Brews you can use

And now, a day bad enough to post about. There have been worse, mind you, but today was in a little basin of suckiness attraction where it’s bad enough to mention, but not bad enough to completely exhaust me and shut me up.

At work, I took refuge in writing documentation. ’nuff said.

After work, unruly kids. One spoiled by a day with Grandma, the other is two. A big, steaming, pile of two. Jess’s livejournal friends may hear more details, I’m shutting up now.

What finally worked was…

• 1 cube of sugar, soaked with Peychaud’s Bitters.
• Splash of water to dissolve.
• Tiny, tiny dash of Absinthe (Absente pastis)
• Twist of lemon.
• Two jiggers of rye whiskey

Dissolve sugar, bitters, water, whiskey in shaker glass, stirring well with ice. Coat the inside of the cocktail glass with Absinthe-ish stuff, and follow by rubbing it down with some lemon peel. Strain rest of stuff into glass.

It’s a classic New Orleans cocktail called the Sazerac, a modern variant of one of the oldest known cocktails. Enjoy a bit of history. Share it with the kids. Perfect for settling the nerves after (almost) defenestrating the wee ones.

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 15th, 2007 at 8:41 pm and is filed under Farts & Seizure.