Today is possibly the best day of Ginuary, because it's my birthday. Hooray! And I turned THIRTY today. Finally. Suck it, twenties. I came across The Marshal by pure luck when I was trawling Yelp reviews and trying to find the perfect place for my birthday dinner. Everywhere else I'd looked at in the nearby … Continue reading Ginuary 5th: Window Box Negroni @ The Marshal.
Ginuary 5th: Kiwi Martini.
I love how when a bar comes up with a cocktail recipe, if they put it in a cocktail glass then it's like they can justify calling it a "[something] martini". Shockingly, the venue I chose for my birthday dinner and drinks this evening had removed their only gin-based cocktail from their menu book, so … Continue reading Ginuary 5th: Kiwi Martini.
Ginuary 28th: Raspberry-Rose Gin Rickey.
So many fresh raspberries. What to do with them? Shove most of 'em in a mixing glass. Raspberry-Rose Gin Rickey 60ml gin 30ml sugar syrup 30ml lime juice 2/3 cup fresh raspberries 2-3 dashes rosewater Throw everything into a mixing glass. Let stand 1 hour at room temperature, occasionally stirring and crushing some of … Continue reading Ginuary 28th: Raspberry-Rose Gin Rickey.
Ginuary 19th: Monkey Taxonomy.
Tonight I had the good fortune of taking myself out to Salon Lounge in Teneriffe. The cocktail menu there is something worth pouring over, as it ranges from basic cocktails through improved martinis through liquid nitrogen. Forty-three pages of joy, wonder and alcohol (well, forty-two - the last page is mocktails). Salon has a house … Continue reading Ginuary 19th: Monkey Taxonomy.
Ginuary 18th: Aperol Negroni.
This one goes out to Aaron, AKA The Gin is In. Dude is pretty serious about his negronis. I couldn't even bring myself to buy Campari, so I'm sorry, Aaron, but this Negroni is a bastard child. Aperol Negroni 30ml gin 30ml Aperol 30ml sweet vermouth Pour all three ingredients into an ice-filled mixing … Continue reading Ginuary 18th: Aperol Negroni.
Ginuary 17th: Gin-Gin-Gin Mule.
I needed something relatively quick this afternoon, as I had a dinner to get to. It needed to be quick and it needed to contain one of the two flavoured sugar syrups I'd made up on the weekend because I was super keen to try them out. Hunting around brought me to Cocktailia, and from … Continue reading Ginuary 17th: Gin-Gin-Gin Mule.
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