Post #757037 by thePorpoise on Sat, Jan 9, 2016 10:33 PM

On 2016-01-09 12:29, AceExplorer wrote:
Last night in the lab with a group of sad, sober friends:

1. The Last Word, two rounds.
2. Aviation Cocktail using the Aviation web site recipe, two rounds. There are many variations of this, including one in the Savoy Cocktail Book which I will try soon. It's hard to tell what a "real" Aviation is...
3. We tasted "Only" gin which has one several gold and silver awards over the past few years.

Sobriety was alleviated to a nice degree, and the tastings went well.

I have a hard time with folks who:

1. are very prejudiced against certain ingredients and spirits before they even try it.
2. take one sip and pronounce judgment on a cocktail without a few more sips which would allow flavors to develop on the palate. Grrrrrr...

sorry to hear your friends were sad, was it a wake?

re Aviations, there are lots of variations. the mistake i've made when mixing this for non-craftophiles is using a formula with too much lemon...