Sunday, January 09, 2005

The Reoccurence of the Original (Alcoholic) Sin

a massive oversight on my part- i've almost let time zip past me without any documented records of my hit-of-a-cocktail that i've concocted over the NYE celebrations @ the Ritz. heinous indeed. so before my memory turns enemy against me, here's a rough guide to my liquid version of the Original Sin (oh, that sounds so wrong), of which i shall very preliminarily name 'Serenpolitan':

(a) 3 parts Absolut Citron/Kurant (somehow Kurant seems to be more in-sync with the drink as a whole)

(b) 1 1/2 part Cointreau/Triple Sec

(c) 2 parts Cranberry Juice

(d) 2 parts Pink Grapefruit Juice

* obviously the usual requirements of putting sufficient ice into the shaker and shaking it amply all apply. Then strain into a preferably chilled martini glass. I think we can do without any garnishings.

before any smart-ass bartending student comes along and disses me about how 'original' it is (well technically it is a Cosmopolitan replacing the lime with the pink grapefruit instead), try changing any long-established cocktail recipes and make it taste this nice. ok, no hard feelings of course, i'm just a proud createur, defensive of his newborn. and besides i think i've given due credit by subsuming the orignal suffix into my new drink. and if u were wondering, the prefix comes from 'serendipity' since on that faithful day this baby of mine was born, i was planning to get lime juice and make the generic, oh-so-boring Cosmo but instead i chanced upon some pink grapefruit juice and decided to give that a shot.

all about risk management baby.

and i forgot to take a photo of it, together with some really satisfied customers relishing it. Dope. i could have been so much more famous. Dope.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I hafta leave a comment...i hafta... at the impending threat to my life...i hafta...haha
Anyway, why does this blog only allow u to comment as someone if u happen to be a fellow blogger? And if u happen not to be one, u become anonymous?! helloooo...
Oh yes...the drink "serenpolitan"... it's an oh-so-chic drink and i'm one very satisfied customer. In fact, I will demand this drink at each and every soiree u throw so u betta have the grapefruit juice ready. Itz such a preeeeety pink... and kinda sweet, light, refreshing...omg...it IS such a ladies' drink. I'm absolutely in love with it... mmmmmmm... I want more!
(Erm...btw, this is hsien posting as i refuse to be Ms Anonymous)

eth said...

this is societal elitism, if u're not in a certain society then no one wants to really care who u r. u're out of the circle and that's that. if u bother to come into the circle, u'll put in effort to come in and make urself a member of this brand of elitism. comprendo?

anyhow, yes one testimony to the popularity of this drink. am happy. but it's quite a hassle to mix a drink, i need my share of fun at soirees u know. and i ran out of cranberry, go get some.

and your life is spared, for now.