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Sunday, December 19, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
How to have a bad orgasm
Last night I learned the hard way how to have a bad orgasm.
That sounds wrong...
Anyway, I wanted to make myself an orgasm, which has Bailey's and Cointreau in it, plus some third ingredient I couldn't remember. So, I looked it up. The IBA recipe I found called for Bailey's, Cointreau, and Grand Marnier. That seemed like a lot of orange flavor to me so I decided to substitute the Cointreau with Kahlua. I then built the drink over ice by pouring the Bailey's first, then the Grand Marnier, and the Kahlua last.
The drink curdled. Badly. The taste was fine, but the texture was disgusting! Ultimately, the drink was undrinkable and I gave it to my sink. Sad.
Desiring to get the nasty feeling out of my mouth I made another, this time using the IBA ingredients. I built the drink in the order the ingredients had been listed: Cointreau, Bailey's, Grand Marnier. Actually, I got that wrong... I put the Grand Marnier in first. I'm not sure it matters, though. Perhaps what matters is that the Bailey's was second, between the two liqueurs, and/or I wasn't using Kahlua. The cocktail turned out much, much better. No curdling.
Below is the official IBA recipe:
ORGASM (old fashioned glass )
3.0 cl Cointreau
3.0 cl Bailey's Irish Cream
2.0 cl Grand Marnier
Build all ingredients over ice in a old fashioned glass or shot glass. Garnish with cherry.
That sounds wrong...
Anyway, I wanted to make myself an orgasm, which has Bailey's and Cointreau in it, plus some third ingredient I couldn't remember. So, I looked it up. The IBA recipe I found called for Bailey's, Cointreau, and Grand Marnier. That seemed like a lot of orange flavor to me so I decided to substitute the Cointreau with Kahlua. I then built the drink over ice by pouring the Bailey's first, then the Grand Marnier, and the Kahlua last.
The drink curdled. Badly. The taste was fine, but the texture was disgusting! Ultimately, the drink was undrinkable and I gave it to my sink. Sad.
Desiring to get the nasty feeling out of my mouth I made another, this time using the IBA ingredients. I built the drink in the order the ingredients had been listed: Cointreau, Bailey's, Grand Marnier. Actually, I got that wrong... I put the Grand Marnier in first. I'm not sure it matters, though. Perhaps what matters is that the Bailey's was second, between the two liqueurs, and/or I wasn't using Kahlua. The cocktail turned out much, much better. No curdling.
Below is the official IBA recipe:
ORGASM (old fashioned glass )
3.0 cl Cointreau
3.0 cl Bailey's Irish Cream
2.0 cl Grand Marnier
Build all ingredients over ice in a old fashioned glass or shot glass. Garnish with cherry.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Crooked Sister
This was a tasty and easy drink to make:
1 oz. gin
1 oz. creme de cacao blanc (we used dark)
1 oz. Cointreau
Fill a rocks glass with ice and then build the drink by pouring in the ingredients. I gave the glass a little swirl to mix the ingredients. You're suppose to garnish with a cherry and orange slice, but I didn't do that.
The cocktail was nicely sweet, with a pleasant chocolate flavor. I didn't notice the Coinbtreau, but I suspect it's used to counter the creme de cacao and prevent the drink from becoming too chocolatey sweet.
1 oz. gin
1 oz. creme de cacao blanc (we used dark)
1 oz. Cointreau
Fill a rocks glass with ice and then build the drink by pouring in the ingredients. I gave the glass a little swirl to mix the ingredients. You're suppose to garnish with a cherry and orange slice, but I didn't do that.
The cocktail was nicely sweet, with a pleasant chocolate flavor. I didn't notice the Coinbtreau, but I suspect it's used to counter the creme de cacao and prevent the drink from becoming too chocolatey sweet.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Manhattan Coffee
Last night I created a new drink. Or, at least it's new to me. I haven't done a search to see if someone else came up with the idea before me.
It's a Manhattan variation that replaces vermouth with Kahlua:
2 oz. bourbon (Knob Creek)
1 oz. Kahlua
2 dashes mole bitters
It was sweeter than a regular manhattan, and the whiskey punch was less than usual, but it still had some nice complexity to it. Overall, a nice break from the boozy heaviness of regular manhattans, but it still retains the taste of a serious drink.
It's a Manhattan variation that replaces vermouth with Kahlua:
2 oz. bourbon (Knob Creek)
1 oz. Kahlua
2 dashes mole bitters
It was sweeter than a regular manhattan, and the whiskey punch was less than usual, but it still had some nice complexity to it. Overall, a nice break from the boozy heaviness of regular manhattans, but it still retains the taste of a serious drink.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
The Boston Shaker - open Friday 2/5/2010 @ Noon!
This just in from Facebook:
The Boston Shaker will be open tomorrow, Friday February 5, 2010 at noon!
Sadly, I have to work, so I won't be able to stand at the door anxiously waiting for it to open. But, I do plan on dropping by over the weekend. I've been wanting to get more coupe glasses. The website says regular hours are Tu-Sa 12-7.
This was happy news that brightened my winter evening.
The Boston Shaker will be open tomorrow, Friday February 5, 2010 at noon!
Sadly, I have to work, so I won't be able to stand at the door anxiously waiting for it to open. But, I do plan on dropping by over the weekend. I've been wanting to get more coupe glasses. The website says regular hours are Tu-Sa 12-7.
This was happy news that brightened my winter evening.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Hooked on Who this weekend!
Attention Doctor Who Fans!!
This weekend The Brattle Theatre is Hooked on Who. Saturday night at 9:30 The Brattle will show the final episodes of David Tennant's last season as the Doctor (but not the final Who specials with Tennant). The episodes are "Turn Left," "Stolen Earth," and "Journey's End." Sunday night The Brattle will cater to classic Whovians with Tom Baker in "Destiny of the Daleks," also at 9:30.
Tickets are $7; $25 if you want a T-shirt.
This weekend The Brattle Theatre is Hooked on Who. Saturday night at 9:30 The Brattle will show the final episodes of David Tennant's last season as the Doctor (but not the final Who specials with Tennant). The episodes are "Turn Left," "Stolen Earth," and "Journey's End." Sunday night The Brattle will cater to classic Whovians with Tom Baker in "Destiny of the Daleks," also at 9:30.
Tickets are $7; $25 if you want a T-shirt.
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