Drink Journal #4

[dasbrose]

The Opal Martini

2 oz gin
1 oz Cointreau
1 1/2 oz orange juice
orange zest

Like most of these drinks, shake it over ice and strain into a cocktail glass, then add the orange zest.

I have no idea who invented this, but I got it from the book "Martinis" by Ben Reed.  It's a slightly bitter but well rounded drink that I'm fond of in the late evening.  With

Comments

[anathemah]

I'll have to try it; it sounds good and all I'm missing is some fresh oranges. I remember introducing you to gin. Now the student has become the master ^_^

[dasbrose]

That's right, you did get me into gin. Thank you. You also started me off with tanqueray and tonic, a combination I still enjoy. Do you drink martinis much?

[anathemah]

I never got a taste for vermouth. Mostly these days I go for Gimlets. I always mean to try something new but I don't know what to ask for ^_^

[dasbrose]

Do you like licorice?

[snyrt_file]

when--that's when, not if--I get to Portland, I am gonig to have to arrange some way to get to Seattle so that we can hang out and drink all these crazy drinks you keep posting...I wish that I was able to drink etc these days. I have soo many recipes that I'm dying to try myself.

[cincinnatus]

You may very well have tried this, but mix one part vanilla vodka and two parts orange soda, stir, and add ice, and you've got the Orange Creamsicle.

[dasbrose]

That one is a treat. A similar favorite of mine is one part chocolate vodka and one part orange juice as a shot. Tastes just like an Orange Tootsie Roll, which is what it is called.

[cincinnatus]

We did something similar, with a third of a shot each of creme de cacao, vodka and orange juice. In fact, did we feed you one once? I doubt it since we only set up the bar after you left...