Homemade cocktail

 Cocktails for drinking alone

As the people in Chaoyang found out with a bewildered face that their location had suddenly become the only “high-risk area” for the new crown pneumonia epidemic in the country, those who were provoked by the upcoming May Day holiday were forced to fall back again.

The World Book Day is here, and you have just emptied a shopping cart full of discount books, you may realize that this May Day is still only "squatting at home". Only days with books and wine can be called "relaxing holidays". The book is ready, so the question is-what should I drink? Come and check the "Quarantini" production list that we specially offer!

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Have you heard of this very popular cocktail-Quarantini (Quarantini)?

In fact, it is just a glass of ordinary martini, but no one drinks it with you (because it needs to be quarantined!).

When you are quarantined at home, drinking alcohol does not sound like a good idea, but in fact, the period of home quarantine can also be a good time to try new "drinks."

500 years ago, a wine lover in Germany wrote a thesis called The Art of Drinking. The author Vincent Obsopoeus introduced us to his special drinking secrets, allowing people to enjoy the deliciousness of alcoholic beverages continuously and discernibly.

His first suggestion is very suitable for this special period now-drinking at home is the best choice. Drinking at home is better than going to a bar or nightclub, because this is a good opportunity to build relationships with your significant other. He repeatedly emphasized this point in the article.

Adhering to the concept of "Drinking at home is the best", the following are six exclusives summarized for us by Michael Fontaine, professor of classical literature at Cornell University, when he studied this paper by Obsopoeus and edited it into the little book How to Drink. Cocktail making method.

1

Sazerak

Sazerac

An old-fashioned but timeless cocktail, I love it. I like the official version of New Orleans the most (some people say this is the first cocktail in the United States).

According to the IBA manual, the formula is as follows:

Brandy 50ml Absinthe 10ml Sugar cube 1 piece bitter essence a little (the mixing unit is 2 dashes)

1. Rinse a chilled old-fashioned glass with vermouth, add crushed ice, and set aside for later use.

2. Put the remaining ingredients into the cocktail glass with ice cubes and shake well.

3. Pour out the excess ice and absinthe in the cup in step 1, and strain the mixed drink in step 2 into the glass.

4. Decorate with lemon zest.

2

Ramos Kingfisher

The Ramos Gin Fizz

This cocktail is also well-recognized locally in New Orleans. It is very suitable for drinking at brunch, very delicious, but it takes a lot of effort to make this wine, so it is more suitable for making multiple cups at once.

High-energy warning: Raw eggs are used in this wine. (It's also easy to gain weight, but probably all delicious things are fattening, right?) The recipe is as follows: gin 1.5 ounces of lime juice 1.5 ounces of lemon juice 0.5 ounces of simple syrup 1.25 ounces of whipped cream 2 ounces of egg protein 1 A little orange blossom water (2 dashes for bartending) 1 ounce of soda water (can increase or decrease according to your own taste)

1. Add ice cubes to the cocktail shaker, pour gin, lime juice, lemon juice, simple syrup, cream, egg whites and orange blossom water.

2. Dry shake without ice.

3. Fill up the ice and continue to shake vigorously (in order to fully blend the egg white and cream and make the taste silky).

4. Strain into an iced tall glass.

5. Pour soda water.

3

Piaoxian Cup

Pimm’s Cup

This is also a hot cocktail in New Orleans, where it is always stuffy and hot. This is a delicious gin-based pre-dinner aperitif. It is mixed with lemonade and resembles mint ice wine. It can dispel the fatigue of the whole day. It is very suitable for people who are isolated at home in hot weather. The Pim Cup at the Napoleon Building in New Orleans is the most popular.

The formula is as follows:

1. Add ice cubes, 1.25 ounces of Piaoxian No. 1 liqueur and 3 ounces of lemonade into a 12-ounce tall glass.

2. Join HEDY.

3. Decorate with cucumber slices.

4

Burst cocktail

Boom Boom

This cocktail often appears at carnival parties and is a cold drink eaten with a spoon. The recipe is as follows: thawed ice orange juice 1 small can of Sprite or Mountain Dew (or something like lemonade) 2 liters pineapple juice 1 large can of vodka 1-2 cups (the cheaper the vodka, the better)

Stir the above ingredients in a large bowl, then freeze for 24 hours.

5

Tropical island grenade

Tropical Isle Hand Grenade

If you've been to Bourbon Street in New Orleans, you will see people at the party holding fluorescent green grenade-shaped flasks. This shape represents a hot core. This cocktail is reputed locally as the most powerful drink in New Orleans, and it lives up to its name. But the taste of melon masks all the alcohol.

The recipe of this wine is confidential.

6

Milk punch

Milk Punch

A hangover is not a good thing. I never believe in any wine that can sober up, but many people claim that this cocktail is the best rescue drink. The old New Orleans restaurant Brennan’s restaurant has a good recipe, as follows: milk 2 ounces cream 2 ounces bourbon or brandy 1.5 ounces vanilla pods soaked in simple syrup 1.5 ounces freshly grated nutmeg for garnish

1. Add ice, add the first four ingredients, and shake vigorously.

2. Strain into a goblet or red wine glass without ice.

3. Garnish with nutmeg.

Drinking is also an art? Is it even virtue?

Renaissance humanist and neoclassical poet Vincent Obsopoeus (c. 1498-1539) thought so.

In the wine country of Germany in the 16th century, he witnessed the rise of a toxic new culture: binge drinking, intoxication, peer pressure and competitive drinking. Inspired by the Roman poet Ovid's Art of Love, he wrote The Art of Drinking (De Arte Bibendi) (1536), a guide to distinguishing wine and happy drinking.

In the book How to Drink, Michael Fontaine translated Obsopoeus's poems into English for the first time, and translated his poems into vibrant modern prose, thus unveiling a forgotten classic that attracts all (Appropriate age) drinking enthusiasts.

Obsopoeus believes that the key to quitting alcohol is abstinence rather than total abstinence. Drinking with rules and limits is a virtue. He teaches us how to control our drinking style, how to win friends through drinking at social gatherings, and how to appropriately toast. But he also said that it is okay to drink excessively occasionally, and he even told us with his rich personal experience how to win in the game of drinking.

This gleaming work is accompanied by a genuine Latin original, which can be described as fascinating to read.