Cocktails

[mlerules]

Last week in Seattle, dritikol, deviantgrrrl, lightfoote, and I went out and enjoyed classic cocktails at Little Red Bistro (tip of hat to lightfoote for the suggestion) followed by a trip to Vessel (thanks to the reco of Brandon/Brendon, bartender there & at LRS).

Tonight, some things I've hung onto for yonks have finally come into their own. I've had this cocktail shaker for years. Ditto other related items. Now, thanks to dritikol, much of my bar has finally come together, blended well (sometimes stirring, sometimes shaking ;-), fruitfully, and tastily.

No drunken debauchery here. We made each drink singly then split 'em up four (4) ways into shot glasses (same compatriots as last week in Seattle 'cept w/LJ-less L in place of lightfoote). (Less successful experiments got tossed out rather than back.) Silliness and happiness abounded. Heck, it still does. Now, dritikol's reading Boozehound aloud. I'm pleased and happy having Dear Friends visit me at the Hive from SoCal.

Sampled this evening (courtesy of Drink Boy and The Joy of Mixology:

Daquiri
The Last Word
Pegu Club (sub lemon for lime)
Nicky Finn (the eve's fave cocktail)
Oregon Squirrel (a Very New Hive-Created(tm) Cocktail)
Bush Pilot (an Unfortunate Merging/Misread of an Alaska & an Aviation...Oops)
Between the Sheets
Nicky Finn ('twas the night's fave, after all!)
And finally: Taboo Absinthe...mmmmm.

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Comments

[fjorlief.livejournal.com]

Would you like a jar of my tomato syrup??

[mlerules.livejournal.com]

Ooh - I really would!