tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post5861892833264945428..comments2024-03-28T07:04:49.075-04:00Comments on The Abode of McThag: And There's Nothing You Can Do About ItAngus McThaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-30161591723701259312017-11-25T07:42:32.836-05:002017-11-25T07:42:32.836-05:00Get a graduated jigger or a jigger set. I think y...Get a graduated jigger or a jigger set. I think you will appreciate the precision. <br /><br />My standard gimlet is 1/2 oz simple syrup, 1 oz fresh lime juice, 2 oz gin. I have several substitutions to change the profile. <br />Weer'd Beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528978001340070552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-38716622972573268252017-11-24T19:45:24.255-05:002017-11-24T19:45:24.255-05:00My jigger is 1-1/3 oz on the big side and 2/3 oz o...My jigger is 1-1/3 oz on the big side and 2/3 oz on the small.<br /><br />I gimlet with a 3:1 ratio of gin:Rose's lime syrup. So I have 4 oz. New Amsterdam and 1-1/3 oz. Rose's in there plus the ice.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-11925557500957862002017-11-24T14:37:14.586-05:002017-11-24T14:37:14.586-05:00The Tom Collins (My personal favorite long-drink.....The Tom Collins (My personal favorite long-drink....and generally I drink short drinks, which the gimlet is no matter how tall Thag pours them) is supposed to be lemon, syrup, gin and soda. I like to go 50/50 lemon lime and it works every time.Weer'd Beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528978001340070552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-16309717413280723452017-11-24T01:03:04.095-05:002017-11-24T01:03:04.095-05:00Gin and tonic? Ah, gimlet is a type of cocktail, I...Gin and tonic? Ah, gimlet is a type of cocktail, I'd never heard of it! I'm a fan of my malaria medication made palatable with booze. Mixed one up the other day with an accidental splash of lemon (thinking it was lime) and then lime after I noticed my error (because screw it, why not). It had a nice bit of zing to it, 9/10, would screw up recipe again.Siegehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745434959272272759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-65129268379226447702017-11-23T20:34:03.605-05:002017-11-23T20:34:03.605-05:00Prolly a triple.Prolly a triple.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-23764240485727714962017-11-23T19:28:39.695-05:002017-11-23T19:28:39.695-05:00Z really BIG gimlet. Double? Z really BIG gimlet. Double? Weer'd Beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528978001340070552noreply@blogger.com