Cambridge Oktoberfest / A lot of places were selling Blue Moon,
that's the sort of event it was.

I was not familiar with Blue moon and had to wiki it. That is just
so wrong on so many different levels!

It's very quenching. Of course, so is soda water
with citrus.

More gin and vermouth drinks that aren't quite martinis...
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Title: Delmonico
Categories: Beverages, Alcohol
Yield: 1 serving

3/4 fl Gin
1/2 fl Dry vermouth
1/2 fl Sweet vermouth
1/2 fl Brandy

Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist
of lemon peel.

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As I'm a brandy person, I might like this, but
I'm not sure about the marriage between those
two primary spirits.

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Title: English Rose Cocktail
Categories: Beverages, Alcohol
Yield: 1 serving

1/2 oz Apricot flavored brandy
1/2 oz Dry vermouth
1 oz Dry gin
1/2 ts Lemon juice
1 ts Grenadine

Shake well with cracked ice and strain into 3 oz. cocktail glass.
Frost edge of glass by rubbing with lemon and dipping in powdered
sugar.

From: Dorothy Flatman

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A big old no on this one, though. Speaking of no ...

Lemongrass martini
cat: booze
serves: 1

2 oz Absolut Kurant
1 oz Cointreau
1 oz lemon juice

Shake on ice, serve straight up in a martini
glass, garnished with lemongrass stalk.

Stacey Huggins, Pho Republique, Boston
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Quoting Michael Loo to Jim Weller <=-

Cambridge Oktoberfest / A lot of places were selling Blue Moon,

That is just so wrong on so many different levels!

It's very quenching.

My quarrel wasn't about the quality or the style of the beverage so
much as the fact that a mega corp was holding itself out to be a
small craft brewer and mislabeling their product (as Belgian as
opposed to Belgian Style) until forced to desist with a lawsuit
and their offerings of pumpkin spice, peanut butter and other silly
brews.

Title: Delmonico
3/4 fl Gin
1/2 fl Dry vermouth
1/2 fl Sweet vermouth
1/2 fl Brandy

As I'm a brandy person, I might like this, but I'm not sure
about the marriage between those two primary spirits.

Quite frankly, neither am I. I haven't attempted this combination
yet.

Lemongrass martini
2 oz Absolut Kurant
1 oz Cointreau
1 oz lemon juice
garnished with lemongrass stalk.

It might taste wonderful but as she has made substitutions not only
of the traditional garnish but both of (all of) the two primary
ingredients, it really shouldn't be called a martini just because of
the shape of the glass it's served in.

Another lemongrass flavoured cocktail ...

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Title: Zen Press
Categories: Alcohol, Beverages
Yield: 1 Serving

1 Inch of cucumber, peeled and
Cut into 1/4 inch rounds
3/4 Shot lemongrass syrup
1 Shot Hendrick's Gin
Ice
Sprite
Seltzer
LEMONGRASS SYRUP:
1 c Sugar
1 c Water
1 Stalk lemongrass

As promised, the unveiling of the divinely delish drink sampled
the other night at, shock and horror, the chain restaurant, P.F.
Chang's. The cocktail is called Zen Press and is a gin drink made
with cucumbers and lemongrass syrup. The type of gin used is key;
they use Hendrick's Gin, a Scottish gin scented with cucumbers and
rose petals. The Zen Press smells intriguingly of melons and
honeysuckle, the lemongrass syrup and rose scented gin registered
as honeysuckle when I stuck my nose in the glass. The flavors are
sophisticated, smooth, and refreshing.

I liked, loved, this drink so much I had my friend and server
ask the bartender how the drink was made: two slices of cucumber
muddled in a glass, a shot of lemongrass syrup, and a shot of gin
topped off with Sprite and seltzer.

Lemongrass syrup: Place sugar and water into a small pan. Cook over
medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar crystals have
dissolved. Slice the pale, fleshy base of lemon grass into small
rounds and add to the sugar and water mixture. Let the syrup cool
for at least 30 minutes, or longer for stronger flavoring. Strain.

Zen Press: Muddle cucumber slices in the bottom of a glass. Add
lemongrass syrup and gin. Stir, and strain into a glass. Add ice,
and top with a splash of Sprite and Seltzer.

Posted by Taylor
From: Macandcheesereview.Blogspot.Com

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Cheers

Jim


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