Wednesday, May 02, 2007

gin

there's an article on gin in the times today. i love gin. the most delicious drink in the world is a hendrick's gin and tonic. it's elegant, interesting, herbal-weird. it's perfect.

16 comments:

fairy butler said...

although reading about the gin tasting makes me want to buy some different kinds now to try. YUM.

Mountain Man said...

I love the Hendrick's. So tasty. You can put cucumber in it. Mmm. Me want.

Mountain Man said...

I posted another video that you might like FB. PS.

Anonymous said...

Hi fb and mm. I am at beige alone and we have booze here. Any takers???

fairy butler said...

i had a hendricks cocktail just like that recently mm. with cucumber and mint i think? peeds, it really depends on what you've got cooking later - i can't really drink if i plan on going to the shack or accomplishing things later. maybe one. i think you should have something delish and tell us all about it.

Anonymous said...

My plan has been ruined because the annoyin cleaning lady is here (who happens to be sober). Jeez, can't catch a break. I talk big--I had two drinks at dinner last night and was good for nothin later.

Anonymous said...

Tanq.10 has the trippy herbal thing going on too. I like Boodles gin. It's a tiny bit sweet. Makes a great dirty martini w/ garlic-stuffed olives.

fairy butler said...

hmmmm, boodles gin. it has an unfortunate name. boodles. but i am sure it is delish.

Anonymous said...

GIN! YES!

Anonymous said...

daumier has two pieces, prints i guess, one of which portrays "beer lane", and the other is "gin alley".

they are the same street scene, with mostly the same people... but on beer lane everyone is drinking beer and healthy and clean and prosperous, with everone on gin lane drinking gin and it's filthy, with dead children, and brokedown buldings.

i like gin too, but always think i am taking a walk down gin alley when i drink gin now.

my favorite is scotch... glenlivet.

Anonymous said...

i am the comment thread kiss of death.

Anonymous said...

martin, your name is tantalizingly close to "martini."

I will be happy to take over as CTKD for now...

Anonymous said...

i had some hendricks last night after the contortion chamber. i feel like it was deserved - after clearing the toxins out of the liver why not get things back to normal?

Anonymous said...

Boodles is British, hence the stupid name. :)

My fave brands of hooch:

Scotch= Highland Park 18 year
Gin=Boodles
Vodka=they all sux
Rum=Montecristo
Tequila=Silver for margaritas, Anejo for sippin' anything 100% agave will do but Del Maguey is pretty fucking yummy.
Whiskey=Jameson

Anonymous said...

I've been drinking gin every night. Alleys of sorrows.

toodster said...

my margarita formula:

6 oz silver 100% agave tequilla
juice from one lime
2 tbsp. simple syrup
1-2 oz. Cointreau to taste
conservatively salt only 1/2 the rim (I'm not into the salt, but I like a taste) of a lowball glass and pour contents of vigorously shaken shaker.

Slam 1/2 of it, realize that you might have overdone it on the quantity of booze and let it sit for a while and become warm. Dump it back into the shaker and reshake, pur back into glass and slam the 2nd 1/2. Bump into the coffee tale and bruise your shin. Sit on the couch and watch tv for a while massaging your injury.