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.
