Lot's of Gin....

[NewPiperinNY]

That's it i give in; where's the Bombay? I have some catching up to do!

I have 4 lime twists in my glass ....

[Standard]

Three favorites that come to mind are:

Gin and Tonic - Fill the glass with ice, add one oz. of gin (or more) and fill with tonic water (I prefer Schweppes). Squeeze a wedge of lime over the top.

Martini (note: when I was bartending, Martini meant gin martini, you had to ask for a vodka martini, now it's the other way around). Classic recipe is to 1 1/2 oz. of Gin and 1/2 oz. of Dry Vermouth (Martini & Rossi?), pour over ice and shake or stir, strain into a martini glass with an olive. Some folks use 2 oz of gin with just a suspicion of vermouth.

Gin Gimlet - 1 1/2 - 2 oz of gin and 1/2 oz of Rose's Lime Juice, ususally served on the rocks.

What he said. As for the Gin and Tonic, the lime is a must.

[DryFly]

How unfair. The weather is warming up and a pitcher of G&T by the fire pit sounds great. Darn allergy medicine. I have to stick with ginger ale.

Perusing my 15 yr. old copy of the "Mr. Boston's Bartenders guide" I find 33 pages of info and recipes for gin alone. Plenty of choices.

Enjoy

DryFly

[arrogcow]

Kinda partial to gin and Fresca myself.

Adam

[NewPiperinNY]

Kinda partial to gin and Fresca myself.

Adam

mmmmmmmmm..... now why didn't I think of that?????? thanks!