What you drinking tonight?

Thanks Sandi , this forum has been invaluable whilst I’ve been feeling pretty rough…!
Here’s what I SHOULD have been drinking these past nights, Mojitos with Mrs Oldskool..

 

A classic Manhattan made with Restoration rye. I'm enjoying cocktail hour in the back yard while it's still cool enough to sit outside!

 

Pink gin & tonic

 

What makes it pink, @Peter B?

 

Angostura’s bitters swilled round the empty glass then add gin iirc

 

Same time, same station---different day, different drinks and snacks. Still enjoying lounging in the back yard while the temperatures cooperate.

Last night it was an Old Fashioned and pita chips. This evening it was a gimlet over a big fat ice cube paired with almonds.

 

Still cool outside and I'm still on schedule......

I'm really liking Old Fashioneds these days and am especially enjoying trying out different spirits while keeping the rest of the recipe constant. This evening it was an Old Fashioned using Tullamore DEW along with some dry roasted and salted cashews. Very smooth, very nice.

 

A good friend whom I've not seen in some time got together for happy hour yesterday evening. I was in the mood for a good martini so asked the bartender about their gin selections. They had a few gins that I don't see everyday including the one I chose, Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin. I decided to give it a try and am glad I did. That stirred together with a splash of vermouth and a lemon twist made a terrific martini!

 

The joys of being at work :

 

Doesn’t look like much work happening there mate?

 

Day 12, 6 to 6 days other 12hrs on call, and they keep telling me they're happiest when I'm not doing anything. Who am I to argue?

 

Are you an ambulance driver or fire fighter, @Peter B?? Maybe a trauma surgeon? I'm trying to think of who might be happy if they are happiest when they're employees aren't doing anything.

 

Mr. Sandi and I invited a couple of friends over for dinner recently. They have both recently become whiskey aficionados and they've come over to our place previously to sample a few of the bottles we typically have on hand. This time they insisted on supplying the whiskey--Michter's Bourbon--and they insisted on leaving the bottle with us, too. We drank it neat when they were here. This evening I used it for a delicious Old Fashioned.

 

Hi Sandi,
I'm an Offshore Medic, a jack of all trades medical on an oil installation.

 

Liquid Easter eggs…

 

We had about a dozen limes to use up because Mr. Sandi bought a bulk bag of them recently at Sam's Club--where most everything comes in bulk! They were starting to harden up so we figured making margaritas would be a good use of them. So I made margaritas from scratch with a ratio of 1:1:1 tequila, Controy, and fresh lime juice. I had to WORK for my cocktail this evening! I wound up juicing about 10 limes to get the 4 ounces of juice that I needed. But well worth the effort.

 

Next time cut them up and stick them in the freezer Sandi, always good to stick in your drinks then