My most active period of the day this year was at 5:00 PM. This is when we wrap up cocktail hour, and I take Ashley out for her last walk of the day. The evening walk is actually shorter than her morning walks, but it’s got a nice, crisp start time:
Jackie got some pineapple juice for some cocktail or another, so I seized the opportunity to make us each a Zenaida Dove. (Hers has a bonus Luxardo cherry.)
A Manhattan for Jackie. “I’m only in it for the cherries,” says she.
I did make my bluevardier last night. It was kinda sweet. Not a surprise, as triple sec is sweeter than sweet vermouth. I usually make boulevardiers replacing half the Campari with Aperol. I’ll not do that, and see if that gets the balance closer.
It is pretty though:
I have invented a (I think) new cocktail: the bluevardier! It’s a boulevardier, except that the sweet vermouth is replaced with blue curacao.
I’ll make one for cocktail hour and post a picture!
Ashley, Jackie with a martini, and my beer.
Stopped for the night on the road to visit @limako. I’ve got the Brew Dog Elvis Juice and @jackieLbrewer has the 7th Son Humulus Nimbus. Missing online cocktail hour, so cheers!
Found our second silver mint julep glass, polished it up, and made mint juleps for @jackieLbrewer and myself.
Just the thing for on-line cocktail hour with the fam.
In a shaker mix with ice:
4 parts cheap gin
1 part cheap triple sec
1 splash cranberry juice concentrate
Shake until cold, pour over ice, top with grapefruit juice.
Enjoying the fireplace at @HoulihansCU with @jackieLbrewer, who is drinking a Ghostwriter. I’ve got a U of IPA. 📷 #mbfeb
