The apocalypse is fine and all, but I prefer the Ritz…
Here’s one for you: Have you ever seen/heard of the US TV show Jericho? – It’s a program starring Lenny James (The Walking Dead, Snatch), that great British actor with a touch of gold (everything I’ve seen him in has been pretty darn good), and follows the townsfolk of Jericho; No? Well what the hell! Check it out on Netflix or IMDB and find a way of seeing it, you will not be disappointed…
Some of you may have gathered, although I’ve not made a point of it before, when I look for new cocktails to try out, I always try to find ones that can tie into a specific theme.
And this cocktail is not exception to that rule.
True sometimes a classic works wonders, but most of the time I like to theme my cocktail evenings; allowing for a better atmosphere for my friends, and also to make them even more fun (it’s always nice to drink apocalyptic themed cocktails when watching films/TV programs like The Walking Dead, Jericho, The Day After Tomorrow etc…
My process of thought when looking for this cocktail is for an upcoming apocalypse binge. Watching shows as those mentioned above, can really set a certain tense atmosphere in the house, and I feel that coming out with Martini’s or Pina Coladas would ruin it, burst the tensions bubble so to speak, so I like to theme my cocktails to add a deeper sense of theatricality to the evening.
These cocktails are not all my own recipes, it would take me weeks to come up with enough good quality cocktails for my friends, and I respect them enough (well just about enough) to not give them crappy cocktails (a famous genre of cocktails reserved for all those student recipes you thought tasted great but were actually better suited to stripping paint than ladling into your mouths).
So I gathered a few apocalypse-ish cocktails and this one, was really my favourite of the lot. I’ve included a link at the bottom of this post for a couple of god sources but this one, themed only in namesake, is themed towards the aforementioned Jericho TV series… Here’s the recipe (taken from Brian Lucas’ 365 cocktails):
Jericho Breeze Recipe:
(28ml) 1 measure Vodka
(21ml) ¾ measures Blue curacao
(70ml) 2 ½ measures sour mix*
(14ml) ½ measure lime juice
(5-10ml) 2 teaspoons orange juice
Dash sugar syrup
Top up Lemonade
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Method:
1) Shake all of the ingredients (except the lemonade) over ice and strain into a glass filled with crushed ice.
2) Top up with the lemonade and garnish with a cherry and pineapple slice.
Whilst not as strong as the more ‘classic’ cocktails this one will certainly make you pay should you ‘neck them without thought. Sure it’s only a measure or two of alcohol, but 3-5 drinks later and you’ll feel them. That said if you drink responsibly then there’s no reason this cannot become one of your favourite sea-breeze type cocktails…
So pour a few out, and enjoy the fruity, light hearted fun with all of your friends…
Sour mix is a mixture of Lemon Juice, Lime Juice and sugar and can be purchased in some places, but is stupidly easy to make at home:
Sour Mix Recipe
(2 parts) 14ml Lemon Juice
(2 parts) 14ml Lime Juice
(1 part) 7ml Sugar Syrup
Stick to this ratio and you should be able to scale up your recipe without any problems. As with all syrups/mixes like this you might find you want more or less sugar/juice, in which case keep working out the kinks and find your perfect balance…
Gear Patrol Apocalyptic Cocktails
“tonight we’ll sail to the edge of the world and watch the stars fall down” – Crown the Empire.
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