Episode 4: Tying Knots and Speaking French

The Episode:

The Situations:

Chris is teaching himself the art of knot tying and Ben is noticing a lot of French being spoken in his neighborhood.

The Drinks:

Navy Grog

• 1oz white rum
• 10z demerara rum
• 1oz dark rum
• 3/4oz fresh lime juice
• 3/4oz fresh white grapefruit juice
• 1oz  honey syrup
• Club Soda
• Orange slice for garnish

Shake the rum, juice and syrup with ice, strain into a collins glass filled with ice, top with soda water, and garnish with an orange wedge.

Honey syrup: whisk together 1/2oz honey with 1/2oz water.

French 75

• 1oz gin (or cognac)
• 1/2oz cointreau or orange liqueur
• 1/2oz fresh lemon juice
• Champagne

Shake the gin, orange liqueur and lemon juice with ice, strain into a champagne flute and top with champagne.

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Rhubarb and Rose Ramos Gin Fizz (via)

• 
2oz London dry gin
• 1/2oz lemon juice
• 1/2oz lime juice
• 2oz rhubarb syrup
• 1oz heavy cream
• 1 or 2 drops rosewater
• 1 egg white
• ice
• soda water

Combine all ingredients except ice and soda in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously for 30 seconds. Then add ice to shaker and shake a further 30 seconds. Strain into a tall chilled glass and top up with soda.

To make rhubarb syrup, cut a pound of rhubarb stalks into one-inch pieces, wrap them in cheesecloth, and simmer for a half hour in 2 C water and 1 C sugar. Strain into a glass container with a lid and refrigerate.