Post #355804 by Chip and Andy on Fri, Jan 18, 2008 12:01 PM

On 2008-01-18 11:35, DJ HawaiianShirt wrote:
Forgive the slightly newbie question then, but assuming I've never had a proper version of the "blended" cocktails...

To requote from Berry:
"Put everything in a blender, saving ice for last. Blend at high speed for no more than 5 seconds."

Does the above method yield a "frozen" or slushy drink? Or is it simply a quicker way to "shake" a completely liquid drink?

Yes.

Sort of.

Not quite.

For most of the Grog Log drinks with those instructions the blender is more like a power-shaker and less like a blender. It is the fastest way to get the drink mixed and chilled with the bonus of being able to get your ice down to a nice presentation of something hopefully a bit finer than your average crushed ice. Think chunky slush....

If you want to take the drink all the way to the slushy stage you can, but beware the "Freeze-Brain" effect if you drink too fast....

The ultimate goal for all of the drinks in the Grog Log (well, any drink really) is to be as enjoyable at the end of it as it was at the beginning of it. Getting the drink as cold as you can as fast as you can controls the amount of additional melt in the drink while you are enjoying it.

I'll have to make a few cocktails this weekend (drats!) and get pictures and test the macro-mode of my camera to see if I can get the texture to show.