Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Squid Mixes: Gin Cooler

The cat days of summer...
A gin cooler combines gin with sugar and sparkling water, a lemon peel to garnish.  My recipe came from The New York Bartender's Guide.  The preparation was a little unusual in that one combines the gin and the sugar in the bottom of the glass even before adding ice.  Presumably, it's a nice way to keep the sugar from being too grainy and actually gets evenly mixed in with the rest of the drink, a frequent issue.  The end result tastes like a lightly sweet seltzer, certainly not as strong in flavor as the gin and tonic I made for my wife.

6 comments:

  1. Anything with Cooler in the title is good today! Even the rain is stifling!

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    1. Still? Geez! Vermont has cooled down a bit, thank goodness.

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  2. I love Gin ! Can not drink it.
    Love the stalking kitty.

    cheers, parsnip

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  3. Gin is another thing I haven't done much of...

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    1. Gin is not for starters. Took me a long time to develop a taste for it. Still not really my favorite. Doesn't compete much with mixers, though.

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