tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post1027563309246279247..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: Squid Mixes: VesperThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-14370352721205589462021-09-26T16:45:20.676-04:002021-09-26T16:45:20.676-04:00Whatever works.Whatever works.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-79709219641899618612021-09-26T16:32:44.499-04:002021-09-26T16:32:44.499-04:00I don't even bother with a spoon. I just swirl...I don't even bother with a spoon. I just swirl it in the glass.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-54905828674636321922021-09-26T15:34:35.131-04:002021-09-26T15:34:35.131-04:00Yes, it would be because of the lime.
To be hones...Yes, it would be because of the lime.<br /><br />To be honest, I don't crush my ice. To your reasoning, I don't see that it makes a huge difference in the final result.<br /><br />Plus, if you're serving your drinks on the rocks, a quick stir with a tea spoon to combine the ingredients is probably sufficient.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-10691476233777550422021-09-25T16:09:28.323-04:002021-09-25T16:09:28.323-04:00Tiki drinks are almost always shaken. I suppose it...Tiki drinks are almost always shaken. I suppose it's the lime, then, that necessitates that? I almost never shake, though, mostly because I don't bother with crushing any ice AND because, when I have done all of that extra stuff, I can't discern any actual flavor difference. It's not worth all of the extra work to me if I can't get a significant difference from it.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-43371713253111847292021-09-25T15:24:22.751-04:002021-09-25T15:24:22.751-04:00Ha!
And Matins would be too cheeky.Ha!<br /><br />And Matins would be too cheeky.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-2611243986720235162021-09-25T15:23:13.999-04:002021-09-25T15:23:13.999-04:00You stir with ice, too. The two main reasons to d...You stir with ice, too. The two main reasons to do either are combining the ingredients, obviously, and chilling the drink. As to why do one and not the other? Liquors all tend to have approximately the same density. Mixers like juices, milk or eggs are quite different so the more vigorous shaking is more effective in combining them. Shaking also aerates the drink, bringing a froth, especially important for the egg drinks.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-58291380002587429672021-09-25T15:17:52.185-04:002021-09-25T15:17:52.185-04:00Definitely strong - both vodka and gin is unusual,...Definitely strong - both vodka and gin is unusual, too, though not unpleasant.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-22925175783436875912021-09-24T08:02:11.444-04:002021-09-24T08:02:11.444-04:00Vespers sounds like a good name for a bar. What wi...Vespers sounds like a good name for a bar. What wife can say no to a man who says, "I"m going to Vespers" :)Jeff https://www.blogger.com/profile/06423765367745022144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-36730737113336113222021-09-23T13:00:56.643-04:002021-09-23T13:00:56.643-04:00I thought the shaking had to do with the ice?
Most...I thought the shaking had to do with the ice?<br />Most of my cocktail recipes that call for shaking have crushed ice in them, maybe all of them? I'd have to go though the book and see.<br />I'm not likely to start spiral cutting anything, though.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.com