Gin!

Aliantha · 01-27-2006, 01:07 AM

Is it possible to find a better drink than G&T on a hot day when you've got nothing much better to do than sit and sip?

The only problem is, if you have too many, they interfere with sleeping (in my experience), so moderation is the key ingredient.

wolf · 01-27-2006, 01:24 AM

I'd have to say yes, as nothing compares with a really cold beer on a really hot day.

Aliantha · 01-27-2006, 01:30 AM

OK...well, you have me there. Beer is pretty good too.

Are you following me??? lol

wolf · 01-27-2006, 01:35 AM

It's 0234 hrs here. I work nights so I tend to have the place to myself right about now.

Aliantha · 01-27-2006, 01:38 AM

So you're not used to having someone answer your posts straight away?

wolf · 01-27-2006, 01:40 AM

I'm quite used to it actually (I wake up in what is our early afternoon, so I do occasionally interact with people who walk on the Dayside).

Trilby · 01-27-2006, 06:01 AM

G&T are pretty damn sweet. Of course, I can't drink them. At least, the Universe highly, highly suggests that I should not.

What is to-die for yummy, though, is a mojito. OMG! So good, I'd drink the virgin version of them!

(Virgin Version would be a good name for a band)

Undertoad · 01-27-2006, 07:41 AM

I like what Elvis Costello said: on his first tour of the US he tried to cause a shortage of G&T by drinking them all.

BigV · 01-27-2006, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

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What is to-die for yummy, though, is a mojito. OMG! So good, I'd drink the virgin version of them!

(Virgin Version would be a good name for a band)

recipe, please!

Trilby · 01-27-2006, 01:59 PM

mojitos have mint (MUST be fresh!) lemon juice (fresh squeezed) light rum and club soda. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

BigV · 01-27-2006, 02:17 PM

Minus rum for virgin? Any other virgin tips? Proportions? Techniques?

Kozmique · 02-08-2006, 04:23 AM

Gin was the first hard liquor I was ever able to drink that did not result in my being laid out flat on my back on the floor, declaring my hatred for everyone and everything. I found loooove with gin.

But I have to admit these days a good single malt scotch with a refreshing soda back is sometimes even better than a G&T

FallenFairy · 02-08-2006, 01:13 PM

First choice~ Potato Vodka - must be kept in freezer and served in chilled glass.
Phenominal...

but I would never turn down a good G&T.

Brianna - can you give the proportions for the mojitos? that sounds GOOD!

Dagney · 02-08-2006, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

mojitos have mint (MUST be fresh!) lemon juice (fresh squeezed) light rum and club soda. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Add in some simple sugar syrup and a stick of sugar cane.

And yes, they're damn good

Dagney · 02-08-2006, 01:32 PM

This is the one I make:

Mojitos.....

3 fresh mint sprigs
2 oz simple sugar syrup
3 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 1/2 oz light rum
club soda

In a tall thin glass, crush part of the mint with a fork to coat the inside. Add the sugar syrup and lime juice and stir thoroughly. Top with ice. Add rum and mix. Top off with *chilled* club soda (or seltzer). Add a lime slice and the remaining mint, and serve. Garnish with a stick of sugar cane.

01-27-2006, 01:07 AM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Gin! Is it possible to find a better drink than G&T on a hot day when you've got nothing much better to do than sit and sip? The only problem is, if you have too many, they interfere with sleeping (in my experience), so moderation is the key ingredient.

01-27-2006, 01:24 AM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I'd have to say yes, as nothing compares with a really cold beer on a really hot day. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-27-2006, 01:35 AM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	It's 0234 hrs here. I work nights so I tend to have the place to myself right about now. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-27-2006, 01:40 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I'm quite used to it actually (I wake up in what is our early afternoon, so I do occasionally interact with people who walk on the Dayside). __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-27-2006, 02:17 PM	#11
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Minus rum for virgin? Any other virgin tips? Proportions? Techniques? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

01-27-2006, 01:30 AM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	OK...well, you have me there. Beer is pretty good too. Are you following me??? lol

01-27-2006, 01:38 AM	#5
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	So you're not used to having someone answer your posts straight away?

01-27-2006, 06:01 AM	#7
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	G&T are pretty damn sweet. Of course, I can't drink them. At least, the Universe highly, highly suggests that I should not. What is to-die for yummy, though, is a mojito. OMG! So good, I'd drink the virgin version of them! (Virgin Version would be a good name for a band)

01-27-2006, 07:41 AM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I like what Elvis Costello said: on his first tour of the US he tried to cause a shortage of G&T by drinking them all.

01-27-2006, 01:59 PM	#10
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	mojitos have mint (MUST be fresh!) lemon juice (fresh squeezed) light rum and club soda. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

02-08-2006, 04:23 AM	#12
Kozmique Pirate Queen Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Under the black flag Posts: 55	Gin was the first hard liquor I was ever able to drink that did not result in my being laid out flat on my back on the floor, declaring my hatred for everyone and everything. I found loooove with gin. But I have to admit these days a good single malt scotch with a refreshing soda back is sometimes even better than a G&T

02-08-2006, 01:13 PM	#13
FallenFairy nope Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 322	First choice~ Potato Vodka - must be kept in freezer and served in chilled glass. Phenominal... but I would never turn down a good G&T. Brianna - can you give the proportions for the mojitos? that sounds GOOD! __________________ ~going, going... gone now

02-08-2006, 01:32 PM	#15
Dagney The Prodigal Brat Returneth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,107	This is the one I make: Mojitos..... 3 fresh mint sprigs 2 oz simple sugar syrup 3 tbsp fresh lime juice 1 1/2 oz light rum club soda In a tall thin glass, crush part of the mint with a fork to coat the inside. Add the sugar syrup and lime juice and stir thoroughly. Top with ice. Add rum and mix. Top off with chilled club soda (or seltzer). Add a lime slice and the remaining mint, and serve. Garnish with a stick of sugar cane. __________________ The Constitution gives every American the right to make a total fool out of himself. But that doesn't mean you need to.

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