Cocktails

Ladies!

Only drink THESE drinks!
(the one's that ZAZZ made!)

Trust me...there's too many of us in one place!

a reply to: jacygirl

Looks like the women-folk are taking over, lol...I'm sure the host won't mind.

Somehow I suspect that was his intention all along...

a reply to: BuzzyWigs

When I'm not working in big cities, I spend every spare second working in the farm garden. Zone 6-7

originally posted by: jacygirl
originally posted by: zazzafrazz

Oh that's beautiful! What a surprise to come in and find the sista's discussing flowers, lol.
Looks like the women-folk are taking over, lol...I'm sure the host won't mind.

Sadly you just reminded me that I have a flowering plant on my balcony that I forgot about (and haven't watered).

(I guess around here, if it doesn't nag me...it gets ignored...)

jacy

LOL! Well Zazz is hosting a Garden Cocktail Party, lets set the challenge for AUG to match a drink to the flower.

Here is his next challenge: my wild honeysuckle on the unkempt WILD east side of the property.

a reply to: BuzzyWigs

Hmm...Chirp seems to think our 'host' has nefarious plans...
(ugh, that word makes me think of parasites, lol)

I was raised in apartments, that's my excuse. I've had gardens...not successful gardens though.
As soon as I spot a spider I run back inside.
jacy

Edit: Zazz those are beautiful! I'm thinking the drink should be like a 'creamsicle'...orange and vanilla...?

a reply to: zazzafrazz

Ah - I'm in zone 5.

We had a lovely spring bloom, but now we're waiting for the late spring/early summer stuff.

I bought some perennial starts -
lantana, campanula, (the pansies are doing okay but not thriving - I think there's a soil issue), and a couple of others - also put in catnip, cilantro/coriander, lemon sage....

my mom and I will be getting together next week to select some of hers to bring over here.....
her garden is 27 years old now....and incredibly beautiful. Nothing like "people with dirty hands" to beautify the world, eh?

But, like jacy - I tend to plant and then leave them to their own devices - "If you can't make it on your own, that's on you! I can't be bothered to water and fuss over and baby you!" And yet I cry when I accidentally mow one down or squash it.

a reply to: jacygirl

But honey, spiders eat flies! And snakes eat spiders! It's all good!!!!

a reply to: jacygirl

Honey I'm an Aussie, all spiders try to kill us. Have full arachnophobia, overcame it for the love of my garden.

a reply to: zazzafrazz

By chance do you have any Birch trees on your property?

a reply to: zazzafrazz

zazz, my parents flipped a coin...Australia or Canada.
Canada won.

I can handle snakes, but spiders...omg NO! I've seen some of the creepy crawlies from 'down under' and I think I'd be in perpetual therapy if I lived there.

a reply to: BuzzyWigs

Bleeding heart part sun/part shade, very rich loose soil, there roots travel as far but don't like to push very hard, they set quite tender. Remove any rocks and make sure they have partial shade.

a reply to: Quantum12

Yes. Which species are you interested in?

originally posted by: zazzafrazz
Which species are you interested in?

Humans usually. But I am open to suggestions.

originally posted by: zazzafrazz
originally posted by: jacygirl
originally posted by: zazzafrazz




LOL! Well Zazz is hosting a Garden Cocktail Party, lets set the challenge for AUG to match a drink to the flower.

Here is his next challenge: my wild honeysuckle on the unkempt WILD east side of the property.

A shot of Absolut Vanilla.
A shot of peach schnapps.
Top it off with sparkling champagne.
Garnish with a wild honeysuckle flower.

a reply to: AugustusMasonicus

LMAO!!

a reply to: skunkape23

Well that sounds delicious!

a reply to: zazzafrazz

Sounds like what I had in mind when I mentioned "creamsicle"!
I love the idea of the flower garnish.


Aug...sorry, we had a hen party while you were out.
jacy

Okay, the first cocktail we did was the Sazerac which eventually led to the Old Fashioned which is the cocktail at its simplest. Base, sweetener and bitters. The name comes from this preparation method which led to people requesting a drink made 'the old fashioned way'. The historically accurate method of making this drink involves the use of only bourbon or rye without the use of muddled fruit which is a rather contemporary addition. I will give two methods for making a drink in the 'old fashioned' method.

The Old Fashioned:

2 Ounces high proof bourbon or rye
1 Ounce demerara syrup or simple syrup
2 Dashes Angostura bitters
1 Lemon and/or orange peel for garnish

Or:

2 Ounces high proof bourbon or rye
1 sugar cube (preferably raw brown sugar)
I ounce water
2 Dashes Angostura bitters
1 Lemon and/or orange peel for garnish

First method. Stir bourbon/rye, bitter and syrup until well chilled. Strain into a double rocks glass with one large ice cube and garnish with lemon and/or orange.

Second method. Place sugar cube in a teaspoon and add bitters. When they are full absorbed place cube in a double rocks glass with water. Muddle until incorporated, then add bourbon/rye and one large ice cube. Garnish with lemon and/or orange peel. Chill the eff out.

originally posted by: jacygirl
Aug...sorry, we had a hen party while you were out.
jacy

It's cool. My four favorite sexy ladies on ATS can takeover the thread anytime they want.

a reply to: jacygirl

The creamsicle made me moonwalk with you around my garden, thankyou!