Potion Miscibility: the Jasmine
| I don’t just like games; I’m a foodie as well. On Fridays, I publish drink or cocktail recipe that I enjoy as an accompaniment to some sort of game. These aren’t necessarily drinks I’ve invented, but they are superior potations that gamers who tipple are liable to enjoy. |
| And, what with all this talk of addiction here on the blog, I’d be remiss if I didn’t say that the drinking of alcohol should always be done in moderation. And if you’re going to operate any sort of heavy machinery or vehicle while drunk, make sure it’s a mecha or X-wing in an computer game! |
The name of this martini-style cocktail led me to expect something flavored with fragrant jasmine flowers, which sounds great for tea but nasty for gin. Instead, though, it’s a haunting combination of familiar ingredients that nonetheless evokes something of the exotic. Whoever named it probably thought of India, but I prefer to geek it up by imagining sipping this while overlooking the beautiful gorge that lies beneath Telaar in Nagrand.
In fact, it does go very well with World of Warcraft, as long as you’re not busy PVPing. Anything that calls for very fast reaction times also calls for stemware to be far from the keyboard!
Jasmine
Ingredients
- 1½ oz. gin
- ¼ oz. Cointreau
- juice of ½ lemon
- spash of Campari
- lemon peel
I have only tried this with Bombay Sapphire (my favorite) for the gin, but I’ve made satisfactory Jasmines with generic triple sec in place of the Cointreau and even lemon juice from concentrate instead of fresh.
Instructions
Combine all ingredients except the lemon peel in a shaker half full of ice, then strain into a martini glass (ideally chilled). Garnish with lemon peel.
Source
My wife found this recipe at Extratasty. I haven’t been to the site before. In fact, I haven’t been off the Jasmine page (except to get the code for the link to the right). I expect I’ll be back, though.
Add comment July 6th, 2007