Gin and Tonic fans? What's up with tonic water these days?

[Jstpssng]

Here is a standard recipe. Hopefully Old and Tired will modify it to his standards.

Ingredients:

• Vodka: 1.5 - 2 ounces
• Tomato Juice: 4 ounces (or about 1/2 cup)
• Lemon Juice: ¼ fluid ounce (or half a lemon's worth of juice)
• Worcestershire sauce: 2 dashes
• Hot pepper sauce: 4 dashes (such as Tabasco®)
• Salt and pepper: 1 pinch of each (or to taste)
• Ice cubes: 1 ½ cups, more as needed
• Garnish: 1 celery stalk, lemon or lime wedge, olives, etc.

Instructions:

1. Prepare the glass: Rub the rim of a tall glass (like a pint or Collins glass) with a lemon or lime wedge and coat with celery salt or plain salt.
2. Add ingredients: Fill the glass with ice cubes. Pour in the vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt, and pepper.
3. Mix: Gently roll the drink between two glasses or stir with a bar spoon to combine and chill. Avoid vigorous shaking, as this can cause the tomato juice to foam.
4. Garnish: Add a celery stalk, lemon wedge, olives, or other desired garnishes.

Now I'm drooling... and I don't even indulge in mixed drinks.

 

[masseyrider]

My Ma used to can everything we grew on the farm.
My favorite "mixed" drinks were chilled vodka with also chilled fruit juices from her canned goods.
Cherry juice was excellent as was peach and pear.
Couple drops of lemon juice just to Brighten the flavor.

 

[ultrarunner]

I was thinking of Mr. wilson from Dennis the Menace.
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Or this one…

 

[Runner]

Recipes without numbers are more useless than a map without street names.

Only to Engineers.

 

[Runner]

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Oh, great Scott, Dennis.....what is it this time?

 

[Torvy]

I've only had bloody marys once.

Karl Mecklenberg's brother rented a room from my BIL and sister. I was visiting (mid 1980s) and we had been out the night before. He made the drinks and BIL made something with eggs and meat. Not a bad way to recover.

I just don't care for tomato juice. I prefer a screwdriver on the extremely rare times I drink in the morning.

 

[old and tired]

...Hopefully Old and Tired will modify it to his standards.

Standards?? Is strong a "standard"? My normal standard is set pretty low...

I can say that I've never measured a drink in my life and I'm not about to start now...

Told my wife about mixing Bloody Mary's and she replied that we'll be doing enough "Day Drinking" (wineries) but I reminded her that you can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning...

 

[WinterDeere]

...you can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning...

lol...

 

[old and tired]

lol...

Glad someone got it!!! Old forestry joke (at least that's where I got it!!!)

 

[WinterDeere]

Ya’ll are a bunch of light-weights.