Hello peeps.It's been a while. No good reason. Most likely, no one even checks for updates here anymore. That's OK. It's understandable.
I've gotten into cocktails since my last post. In a big (read unhealthy [?]) way.
One ingredient I've really been digging is St. Germain. Not heard of it? Again, understandable. It's fairly new to our Portland, OR market. It's a liqueur made from the elderflower, a blossom of the Elder tree. If you buy into their story (and I'm not sure I entirely do), the blossoms are hand harvested (during a several day window in spring) in the French Alps and delivered, by bicycle no less, to the distillery.
My belle like St. Germain too. I've mixed it into a drink that she likes. Originally it was an impromptu vodka collins...
sort of via Ben Reed's The Art of the CocktailI've been trying to refine that into an actual recipe, but I can't seem to recreate the magic (although I've enjoyed the experimentation).
- 1.75 oz vodka [I've been using Lovejoy from Integrity Spirits]
- .75 oz lemon juice [because I can't conform to the rules, I use meyer lemons]
- .5 oz simple syrup
- club soda
- a splash of grapefruit juice (texas red)
- more than a splash of St. Germain.
Unfortunately, meyer lemon season is nearly over, and the quest for the perfect "Lady Panther" (the name I am giving the as-of-yet unperfected drink) will have to wait until next year.
Congratulations, Lady Panther, you have won this round. But I will be back.
3 comments:
So why don't you pack your shakers, glassware, and ingredients and roll down to Omaha for a taste test?! Seriously, I was starting to wonder if you were still alive. Anytime sir. Still want to see the German Otto - I hear we might be rain-free this week. Seriously, drinks this week?
A & B
Hey there,
I posted a while back a comment on your Noris dairy post -- are you still getting your delivery? I'm thinking about going for it (I'm in Eugene) and wanted to hear a customer reference first.
Cheers,
Eugenia
ps. Drink sounds fab.
Eugenia- Thanks for the comments! I stopped getting delivery of Noris a while back. I just couldn't consume enough dairy myself to make their minimums, and my little buying group stopped buying. The quality was certainly excellent, and I would do it again in a heartbeat.
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