What is Booze Clues? It's like a book club, but less books.
Once a month, typically the first Tuesday, House DSG hosts an event where we get together with some friends and learn about booze. The general gist is we pick a theme (generally an alcohol or alcohol category), try some different alcohols, learn a few drink recipes using said alcohols, and then try those drinks (ideally all of them as we hover around 3, but some people pick the one that sounds most appealing or share drinks if they just want a sip).
If you would like to play along at home, I will begin posting (and back posting) our agendas. This month we are revisiting Gin.
Taste-testing will include:
- Bombay Sapphire
- Hendricks
- Beefeater
- Tanqueray 10
- Geneva's Preservation
For cocktails we will be looking at a classic martini vs. modern, the Negroni, and Tom Collins. Since recipes vary depending on your source, below are the actual ones we will be using.
Classic Martini
1 ½ oz gin
1 ½ oz sweet vermouth
orange bitters
opt: simple syrup (classic cocktails used Old Tom gin, which was sweeter)
Modern Martini
2-3 oz gin
½-1 oz dry vermouth
*the larger the gin:vermouth ratio, the more modern
Modern Martini
2-3 oz gin
½-1 oz dry vermouth
*the larger the gin:vermouth ratio, the more modern
Negroni
1 oz gin
1 oz Campari
1 oz sweet vermouth
Orange twist for garnish
Tom Collins
1 oz lemon juice
½ oz simple syrup
1 1/2 oz gin
~2 oz club soda
Lemon wheel and cherry for garnish
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