Comments on: Ready for a Reunion http://shoesandcocktails.com/2009/06/05/ready-for-a-reunion/ Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:14:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: missmojito http://shoesandcocktails.com/2009/06/05/ready-for-a-reunion/#comment-658 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:21:14 +0000 http://shoesandcocktails.com/?p=2694#comment-658 Tomas – Thanks for this recommendation! I’ll have to give Leopold Brothers a try.

]]> By: tomas http://shoesandcocktails.com/2009/06/05/ready-for-a-reunion/#comment-657 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:06:51 +0000 http://shoesandcocktails.com/?p=2694#comment-657 dear miss m: i was delighted to read your blog about basil gimlets. yes, i love this drink so much i have instructed my staff to cut me off lest i drink too many too fast. we have used Rangpur for the gimlet as well as Plymouth but my favorite is a small-batch distillery out of Denver called Leopold Brothers. they also make exquisite absinthe and vodka.
their gin features lots of citrus oils in the form of Pommelos and really sweetens up this herbal elixir. also, in the summertime when you know you’ll be dwinking lots of adult beverages, go ahead and make yourself some simple syrup instead of using sugar dry (although i do like to mix up my sugars). saludos!

]]> By: Ms S&C http://shoesandcocktails.com/2009/06/05/ready-for-a-reunion/#comment-467 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:28:59 +0000 http://shoesandcocktails.com/?p=2694#comment-467 Miss M, dinner menu for tonight includes caprese salad, grilled chicken, and basil gimlets! I have lots of fresh basil in my garden, which has practically exploded due to all the rain, so I plan to make good use of it tonight!

]]> By: missmojito http://shoesandcocktails.com/2009/06/05/ready-for-a-reunion/#comment-464 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:19:54 +0000 http://shoesandcocktails.com/?p=2694#comment-464 Reporting back on the basil gimlet: sublime. Really, this has to be my favorite drink of the summer. Please try this cocktail as soon as possible. We made ourselves a pitcher and sipped them outside before dinner one evening.

I’m not sure if Rangpur is my favorite – in fact, we just used regular Tanqueray, since that’s what I had on hand, for the reunions version – but it’s definitely a nice, refreshing change of pace.

]]> By: Ms S&C http://shoesandcocktails.com/2009/06/05/ready-for-a-reunion/#comment-455 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:56:25 +0000 http://shoesandcocktails.com/?p=2694#comment-455 Miss M, I LOVE the turquoise maxi dress and the very versatile t-straps.

And, if I wasn’t making Belmont Breezes this weekend, I would be making Basil Gimlets. You really seem to know gin, is Tanqueray’s Rangpur your fave–or, just fave for this cocktail?

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