I'll just go ahead and apologize on behalf of Graham for a rather long hiatus from the blog. The last few months have been filled with a lot of physics, scrambling to figure out where we are off to next, planning our wedding, and very little creativity in the food department or time for extra-curricular blogging.
To make up for it, I bring you something spectacular: a perfect cocktail. Cocktails generally have been a thing I chose to splurge on when someone else makes them for me. Upon sampling this beauty on a dear friend's back porch in Oakland, however, I made an almost immediate trip to the liquor store to procure the necessary (and admittedly pricey) ingredients to make it at home... ten nights in a row. Having just finished our third bottle of rum devoted entirely to making this drink, I don't think it is much of a stretch to call this the best cocktail I've ever had.
All Said and Done- 1.5 shots Jamaican rum
- 0.75 shot honey syrup (see below)
- 0.25 shot allspice dram
- 0.5 shot lime juice
- 0.5 shot grapefruit juice
- Dash of herb saint
- Dash or few of bitters
- For the honey syrup, heat equal parts honey and water over low heat in a sauce pan and stir until well mixed. Let cool to room temperature before use (feel free to throw in an ice cube to encourage cooling).
- Mix everything together and serve with crushed ice or a couple of ice cubes. We are normally too impatient to make the former.
NB: If you are not a fan of manual labor, you may want to consider purchasing some volume of lime juice ahead of time.
