Post #482468 by Trader Tom on Wed, Sep 9, 2009 7:42 PM

Another fun night! Saw some new and familiar faces. Had a great time visiting with everyone.

The drink experiments continued and though we had some failures, there were also some successes. Manuel and Eric's basil syrup yielded my "Basil Haze" which was a tasty savory drink if I do say so myself. I also got a chance to make my "Menehune's Kiss" (with peach puree), "Makahiki Muddler" (with gin and mint) and "Pele's Pacifier" (with fresh squeezed grapefruit juice). I've had them on paper for a while but they turned out like I hoped. We drained half a bottle of Canton and quite a bit of Eric and Manuel's ginger syrup. We were in a ginger mood, I guess! Cas and I made a couple of epic failures towards the end of the evening, but even those drinks were fun to make. One, in particular, deserves the name "The Send It Back" but don't ask me how to make it. My therapist and I have successfully blocked the awful taste of that drink from my mind forever and I'd prefer to keep it that way.

See ya next Tuesday!