#pink gin

Mellow, I just mixed the secret heaven formula.

40 pink gin, 20 homemade strawberry syrup, half a lime, mint, all shaken, double strained.

got myself some goodies to try, I've not tried any of these noodles or drinks, and I've always wanted to try funyuns

“Then the women appeared at the doorway of the lounge.

They all four seemed in the best of spirits and were talking and laughing.

‘Tony, darling, it was too divine,’ cried Valentine as she dropped into a chair by his side. ‘The most marvellous idea of Mrs Gold’s. You all ought to have come!’

Her husband said:

‘What about a drink?’

He looked inquiringly at the others.

‘Pink gin for me, darling,’ said Valentine.

‘Gin and gingerbeer,’ said Pamela.

‘Sidecar,’ said Sarah.

‘Right.’ Chantry stood up. He pushed his own untouched pink gin over to his wife. ‘You have this, I’ll order another one for myself. What’s your’s Mrs Gold?’

Mrs Gold was being helped out of her coat by her husband. She turned smiling:

‘Can I have an orangeade, please?’

‘Right you are. Orangeade.’

He went towards the door. (...)

Valentine Chantry picked up the pink gin and drained it.

‘Oo! I needed that,’ she sighed.”

If you’re a reagular in this speakeasy, you might think there are too many gin cocktail recipes! What can I say, gin, with its wide range of taste, from hebaceous to floral, is my poison, as one says. My poison of choice at least, I like a good whisky and I’m rather keen on rum and Cognac, too. And, it seems, it is a penchant shared by my favourite 1920s gals of fiction, from the Honourable Phryne Fisher to Frankie Drake! You can blame this Pink Gin on Valentine and Commander Chantry. Jules and I stumbled on Triangle at Rhodes on telly the other night, and we enjoyed it very much. Not only for the story, which we knew, but also for the fun and the glamour (and the bit of history we grasped about the Greek island being an Italian territory between the wars). The wardrobe is stunning, and not only Mrs Chantry’s (and I mean Hercule’s, too!) Naturally, I’ve been wanting to mix a Pink Gin ever since. So, I did, and sipped it -it should be enjoyed, not “drained”- whilst reading the original short story by Agatha Christie in the sun, this arvo. For a minute, I could have been, like Hercule Poirot, soulfully gazing at the deep blue sea... Have a wonderful weekend, darlings!

Ingredients (serves 1):

1/2 tablespoon water

1 dash Angostura bitters

8 ice cubes

60 millilitres/2 fluid ounces (4 tablespoons) good quality London Dry Gin (like Hendrick’s)

4 to 5 dashes Angustura bitters

1 lemon

Spoon water into a coupe glass, and add a dash Angostura bitters. Swirl in the glass, to rinse, and discard. 

Fill a mixing glass with ice cubes, Gin and Angostura bitters, and stir gently to mix. Strain into the coupe.

Finally, using a vegetable peeler cut a thin lemon peel. Epress oils over the glass and garnish cocktail with it.

Enjoy Pink Gin immediately!

2020/12/25

ローストビーフ。

フライパンで香味野菜と焼きつけた後、野菜と一緒にホイルで包んで、160℃に予熱したオーブンで20分程放置したのち、そのまましっかり冷ました。

前日に食べ損ねたスペアリブとオリーブの煮込み、鴨肉、などなど、テーブルは肉だらけ。

サンタ業務も上手くいったと思う。