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Sea Warcliffe · 07-22-2012, 11:55 PM

I'm usually a dirty martini kinda gal, but I saw this recipe in Sunset magazine and had to try it because its so pretty!

Green Gin Cocktail Recipe

It really doesn't taste of gin, nor of celery. Just tastes fresh really. Definitely a do-again.

Whats your most recent favorite cocktail recipe?

Lo Jacobs · 07-23-2012, 12:12 AM

Since I moved to Chicago, I've become a bit of a whiskey freak, and I've developed a great fondness for a well-mixed Manhattan. With this ridiculously humid Chicago heat, though, I've been finding whiskey to be a little heavy for me, and I've lately been getting into gin cocktails.

I'm now nuts about the Aviation.

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Paupered Chef

The Aviation is a more famous cocktail, similar in formula to drinks like the Margarita —in this case gin instead of tequila, maraschino liqueur instead of triple sec, and lemon juice instead of lime. Some versions have something called Crème de Violette; we excluded it for simplicity. It's still a damn good cocktail.

2 ounces gin
1/2 ounce maraschino liqueur
1/2 ounce lemon juice

Pour ingredients into a shaker with a generous handful of ice. Shake well until your fingertips ache. Strain into a martini glass and serve.

You want it to look like coldness itself.

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Tess Whitcroft · 07-23-2012, 12:42 AM

Having a bit of a sweet tooth even in the heat, when it gets really hot I crave a

Heavenly Orgasm
1 oz Frangelico hazelnut liqueur
1/2 oz Amaretto almond liqueur
1/2 oz Bailey's Irish cream

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-filled with cracked ice. Strain into an old-fashioned glass 1/3 filled with ice cubes, and serve.

Tess

Jura Shepherd · 07-25-2012, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Lo Jacobs

I'm now nuts about the Aviation.

Aviation cocktails are lovely in the summer! Especially if you don't go for super sweet drinks.

Maraschino liqueur is kinda neat, huh? It didn't really taste like I expected.

Anyway, you might also like these in summer:

Monkey Gland Cocktail

Clipper Cocktail

...also, I really like this site ---> Post Prohibition Some of you lushes might dig it too

Lo Jacobs · 09-21-2012, 10:27 PM

Okay so I had a gin bloody mary for the first time (I'm not sure what they're called -- I've seen a couple different names). It was the best bloody mary I ever had! I am a definite convert, not liking vodka that much in the first place, myself.

I haven't actually tried to make this, but I've got a theory stemming from my dislike of sticking a gigantic, distracting celery stalk in a drink that I'd like to try out.

Ingredients

Gin
Tomato juice
Olive juice
Tabasco sauce
Horseradish
Worcestershire sauce
Fresh ground black pepper
Small piece of celery
Lemon juice
Optional: smoked oyster garnish

Preparation:

Muddle the celery in a martini shaker.
Add ice.
Add a healthy amount of gin, tomato juice, and a splash of olive juice.
Be really liberal with the other stuff unless you hate flavor.
Shake, and pour over a glass of ice.
Add toothpick of oyster.

I had a variation of this at a restaurant and it was incredible. I'd love to try it once I get all the ingredients together. I don't even have a martini shaker. What do you think? Please, somebody try this and tell me how it is.

07-22-2012, 11:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sea Warcliffe nubcake there otter be a law... Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,466 My Mood: Business: Deep Blue Sea designs	Cocktails!! I'm usually a dirty martini kinda gal, but I saw this recipe in Sunset magazine and had to try it because its so pretty! Green Gin Cocktail Recipe It really doesn't taste of gin, nor of celery. Just tastes fresh really. Definitely a do-again. Whats your most recent favorite cocktail recipe? Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Whoever you are, stop being a twat-waffle". ~ Beebo Brink Last edited by Sea Warcliffe; 07-23-2012 at 12:02 AM. Reason: fixing link

07-23-2012, 12:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tess Whitcroft Senior Member On Pandora Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 7,885 Awards: 1	Heavenly Orgasm Having a bit of a sweet tooth even in the heat, when it gets really hot I crave a Heavenly Orgasm 1 oz Frangelico hazelnut liqueur 1/2 oz Amaretto almond liqueur 1/2 oz Bailey's Irish cream Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-filled with cracked ice. Strain into an old-fashioned glass 1/3 filled with ice cubes, and serve. Tess __________________ Studies have shown that people who have more birthdays live longer

09-21-2012, 10:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lo Jacobs Kitten Fuzz Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicago by way of Los Angeles Posts: 4,739 SL Join Date: May 2004 Blog Entries: 17 Awards: 1	Okay so I had a gin bloody mary for the first time (I'm not sure what they're called -- I've seen a couple different names). It was the best bloody mary I ever had! I am a definite convert, not liking vodka that much in the first place, myself. I haven't actually tried to make this, but I've got a theory stemming from my dislike of sticking a gigantic, distracting celery stalk in a drink that I'd like to try out. Ingredients Gin Tomato juice Olive juice Tabasco sauce Horseradish Worcestershire sauce Fresh ground black pepper Small piece of celery Lemon juice Optional: smoked oyster garnish Preparation: Muddle the celery in a martini shaker. Add ice. Add a healthy amount of gin, tomato juice, and a splash of olive juice. Be really liberal with the other stuff unless you hate flavor. Shake, and pour over a glass of ice. Add toothpick of oyster. I had a variation of this at a restaurant and it was incredible. I'd love to try it once I get all the ingredients together. I don't even have a martini shaker. What do you think? Please, somebody try this and tell me how it is. __________________ I AM 100% SERIOUS

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