And still more (and more) drinks
I got off to a slow start today. In fact, I’ve only just poured my first drink. I’ve started with #10 on my list and it’s cool and refreshing and something I could get used to. It has to go on the long list. That’s four for the long list so far, out of seven. This is a bit of a surprise. Either I handed on all the undrinkables to others to test, or really, only bits of tastes have changed. I’ve devised a form for second stage testing so that somehow we can discern between a good drink and a drink we can’t possibly miss out on.
If you’ve been counting, you will have noticed that the numbers just do not add up. This is because I received my first report-back from someone else and I still have one drink to comment on from yesterday.
Rachel says:
“Firstly, this is going to be a disappointment to anyone expecting a martini (after all, it looks just like a Gibson) but the two vermouths give it quite a distinctive taste. Secondly, it’s very hard to measure half a pony with one of those conical cocktail thingies.
However, I liked it. It’s hit me quite hard (I’m having to retype every second letter), but I’m about to watch Spicks and Specks, so that’s OK.
It’s not “giggle water” by any stretch and is not going to be to everyone’s taste. It would not go well with food either as it’s very strong. The onion is perfect with it (I’m normally an olive person). I can imagine this being a gentleman’s drink. I want to say aniseed-y, but not quite.” I’m marking this down, with a question-mark, for the Speakeasy.
My final drink from last night was one that suits everyone, to balance this. #5 in my list has come forward to the twenty-first century unchanged. In fact, by co-incidence, it’s exactly what I was drinking at the stroke of midnight when the century changed. It goes forward to the long list, but I don’t know if it’s distinctive enough to stay there. We’ll see.
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