The_Jit

The Last in Blue, like it's cousin, the Avation, had a good flourall flavor to it. It was a toss up between my wife and I which one we prefer.

• 1.5 oz gin
• 0.25 oz creme de violette
• 0.75 oz lemon juice
• 0.5 oz simple syrup
• 3 drops orange flower water
• Blue curacao, to layer
• Garnish with flowers (or in my case orange wheel)

Add the gin, creme de violette, lemon juice, simple syrup, and orange flower water to a shaker with ice; shake until chilled and pour into a coupe. Layer it with blue curacao. Garnish with flower petals if you got them.

This was not only a pretty drink, it tasted really good. I wish the pear would have been more forward then subtle but it was still really tasty. I'm going to have to make this more.

• 1.5 oz gin
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 0.75 oz pear syrup
• 1 egg white
• Garnish with a star anise

To make the pear syrup I cut up a pear into 1inch chunks and crushed them into juice using a garlic press. I got almost exactly 1.5 oz doing this, enough for two drinks, I then added a splash of simple syrup to bring it up to 2x 0.75 oz. (Next time I'll put more effort into this step and boil down the pear juice to get more flavor and naturally sweeten it.) I then poured everything together and shook for a full minute then added ice and shook until cold. Topped it off with a star anise. It was a hit with the wife as well.

• 2 oz. Bourbon.
• 1/2 oz. Cynar.
• 3 dashes Angostura Bitters.
• 1/2 oz. Clove and Cardamom Simple Syrup.
• Garnished with Star Anise

I made the clove and cardamom simple syrup by grinding up 6 cloves and equal pay cardamom seeds powder, adding 1/2 oz. sugar and 1/2 (ish) oz boiling water, then letting it cool. This maybe excessive for some on the spices.

This was a really good drink, the spices went well with the fire we had going. My wife thought it was a bit strong, but I thought it was perfect.

In the Thanksgiving spirit I put this drink together, it was pretty good, mostly just a slightly spiced white Russian. 2 oz. Vodka, 1 oz. Kahlua, 2 oz. of pumpkin spiced whipped cream (it was fairly runny and liquidly), Cinnamon powder.

Poured vodka, coffee liquor, and the spiced pumpkin whip cream over ice and stirred to get the whipped cream to mix. Topped with some more pumpkin spice whipped cream and garnished with cinnamon powder.

2 oz. Gin, 1/2 oz. Lemon juice, 1/2 oz. Like juice, 1/2 oz. Simple syrup, 3 dashes of Orange bitters, 1 oz. Cream, 1 egg white, 2 oz. Soda water. Lime peel. Shake all the ingredients expect the soda water, for while a minute. Then add ice and shake again until chilled. Strain into a glass and add the soda water and garnish with a lime peel. Didn't worry about dropping the peel in, it will just sit on the now semi-solid top.

I made this for my wife and one for me. She loved it, but it wasn't for me, to much lemon and lime. The cream, egg white, and soda water made the top half of the drink semi-solid and was fun to drink. Definitely a cool drink to make and try.