conversation, so I thought it would be nice to finally write it down. Enjoy!
"May the road rise up to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rain fall soft upon your fields,
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand."
~Traditional Irish Blessing
