Sneakeater Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 EXACTLY what I like. Flying Dutchman 1-1/2 oz. Genever 3/4 oz. Bénédectine 3/4 oz. yellow Chartreuse 3/4 oz. lemon juice Combine. Shake. Strain. Martini glass or coupe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephanieL Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Since lots of spirits are verboten for Passover, I went with the original La Floridita Daiquiri No. 1: 2 oz. rum, 1 tsp. strong simple syrup, and the juice of 1/2 lemon, shaken with cracked ice and strained into a cocktail glass. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bloviatrix Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I decided to forgo my usual bottle of shlivovitz and buy a bottle of Kosher for Passover No. 209 Gin. Problem is, I don't have a shaker or ice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 You're gonna miss that Slivovitz. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bloviatrix Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I bought some ice cube trays. Decided to freehand a cocktail of gin, lime juice, smash mint, and seltzer. Highly unbalanced. But it's something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephanieL Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 10 hours ago, bloviatrix said: I decided to forgo my usual bottle of shlivovitz and buy a bottle of Kosher for Passover No. 209 Gin. Problem is, I don't have a shaker or ice. Interesting that it's distilled from sugar cane--I guess that makes it like a herbal cachaça. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bloviatrix Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 My solution for lack of cocktail implements - I made a big batch of limonnana (a lemon and mint drink) which I added gin to. Worked great - tasted wonderful. However, the mint turned a bilious green. Next year I'm going to invest in a shaker (although spouse says owning a shaker for 8 day/yr is proof one has a problem) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Yes. And the problem is, one doesn’t have that shaker. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Drinking Slivovitz eight days a year: now THAT’S evidence of a problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 3 hours ago, Sneakeater said: And the problem is, one doesn’t have that shaker. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Every Sunday afternoon, my grandfather would play pinochle with my father and my uncle. And after they were finished, my grandfather would have a glass of Slivovitz. And after he had that glass, he would make a certain noise. Now I’m as old as my grandfather was then. And every time I have a glass of Slivovitz, I make that same noise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bloviatrix Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 My brother and I have a tradition of ending every meal we share together with a shot of slivovitz in memory of our maternal grandfather who drank a shot every day. It's what kept him mellow in a house full of strong-willed women. (his mother lived with him and my grandmother until she died at 104 and he had 3 daughters). There are some good ones out there where you can taste some fruit and it's not just fire water. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Behemoth Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 The good ones don't burn at all and have a gorgeous, intense fruit finish. My current favourite is a Pflümli from Switzerland, from Humbel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephanieL Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Tequila old fashioned. A little too sweet. Will stick with the usual bourbon when it's not Passover. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bloviatrix Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Happy to have all my implements again (although I need to make some simple syrup). Royal smile - 1 oz gin (Tod & Vixen), 3/4 oz each of apple jack, lime juice, and grenadine. Shaken over ice and strained into a chilled coupe. Perfect thing to sip as the child bitched that the chicken soup was too dark (it's been reduced) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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