I came very, very close to doing this one earlier in the month, because I was in a bit of a rush that day and happened to have all the ingredients at hand. Thankfully my partner in crime reminded me that I had a perfect opportunity on the very near horizon to drink a Blue … Continue reading Ginuary 31st: Blue Moon.
Ginuary 30th: Demeter cologne.
When you're too busy to drink gin, you can at least smell like you're not too busy to drink gin. Right? I think that's how it works. Works for me!
Ginuary 29th: Lady Hester doughnuts.
One of the best things about walking in the door of Ginuary Hobart on Saturday was being handed a sampling glass, a program, and a mini Lady Hester doughnut filled with apricot jam and gin. Hello, yes. Delicious. (Ok, so I didn't get handed one of these because I was madly stuffing programs into sampling … Continue reading Ginuary 29th: Lady Hester doughnuts.
Ginuary 28th: Antarctic Negroni @ Institut Polaire.
I struggle a little bit with this drink in the same way I struggle a bit with the bar and the brand. Institut Polaire is, at heart, a glorified showroom for Sud Polaire gin and Domaine Simha wine. Sud Polaire advertises as "Antarctic Dry Gin", but is it in a London Dry style or is … Continue reading Ginuary 28th: Antarctic Negroni @ Institut Polaire.
Ginuary 27th: Gin-uary Hobart Gin Festival.
Where and how do I start with today's festivities? Maybe you'll just have to make do with photos today, instead. I'll come back and write more when I'm less hungover. (So I guess you could say it was a good day with plenty of samples.) The demographic was all over the place, which was pretty … Continue reading Ginuary 27th: Gin-uary Hobart Gin Festival.
Ginuary 26th: Bleuberry Uckas @ Street Eats Franko.
Another non-premeditated gin evening at Franko! Charles Oates Apple Blanco was the guest star of the week at Spirit People, and yet my eyes still went directly to the drink with "cucumber gin" listed as one of its ingredients. The Bleuberry Uckas features the Apple Blanco as well as a cucumber skin infused gin. And … Continue reading Ginuary 26th: Bleuberry Uckas @ Street Eats Franko.
Ginuary 25th: Green Eyes.
Green Eyes 45ml/1.5oz gin (I used Tanqueray) 22.5ml/0.75oz green Chartreuse 22.5ml/0.75oz fresh lime juice 15ml/0.5oz rich simple syrup (2:1) 15ml/0.5oz egg white Dry shake all ingredients to combine, then add ice and shake again until chilled and foamy. Double-strain into a chilled rocks glass over ice and garnish with a cherry and a lime wheel. … Continue reading Ginuary 25th: Green Eyes.
Ginuary 23rd: Hotel Chocolat gin truffles.
I'm a known hoarder, and I'm not an absolute fiend for chocolate, which means when I'm gifted something delicious in July, if I really, really want to, I can save it until January. Some of it, anyway. (Half of it, to be exact.) This sweet set of treats was lovingly posted to me from a … Continue reading Ginuary 23rd: Hotel Chocolat gin truffles.
Ginuary 22nd: the Bohemian, with Elderflower Foam.
Thanks to a generous Peychaud's donation, I finally got to tick this one off my list. Thanks to Pinterest, it was on my list in the first place (very pretty, Kitchen Swagger!). Yet again I could have done some googling and just made a plain ol' Bohemian, which would have been delicious. Unless the gin/grapefruit/elderflower … Continue reading Ginuary 22nd: the Bohemian, with Elderflower Foam.
Ginuary 21st: Hendrick’s Summer Punch @ Mona Foma.
"Do you want to check out the festival?" "Sure." "Good, because I need to find the gin tent." "Gin tent?" "Gin tent." Hendrick's Gin is one of Mona Foma's sponsors and gives me a very specific reason to look forward to festival season. Official sponsors mean official cocktail recipes, so it means we'll be able … Continue reading Ginuary 21st: Hendrick’s Summer Punch @ Mona Foma.
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