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Cocktail: Blue Moon

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The release of the highly sought-after Creme Yvette finally made it into our hands tonight.

We haz Creme Yvette!

Despite its name, a Blue Moon is not blue. Instead, at least the way it’s made in the picture above, it’s a pleasant pink color that’s not at all garish. The cocktail is delicate with a soft touch of sweetness. It makes me think of flower petals even though it’s not all that floral tasting. The Blue Moon is going to be a joy to drink this in the spring when the weather starts to get warmer. The Blue Moon is a gin cocktail that only tastes like a hint of gin — good for non-gin drinkers.

Via Washington Post

2 ounces dry gin, such as Tanqueray
1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 ounce creme de violette

Shake it like you mean it with ice. Strain. Serve in a cocktail glass

Cocktail: The Dirty Sanchez

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Soon to be written about

The BF’s recipe:

2 oz Sweet Vermouth (I used Vya)
1 oz Old Tom Gin (I used the Ransom one, which is great) – if you don’t have the Old Tom, might want to add some symple syrup
1/2 oz Cynar
4 dashes Boker’s bitters (maybe unnecessary with the Cynar, but I used them anyway)

Stir and strain into chilled coupe or cocktail glass; flame orange peel on top, and serve with orange twist and / or brandied cherry.
The resulting drink is moderately bitter, though I think pretty balanced because of the sweet vermouth and the Old Tom; you could reduce the Cynar if you prefer. I make my Martinezes with the older style proportions (more vermouth than gin), but you could flip those too, or do a mix of dry and sweet.

This came about when I asked the BF to make me a Martinez, and then he said, “With Cynar?” as a joke, and I said, “Why not?!” I like Cynar. I like the Martinez. Why not have my cake and eat it too? It has a pleasantly bitter aftertaste which goes surprisingly well with gin. Surprisingly well because who knew that the Pine-Sol taste of gin could be improved by adding some bitterness.

As for the name, it also started as a joke, but also fits the drink the more I think about it. Not that I’ve personally experienced a real Dirty Sanchez (NSFW if you’re thinking of googling it at work), but this drink is brown, bitter, but still pleasant for those who like that type of thing.

Seville Orange Cocktails — 2 ways

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An experiment with seville orange juice led to this gin sour.  It sounded like a good idea at the time, and it was certainly drinkable, but it was lackluster.  No flavors really stood out, and it just tasted smooth and sweet.  Maybe next time, leaving out the simple syrup would let the seville oranges stand out more since they’re sweet enough to not need extra sugar.

Gin sour recipe:

2oz plymouth gin
1oz seville orange juice
less than 0.5oz of 2:1 simple syrup

Shake, double strain, serve in cocktail glass with a flamed peel.

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The whiskey sour with seville orange juice was a more successful experiment.  The whiskey taste was strong but tempered by the tartness of the orange.

Whiskey sour recipe:

2oz bourbon (we used Woodford Reserve)
1.5oz seville orange juice
8ml of 2:1 simple syrup