drink up, buttercup
August 10, 2011 12:20 PM Subscribe
I need a powerful summer cocktail for this dainty pitcher set.
The glasses only hold 1/3 cup of liquid comfortably, so the ideal cocktail would be sipped, not chugged. Preferably with the pinky finger extended. Cheers!
The glasses only hold 1/3 cup of liquid comfortably, so the ideal cocktail would be sipped, not chugged. Preferably with the pinky finger extended. Cheers!
I think needs and elderflower liquor and champagne cocktail. Flower garnish.
posted by natasha_k at 12:30 PM on August 10, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by natasha_k at 12:30 PM on August 10, 2011 [2 favorites]
A Tom Collins. Bonus is that is won't affect the color of the pitcher and glasses.
posted by oneirodynia at 12:30 PM on August 10, 2011
posted by oneirodynia at 12:30 PM on August 10, 2011
If we were best friends, you would just fill that pitcher with Jagermeister and keep my dainty cup full.
Aside from that, I am thinking Sangria, Tennessee Lemonade or good ol' margaritas.
posted by AlliKat75 at 12:31 PM on August 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
Aside from that, I am thinking Sangria, Tennessee Lemonade or good ol' margaritas.
posted by AlliKat75 at 12:31 PM on August 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
Caipirinha, and consider the question resolved.
posted by devbrain at 12:32 PM on August 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by devbrain at 12:32 PM on August 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
... white sangria to avoid color change (as oneirodynia pointed out)
posted by AlliKat75 at 12:32 PM on August 10, 2011
posted by AlliKat75 at 12:32 PM on August 10, 2011
(however, you could have shown me a photo of anything from a bucket to a hollowed out broom handle and I've have given the same answer)
posted by devbrain at 12:33 PM on August 10, 2011
posted by devbrain at 12:33 PM on August 10, 2011
Hendricks, basil muddled in simple syrup, lime, splash of club soda.
Alternatively, Hendricks, St. Germaine, garnished with olives and cucumber slices.
You are welcome.
posted by teragram at 12:42 PM on August 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
Alternatively, Hendricks, St. Germaine, garnished with olives and cucumber slices.
You are welcome.
posted by teragram at 12:42 PM on August 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
I'm rather fond of iced tea and lemonade with limoncello.
My personal recipe goes a little something like :
1 part iced tea, made with orange pekoe bags and Tazo Passion Tea bags
1 part lemonade
honey to taste
limoncello to desired level of intoxication
posted by thirteenkiller at 12:42 PM on August 10, 2011
My personal recipe goes a little something like :
1 part iced tea, made with orange pekoe bags and Tazo Passion Tea bags
1 part lemonade
honey to taste
limoncello to desired level of intoxication
posted by thirteenkiller at 12:42 PM on August 10, 2011
Tanqueray gin and watermelon run through a juicer. It's been years since I officially 'retired' from the booze, but in all honesty I do miss this thing we used to do on hot summer days. Lovely soft colour too.
posted by Phlegmco(tm) at 12:43 PM on August 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Phlegmco(tm) at 12:43 PM on August 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
Nice Blendo set! I'll nth the Caipirihna and Pimm's Cup, and also suggest making a pitcher full of the Beach Bum Berry Mai Tai's
posted by nulledge at 12:46 PM on August 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by nulledge at 12:46 PM on August 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
Mint Julep!
Most of the pitcher-sized recipes I found involve making your own simple syrup rather than muddling the mint leaves with sugar. That sounds hard.
If my grandmother were here, she would tell you to toss some mint leaves down in the bottom of the glass with a pile of sugar, wet them a little, muddle them up good, cover them with ice, fill your glass with bourbon, and then settle in on the porch swing.
Here are a few different by-the-glass julep recipes, with one easy no-cook pitcher-sized permutation.
posted by treefort at 12:47 PM on August 10, 2011 [2 favorites]
Most of the pitcher-sized recipes I found involve making your own simple syrup rather than muddling the mint leaves with sugar. That sounds hard.
If my grandmother were here, she would tell you to toss some mint leaves down in the bottom of the glass with a pile of sugar, wet them a little, muddle them up good, cover them with ice, fill your glass with bourbon, and then settle in on the porch swing.
Here are a few different by-the-glass julep recipes, with one easy no-cook pitcher-sized permutation.
posted by treefort at 12:47 PM on August 10, 2011 [2 favorites]
Response by poster: These are inspired. I think the glasses are too tiny for any sort of floating fruit. Even ice is pushing it.
posted by roger ackroyd at 12:48 PM on August 10, 2011
posted by roger ackroyd at 12:48 PM on August 10, 2011
Best answer: Pimm's Cups, collinses , porch swings and the like are best served tall over lots of ice, which your glasses won't work for. I'd go with the classic daiquiri. Not the sticky, gross, teenage girl fruity / frozen drink, but the classic cocktail (whic I've been drinking a ot of this summer):
There are lots of recipes, of course, but the formula I tend to go with is:
2 oz.light rum
1 oz. FRESH lime juice (approximately the juice of 1 smallish lime)
1 tsp powdered sugar or 1.5 tsp simple syrup
shake or stir (if using powdered sugar, you must shake or it's unlikely to dissolve well), serve up or on the rocks, garnished (if you want) with a slice of lime.
To scale up to suit your pitcher (assuming it holds about a pint, which is what it looks like) you want:
1 cup light rum
1/2 cup lime juice (4-5 limes)
2 tablespoons (1 oz.) simple syrup
Add ice and stir.
posted by dersins at 12:51 PM on August 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
There are lots of recipes, of course, but the formula I tend to go with is:
2 oz.light rum
1 oz. FRESH lime juice (approximately the juice of 1 smallish lime)
1 tsp powdered sugar or 1.5 tsp simple syrup
shake or stir (if using powdered sugar, you must shake or it's unlikely to dissolve well), serve up or on the rocks, garnished (if you want) with a slice of lime.
To scale up to suit your pitcher (assuming it holds about a pint, which is what it looks like) you want:
1 cup light rum
1/2 cup lime juice (4-5 limes)
2 tablespoons (1 oz.) simple syrup
Add ice and stir.
posted by dersins at 12:51 PM on August 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
2 c bourbon (I like Dickle's)
6 c lemonade
1/3 c triple sec
Juice of half a lemon.
That's the knockout strength; you will want to adjust the lemonade up according to taste.
posted by Diablevert at 12:52 PM on August 10, 2011
6 c lemonade
1/3 c triple sec
Juice of half a lemon.
That's the knockout strength; you will want to adjust the lemonade up according to taste.
posted by Diablevert at 12:52 PM on August 10, 2011
Oh, and if you don't feel like making simple syrup (which is actually pretty easy and keeps for quite awhile) you can generally buy it by the bottle in the mixers section of liquor stores.
posted by dersins at 12:56 PM on August 10, 2011
posted by dersins at 12:56 PM on August 10, 2011
Moving down the tree, Dad's favorite summer cocktail is the Bay Breeze (or Malibu Bay Breeze): equal parts pineapple juice and cranberry juice, with vodka (or coconut rum) in your preferred proportion. Involves no floating fruit, is delicious.
posted by treefort at 1:16 PM on August 10, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by treefort at 1:16 PM on August 10, 2011 [2 favorites]
The following is a margarita recipe that has claimed many victims, even once warned:
The Mas y Mas Margarita
2 parts Jose Cuervo "Traditional Reposado" tequila
1/2 part Gran Torres Orange Liqueur
2 1/2 parts lime (see step 1 below)
Sea Salt (optional)
1. For the lime, you can simply use unadulterated fresh-squeezed lime juice. However, because Chicago is not exactly in the sun belt, you may need to sweeten your lime juice, as some restaurants do. I use a mixture which is 2 parts fresh-squeezed lime juice and 1 part simple sugar syrup. To make the simple sugar syrup, just mix a cup of sugar with a cup of boiling water and stir until dissolved.
2 If using the salt, rub a wedge of lime around the rim of a chilled glass and then dip in salt.
3. Mix all ingredients in a martini shaker with ice.
4. Shake and pour.
5. Repeat.
posted by rtimmel at 1:36 PM on August 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
The Mas y Mas Margarita
2 parts Jose Cuervo "Traditional Reposado" tequila
1/2 part Gran Torres Orange Liqueur
2 1/2 parts lime (see step 1 below)
Sea Salt (optional)
1. For the lime, you can simply use unadulterated fresh-squeezed lime juice. However, because Chicago is not exactly in the sun belt, you may need to sweeten your lime juice, as some restaurants do. I use a mixture which is 2 parts fresh-squeezed lime juice and 1 part simple sugar syrup. To make the simple sugar syrup, just mix a cup of sugar with a cup of boiling water and stir until dissolved.
2 If using the salt, rub a wedge of lime around the rim of a chilled glass and then dip in salt.
3. Mix all ingredients in a martini shaker with ice.
4. Shake and pour.
5. Repeat.
posted by rtimmel at 1:36 PM on August 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
There was a great drink we used to make called Lemon Todd's - vodka, lemonade, and a big slug of kirsch (or other berry based brandy/schnapps.) Deeelicious!
A quick google turns up that a restaurant nearby does a version with a Thyme Simple Syrup which sounds dead on, and dead on easy to replicate. From their menu of Summer Punch Carafes:
"Country Thyme Lemonade
Thyme infused simple syrup, lemonade, vodka and kirsch cherries. Perfect for sipping on our porch!"
posted by jbenben at 1:50 PM on August 10, 2011 [2 favorites]
A quick google turns up that a restaurant nearby does a version with a Thyme Simple Syrup which sounds dead on, and dead on easy to replicate. From their menu of Summer Punch Carafes:
"Country Thyme Lemonade
Thyme infused simple syrup, lemonade, vodka and kirsch cherries. Perfect for sipping on our porch!"
posted by jbenben at 1:50 PM on August 10, 2011 [2 favorites]
Boozy sangria: 3L wine, 375mL brandy, 2 oranges, 2 lemons, 2 limes. Soak overnight. The next day, top up with 1L 7-up or Sprite.
(proportions are approximate).
posted by Pruitt-Igoe at 4:53 PM on August 10, 2011
(proportions are approximate).
posted by Pruitt-Igoe at 4:53 PM on August 10, 2011
if you decide to go the st. germain route, i can't recommend the recipes on this blog by Jamie Boudreau enough.
posted by ifjuly at 12:30 PM on August 11, 2011
posted by ifjuly at 12:30 PM on August 11, 2011
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posted by hariya at 12:26 PM on August 10, 2011 [2 favorites]