Monday 29 November 2010

Opening Night.















The good and the bad came out for the Corpse & Cocktail opening night. Good people abiding by the law of the cocktail list (Bartender's Choice) and bad weather, a law unto itself.  Welcome to winter in Aberdeen.

The brave souls who made it down were easily impressed by the £1.50 rum & mixers on offer, but just as easily persuaded to let their bartender fix them up a drink of their choice.

My go-to drink for gin lovers was a Pear Daisy.  Floral and zesty, I had no one send it back - which I usually take to be a good sign.

The Gomes Pear Daisy
50ml Tanqueray gin
12.5ml Merlet Creme de Poire
5ml St Germain elderflower liqueur
25ml freshly-squeezed lemon juice

Shake and strain over ice into a 10oz hi-ball.  Charge slightly with soda.  Garnish with a lemon twist and a physillis fruit.

Looking forward to next week.  James Mackay will be presenting his homage to prohibition-era drinks in honour of the 77th anniversary of the repeal of prohibition.  RSVP to the event here.

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