Favorite cocktail
Saturday, November 16, 2019 6:45 AM
Many of you know that my favorite cocktail is the gimlet. Be it the modern 2/3-1/3 recipe or the older 1/2-1/2 it is hard to beat the classic. However, we rick’s are nothing if not epicures, so we enjoy many cocktails.
The only rick-specific cocktail I’ve mentioned is the rickarita, an ironic number based on Pepe Lopez and Blue Curaçao. Sometimes I include the lime to make the rickarita more like a traditional margarita, but that reduces the alcohol content. Of course, one can use Patrón Citrónge and keep the alcohol content high while still approximating the more traditional margarita, but the Citrónge kind of conflicts with the cheapness of the Pepe Lopez, which is part of the fun.
Also, a pro tip (a rick tip, if you will): use the colorless Curaçao and simply add blue dye (or dissolve in some blue Kool-Aid crystals). The blue stuff you get from the liquor store typically has lower alcohol content. But you have to have the blue in the drink because you will spill rickarita on yourself when you’re drinking the rickaritas and how else are you going to remember that you spilled?
What is your favorite cocktail?
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