[m1rr0r dash]

Place 2 olives in a chilled Martini glass. Pour Gin in mixer glass over ice. Holding the open bottle of Vermouth, lean over mixer glass and exclaim, "Vermouth! Vermouth!" Strain into Martini glass.



...if you don't like it that stiff, put some tonic in it ffs.

[Everyneurotic]

to tell you the truth, i've never had gin.

but that hasn't stopped me from singing "rolling down the street, smoking indo, sipping on gin and juice; laid back, with my mind on my money and my money on my mind"

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Originally Posted by m1rr0r dash

Place 2 olives in a chilled Martini glass. Pour Gin in mixer glass over ice. Holding the open bottle of Vermouth, lean over mixer glass and exclaim, "Vermouth! Vermouth!" Strain into Martini glass.



...if you don't like it that stiff, put some tonic in it ffs.

tonic is for summer, the quinine lowers your body temperature.

for the unwary, it's dry vermouth, not sweet(red) nor white. ive seen people try that. ugggghhh.

meanwhile, an alexander is nice for winter-- high in calories.

shake equal parts of gin, creme de cacao & light cream. serve. add dash of nutmeg.

subtitute brandy & it's the now more popular (still a relic) brandy alexander, which maybe t's better w/ the chocolate & nutmeg but the juniper in the gin actually works well.

cheers.

[Cantankerous]

THE WORST fucking variety of liquor ever.

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous

THE WORST fucking variety of liquor ever.

foolishness. a gin & tonic in a hot summer day is a gift from the gods.

gimlets too-- gimlets remind me of hemingway

 

[Cantankerous]

ugughhhhhh

i'm going to vomit all over this keyboard at the mention of it

i think i might feel better if i had a beer or three but i'm pretty sure that would certainly exacerbate my illness in the long term

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous

ugughhhhhh

i'm going to vomit all over this keyboard at the mention of it

i think i might feel better if i had a beer or three but i'm pretty sure that would certainly exacerbate my illness in the long term

damn-- you fear hepatitis and youre dicussing booze?

AVERT YOUR EYES

[Everyneurotic]

the worst for me are rum and brandy.

[uhler]

gin and grapefruit juice is the best. to tell you the truth i hate the taste of all liqour, so anything with grapefruit juice is the best. i guess i'm a beer guy when it comes to alcohol.

[m1rr0r dash]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

damn-- you fear hepatitis and youre dicussing booze?

AVERT YOUR EYES

gonna get the malaria.

 

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anyway, modern recipes call for rose's lime juice in the gimlet, but i think that shit's foul chemical sludge.

much better to use fresh lime juice and bar sugar-- or no sugar!

listen:

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It was now lunch time and they were all sitting under the double green fly of the dining tent pretending that nothing had happened.


“Will you have lime juice or lemon squash?” Macomber asked.


“I’ll have a gimlet,” Robert Wilson told him.


“I’ll have a gimlet too. I need something,” Macomber’s wife said.


“I suppose it’s the thing to do,” Macomber agreed. “Tell him to make three gimlets.”


The mess boy had started them already, lifting the bottles out of the canvas cooling bags that sweated wet in the wind that blew through the trees that shaded the tents.

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[nicfit]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

foolishness. a gin & tonic in a hot summer day is a gift from the gods.

gimlets too-- gimlets remind me of hemingway

 

holy shit, for a moment there I thought that was gmku!!! I need more sleep.

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Originally Posted by Nefeli

i wish i liked gin&tonic. i like the taste at first, cant stand the aftertaste plus it give me the goosebumps. i m really sorry.

grapefruit might be good idea, i ll try it. thanks. lemonjuice sometimes works well with me. with vodka for example.

hey if you dont like dont force it on yourself. is it the gin or i it the tonic? a vodka tonic will cool you in a hot day a well. maybe you dont like the bitterness of the tonic, but it is good for you. in any case tonic water is not what it used to be-- a pharmaceutical, not a soda. some people make their own tonic these day, which is interesting.

if you lke grapefruit try a salty dog. it's weird and yummy.

a jigger to 2 oz of vodka in a highball glass with ice & a salted rim, fill the rest with grapefruit juice. its reminiscent of a margarita but never sweet, and way less toxic.

some people put the salt in it instead. i find that risky (easy to overdo).

[floatingslowly]

Originally Posted by m1rr0r dash

...if you don't like it that stiff, put some tonic in it ffs.

that's what she said.

[ChocolateJesus]

Gin is disgusting. Just nasty.

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Originally Posted by ChocolateJesus

Gin is disgusting. Just nasty.

racist.


well you gotta drink the good stuff not cheap rotgut.

i like tanqueray or boodles or bombay. bombay sapphire is particularly great but a bit pricier--i sometimes buy it in the huge bottle for the value. then there are other esoteric gins not readily available everywhere.

gordon's gives me a fucking headache. same with all the low cost ones. some of that shit feels like it will blind you.

anyway. you'll grow into it once you find a good gin cocktail. you aint supposed to do shots with it you know.

[Cantankerous]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

damn-- you fear hepatitis and youre dicussing booze?

AVERT YOUR EYES

don't worry, i havent had any to drink
just a nice cocktail of painkillers and valium when i've got the strength to get the cap off.

[A Thousand Threads]

yuk..Gin.

Whisky Sour for me, please.

[afterthefact]

Never had gin till somebody made me a gin and tonic. It was actually pretty good...

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Originally Posted by afterthefact

Never had gin till somebody made me a gin and tonic. It was actually pretty good...

its fucking great

my favorite summer drink