Cocktails made easy...

So i get a call at 1 A.M and its and old 'bud askin me for a good drink mix.And then I realised its been so long since i mixed a good drink myself.Apparently he was having problems with the 'missus so to speak and needed to wash that down.I suggested some good bourbon neat followed by one on the rocks.Rinse and repeat.And then i mused as to the last time i had a good mix.Definitely not here that's for sure.Prolly with my 'unc when i went over for a visit to D.C.

So a list then of good drinks you have to try at least once and receipe's if you can actually find the possible ingrediants.My fave would definitely have to be JD and coke.Easy to make and easy to find here.Hell I'll take anything bourbon.Prefer Bourbon Whiskey over Scotch for the distinctive taste.Famous bourbon's include Jack Daniels and it's counterpart Gentleman Jack,Jim Bean,...alah you know the rest.A good choice of Scotch would be Chivas Regal or Johnnie Walker regardless of the label.The difference?Bourbon whiskey is made from fermented corn and Scotch from fermented malt or Barley.Another personal fave would be Dewar's White Label.Not to pricey but still good unlike the more popular economical Thai Song or Club 99 (Let us spend a moment of silence for those unfortunate souls and livers tainted).

Now for some real cocktails.My personal fave would be a Manhattan 2:1.Two parts whiskey to one part vermouth.The secret to a Manhattan is sweet vermouth but I'm not putting a receipe cus' who the hell knows where to get vermouth in KL anyways?Never tried getting one in Kl either so if anyone has,let me in on where.To be more specific i like a Dry Manhattan with dry vermouth instead of sweet vermouth which(sigh)I've only had the pleasure of having twice.

Another simple one would be a Whiskey Sour.
2-3 pks of whiskey (your choice bourbon or scotch)
Juice from 1/2 a lemon
A lil' syrup (water and sugar)
A cherry
1/2 a slice of lemon

With ice is good.Especially if you savour the sourness.But DISCLAIMER:Take the drink SLOWLY.

My own variation would be:
Lime syrup(F&N syrup for better effect)with water frozen in an ice cube tray
2 pks of bourbon whiskey (preferably Jack Daniels)
A lil' Syrup (secukup rasa mengikut cita rasa masing-masing)
1/2 a lemon (No need for cherry.MAHAL!)

Blend 2-3 cubes then add the ingrediants and there you have it.Malaysianised whiskey sour courtesy of F&N.

The last would be a Mojito.Especially good if you need to chill.Its basically rum,mint and lime.I don't do rum well so don't ask me what type of rum but yeah it's good.
2-3 pk's of rum
1 tsp of lime juice
1 tsp sugar
Mint leaves (or if u haven't got it mint syrup)
Some soda water (again secukup rasa)

Put juice and sugar into a glass and stir until its mostly dissolved. Rub mint leaves on the inside of the glass and discard em'. Fill the glass with crushed ice and rum. Top it with soda water and garnish with a sprig of mint.

NOTE:Mint syrup is shit with whiskey or on its own with any alcohol.Ugh I've tried that once for New Years Eve 2006 if I'm not mistaken(Trinna if you remember.Heh)and some one brought mint syrup along with all the other stuff.I remember someone won a few crates of beer(Yue Fern I think?)Absolut,Jack Daniels,etc,Mint Syrup?and some chinese alcohol in the lil' gourd bottle?Bad memories.

Well that's my top three.Notable mentions are a Bloody Mary for the curious.That pretty much reminded me of a vegetarians drink with the tomato juice and the serving with a celery stick in the glass thing.

AND after watching numerous episodes of Scrubes J.D's favourite drink.An Appletini.I have no idea what that is and I'm wondering if any bars or clubs have that in KL but im guessing its a martini with apple syrup.Looks like Absinthe so if you guys wanna' impress the ladies but don't have the stones for Absinthe then by all means.Then again Absinthe is illegal here so if any lady actually believes your drinking Absinthe.Well she's a keeper! :)

Have fun people.

Sila menonton episode Thirsty Travel seterusnya pada waktu dan tempat yang sama.Hanya di Discovery:Mengembara dan Hidup.




CHEERS!! (or in the spirit of CNY YAMMMM SEEEENNGGGG!!!!!)