Episode 10: Profiles, Pain and Proactivity with Tessa Stuart

The Episode:

The Situations:

Tessa Stuart is ghost writing her sister’s online dating profile, Chris is suffering from aches and pains in his knees and Ben is about to go out on a financial limb for his career.

The Drinks:

The Old Maid (via)
2 oz Gin
1 oz Lime juice
3/4 oz Simple syrup
6 Mint leaves
4 slices Cucumber

Muddle the mint, cucumber and simple syrup. Add ice and everything else. Shake and strain over one large ice cube in a chilled rocks glass.

Cream Sherry Flip (via)
2 1/2 oz Cream sherry
1 Egg
1 tsp Superfine sugar
1 tsp Light cream
1 tsp Grated nutmeg

Combine the sherry, egg, sugar and cream in a cocktail shaker. Shake, add ice, and shake again. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with nutmeg.

The Copywriter (via)
2 oz Irish whiskey
3/4 oz Lemon juice
1/2 oz Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth
1/2 oz Honey syrup
Seltzer, chilled
lemon twist

Add whiskey, lemon, sweet vermouth, and honey syrup to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake until well chilled, about 15 seconds. Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass. Top with seltzer and garnish with a lemon twist.

The Last Word
3/4 oz Gin
3/4 oz Green Chartreuse
3/4 oz Maraschino liqueur
3/4 oz Lime juice

Pour into an ice filed shaker, shake and strain into a cocktail glass.

Hey @drinkaboutit – my grandmother "Minnie" is turning 90 in a months time. Fancy knocking up an honourary beverage for her party?

— George Kane (@GeorgeKaneIV) May 9, 2014

Lavender Bee’s Knees
1 1/2 oz Dry Gin (Plymouth)
1 oz Lemon juice
1/2 oz Honey
2-3 dashes Lavender Bitters (Scrappy’s)

Shake well with ice, strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a sprig of lavender if you’ve got one.