Favorite Drink of the Month

dixiedog_2007

17 years ago

Do you ever try a new drink and can't get enough of it? Well, mine right now is Nantucket Nectar Half and Half - half ice tea, half lemonade. It is soooo good.

What's yours?

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shaun
17 years ago
Fresca and Tequila served over crushed ice. Hey Hey Hey!
lpinkmountain
17 years ago
I usedto love NN peach lemondade. But for some reason they discontinued it. I like their juices, but they're too expensive for me nowdays. I love their lemonade too.

Right now I'm into hot mulled cider--in the microwave with a stick of cinnamon. I need to get some apple brandy or applejack!
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I think this is a good starting point. I looked for the recipe I first used but think it must have been on a rum bottle or?? One thing I've learned is to NOT put the mint in the simple syrup (when making the syrup) instead of muddling it. I did that one time per a friend's instruction and YUCK it made the mojito taste like mouthwash. In a 16 ounce mixing glass, gently muddle together: 1 large sprig spearmint .75 oz simple syrup Add: 1 oz of fresh squeezed lime juice and pulp 2 oz white rum (sometimes called Silver Rum) I use Castillo Silver 3 oz club soda or sparkling mineral water Top with crushed ice and mix until drink is combined and glass is frosty. I used to use club soda, but now use Gerolsteiner mineral water that I buy at Trader Joe's. I've tried other mineral waters, but it's the only one I like I'd not use any other...if you can't find it, use club soda and use a name brand, not a house brand. I like Schweppes the best. Here is a link that might be useful: Water I prefer to use
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trsinc
17 years ago
Izze Soda (fav flavor is Clementine). It's a natural soda, no sugar or artificial stuff. 70 percent fruit juice and 30 percent sparkling water. I love it because it isn't overly sweet.
woodie
17 years ago
Shaun, my grandpa used to drink Gin and Fresca in the summer, thanks for the memory! (In the winter it was Four Roses Manhattans :)
jude31
17 years ago
Don't have it often but I love Washington State Red Appletini. I have some cranberry cordial in the making, who knows that may be a new favorite. Any ideas what to do with the cranberries after it's strained? Seems a shame not to use them for something...over ice cream?

Jude
caliloo
17 years ago
Currently, it is this:

The Widow's Touch
Bon AppÃ©tit : September 2008
by John Gersten of Boston No. 9, Boston, MA

Yield: Makes 2
1 cup ice cubes
5 tablespoons Laird's Applejack
3 tablespoons St-Germain (elderflower liqueur)
1 tablespoon BÃ©nÃ©dictine liqueur
2 dashes of angostura bitters
Place ice cubes in cocktail shaker. Add remaining ingredients and stir 20 to 30 seconds. Strain into 2 chilled small coupe glasses and serve.

Here is a link that might be useful: The Widow's Touch
arley_gw
17 years ago
Dixiedog, that half and half mixture reminds me of an English favorite, a shandygaff (or shandy)--half beer and half lemonade or lemon soda.

Sounds vile to the uninitiated, but the next time you're hot and sweaty from cutting the grass, try it--the lemon lightens the beer, and the beer keeps the lemon soda from being too sweet. An excellent thirst quencher.

The Germans have a similar drink called a Radler.
gbsim1
17 years ago
Caliloo,
I know this is a dumb question and probably hard to answer but what does a Widow's Touch taste like? I've never heard of Benedictine or St Germaine.

Is it a sweet drink? Apple tasting?

Grace

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