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Trying to get back to posting. I'd post pictures of the amazing view from my balcony but I'm not sure who to use for image hosting these days. So I'll talk about my cocktail experiments.
After watching the How To Drink video about the "Earl Grey Mar-TEA-ni" a few times I got a fifth of Trader Joe's in-house gin and a box of Earl Grey to make the tea infused gin. The recipe also calls for egg white which I have been hesitant to try, but I've heard aquafaba works great in applications like this so next time I open a can of chick peas I'll be attempting it that way. But in the meantime I've made a few other things with the Earl Grey gin including a really lovely nightcap - Earl Grey gin, lavender syrup, and half & half.
I was so happy with the way the Earl Grey gin turned out I tried a chai infused rum next. Trader Joe's house brand again. I tried mixing it with some mangosteen nectar, hibiscus-cardamom syrup, and orgeat and that was kind of a muddled mess but not HORRIBLE. Last night I tried the chai rum and orgeat with some lime cordial and ginger juice and that gave a kind of falernum-like effect. Didn't quite stand on its own but I think if I added that combination to some Blood Orange San Pelligrino it'd be really good.
I definitely want to try more infusions. I got a big sack of culinary lavender for my birthday. Gonna infuse some into some (Trader Joe's again lol) limoncello, maybe some into some gin, and probably try making a lavender simple syrup. And after having the smoked whiskey cola at Happy Accidents I am thinking a lapsang souchoung infused whiskey would be good but I am not sure what whiskey to use.
After watching the How To Drink video about the "Earl Grey Mar-TEA-ni" a few times I got a fifth of Trader Joe's in-house gin and a box of Earl Grey to make the tea infused gin. The recipe also calls for egg white which I have been hesitant to try, but I've heard aquafaba works great in applications like this so next time I open a can of chick peas I'll be attempting it that way. But in the meantime I've made a few other things with the Earl Grey gin including a really lovely nightcap - Earl Grey gin, lavender syrup, and half & half.
I was so happy with the way the Earl Grey gin turned out I tried a chai infused rum next. Trader Joe's house brand again. I tried mixing it with some mangosteen nectar, hibiscus-cardamom syrup, and orgeat and that was kind of a muddled mess but not HORRIBLE. Last night I tried the chai rum and orgeat with some lime cordial and ginger juice and that gave a kind of falernum-like effect. Didn't quite stand on its own but I think if I added that combination to some Blood Orange San Pelligrino it'd be really good.
I definitely want to try more infusions. I got a big sack of culinary lavender for my birthday. Gonna infuse some into some (Trader Joe's again lol) limoncello, maybe some into some gin, and probably try making a lavender simple syrup. And after having the smoked whiskey cola at Happy Accidents I am thinking a lapsang souchoung infused whiskey would be good but I am not sure what whiskey to use.
