Happy Friday once again. Hopefully we’re all enjoying the lesser footy matches this morning! If you’re looking for a tasty beverage to enjoy during Croatia vs. Czech Republic or (more importantly/drunkenly) England vs. Scotland, may I present this week’s cocktail: The Vieux Mot from the Please Don’t Tell cocktail book by Jim Meehan.
This one I’ve had bookmarked for a while, but never got around to making. With the heat expected to rise again this weekend, I went looking for something that appeared to be refreshing and easily drinkable in mass quantities (for better or for worse). This gin and elderflower concoction certainly looks like it will do the trick.
Vieux Mot
1.5 oz. Plymouth gin
.75 Lemon juice
.5 oz. St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
.5 oz. Simple syrup
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled coupe. No garnish
There is an ever so faint gin aroma on the nose. I can also detect some elderflower notes as well. Which, when mixed with the juniper tones of the gin, makes for a pleasant smelling drink. I also used London dry vs. Plymouth gin, so if you choose the latter, you may get less juniper, and more elderflower. However your mileage may vary.
On to the sip. It is cool and very refreshing. I get a lot of lemon and elderflower up front surprisingly. I figured that the gin would be the star of the show, but that turns out not to be the case. You can definitely tell it is there however. By the middle of the sip, the gin notes really start to come through the sweet and sour front put up by the elderflower and lemon. Despite the gin becoming more prevalent, it never really takes over the entire palate. Everything stays nicely balanced for the most part. Upon further tastes, I think there might be a little too much simple syrup in here for my liking. With the elderflower liqueur having some natural sweetness to it, adding more in the simple syrup just barely crosses the line into over sweet territory for me, personally. Though to be fair, I eyeballed the half ounce measure, so that could be (probably is) on me for that.
I also might add a twist to this as well. I think the yellow lemon peel would provide a nice contrast to the cloud like color of the cocktail, as well as provide a little more sour bite to again counter act the sweet base.
Despite the slightly sweet flavor, I recommend this one. It is refreshing and would stand up well to the late afternoon summer heat.
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I had one of these when I was a kid. I want another one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui7BF5_j_eU
There’s plenty of victims out there if you look hard enough.
I built a working paper trebuchet in physics class. Well, almost working. I couldn’t get the string length for the basket right. After a bunch of failures, I stuck it onto the end of the arm and made a catapult instead.
I strangled a 14 year-old kid underneath the bleachers while the football team was playing and made a big mess in my pants!
Following the NHL’s lead, I’d like to announce that I have a Lower Body Injury and I may or may not walk/jog five miles tomorrow. I’ll take no questions.
I have a theory
I don’t really care about the NWSL, but I do feel vindicated that decades ago I wrote a paper in my Sports Law class arguing that age limits in sports not covered by a collective bargaining agreement were an antitrust violation:
Olivia Moultrie wins preliminary injunction in fight against NWSL’s age rule – The Athletic
Cecil is probably beside himself right now.
Imagining a better tomorrow:
Interesting that the smaller “fun size” model was used for women.
La petite guillottine pour les femmes. Tres mignon!
“These depictions sicken and disgust me!” #dobetter
-Left-Handed Executioners
Like many of my comments, this has nothing to do with the subject at hand
“I’d give her a Win Share of ‘1’.”
-Bill James
Last I heard, Shelley Duvall supposedly had mental health issues and was living in a mobile home (or her car?) in Blanco TX, about 25 miles up US 281 from me.
I hope she got better.
Rikki and I are tied for the lead in the Eurine 2020 pool.
It’s because of our proximity to the LA Galaxy, the greatest sockher club in the Mundo.
My Stupid Takes-
-the Scots D was really composed when under pressure-they never panicked
-England has a deep bench
-Scotland is in need of a forward that complements Dykes’ skills, seems like he’s on his own out there.
So you’re saying Dykes really need a man.
Yes. Almost as badly as Albert Fish needed a bicycle.
Or Helen Keller needed an iPod.
Canadiens coach Ducharme has tested positive for COVID and is now in isolation. There’s a fun new wrinkle for the NHL playoffs.
Scottish HOTTIE at the end there!
Wassa hen??
Scotland defeats England, 0-0!
One of the most anticipated matches in group play ends in a Seamus.
Ban soccer.
A Seamus on the scoreboard and on the fight column. I want my money back.
If we could banner a picture…
“I don’t understand”
-B.Shapiro, CA
I’m at the “yelling at the TV” part of the game.
Me too. I hate that they’re playing for a tie. Fuck that.
Yeah! Congratulations man.
Sounds like a significant turning point. Enjoy your Summer Slam.
Is Hisense what replaces common sense when you’re on the weed?
or is it sense-imillia?
Yay for jerbs!
Congrats on your future Stoughton baby.
Congrats! Do you need Infosec by chance?
Congrats!
I gotta say, I’m still surprised it’s 0-0. I mean in terms of fights and red cards.
Dykes couldn’t quite scissor through the English defense.
Scotland coming out of the half with more pith and malt vinegar, imo.
Big Country!
This 0-0 halftime brought to by:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvLrlHl70v8
Scotland looks good, but creates less scoring opportunities than Quasimodo.
Should Scotland score, I hope it’s Dykes on a scissor kick.
Fuck it, making midday bacon for this sandwich
The most dangerous of all the bacons
I thought that was Mexican bacon…
Needs rich creamery butter.
Irish or french?
Yes
Foden looks like the dude in a tracksuit outside the pub dealling 2 pound molly
“I approve!”
Could really go for some Scottish takeout right now but the only place in town-Haggis R’ US-shut down a few months ago because of Covid and having, by far, the shittiest food in town.
When I make it to Scotland, I am determined to have haggis. I’ve heard haggis referred to as “hot dogs with better PR”
We had braunschweiger sammies and pretended it was haggis. Och aye!
Is the meat in haggis better or worse than the meat in a hotdog?
Unsure. But is haggis a sandwich?
In fairness the burger and chips place near us that week in Edinburgh wasn’t that great either.
In fairness to them, it was 2005.
Current headline in WaPo.
Group of tubers plunge off 8-foot dam along N.C. river
Will potatoes never learn?
Scottish man of the match (so far)
Here for the carnage, would settle for riots. Go 🏴!
Prediction:
This match needs Buddy Ryan and Joe Gibbs on the sidelines.
Canadian/Scot studio fella is wearing his kilt today, of course. You don’t see Norwegians wearing the national dress of fur-lined parkas made from the skin of the Sami people do you? Give it a break, Scotty! smh…
Hmmm. Fur lined kilts… Bet those would sell in the Highlands & Isles.
Am I cheering for the Scots because my grandfather was one? Ach, no-I just love a good oonderdoog story.
My wife watches the great brattish baking show and I get a kick out of the scots and other weirdos who appear on there.
So. Many. Bad. Teeth.
Am I wrong or just have an issue with people who wear jerseys to the game, pub WHEN THAT TEAM ISNT PLAYING??????
Yes. One sec please….
https://doorfliesopen.com/2015/10/05/your-official-game-day-fan-apparel-hierarchy-thread/
Oh yes. Random Jersey Guy always perplexes me.
So Mexico is getting fined for “anti gay chants” by their fans. I’m sure they’re as good for it as they are their one-time direct payment to the US Treasury for Stupid People’s Border Wall, as promised.
I did a little digging and the “chats” are literally just yelling “Ehh Puto” at goalies. I mean, these people can govern themselves however they want but how about addressing the diving that makes the game impossible to respect as well?
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/18/puto-chants-mexico-football-world-cup
No fans when Canada goes there. I am sure there wont be a fiesta outside the hotel on game night.
Just finished the 1pm interview. Hopefully they think it went as well as I think it went. Now, TO THE BEER!
Demand a million a year and an in-home masseuse.
Then Meek Mill will buy you a Bentley for your birthday.
Damn, if that wasn’t the most pathetic and weird Uncle Tom shit…
Think I’m going to have some pizza later.
May go for a swim first.
Definitely need a nap in there somewhere.
And now John Stockton is an anti-vaxxer.
Somehow not surprising.
One of my best komments ever on the old site was someone asked about Jazz books and I spoke of a romance novel where a long distance trucker (Karl Malone), falls for a short Mormon man. (J Stockton)
“and can we talk about that honeymoon scene? Woo.”
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I hope all these anti-vaxxers catch polio.
Harsh but fair…
and smallpox.
Measles, mumps, and rubella. Oh my!
The drink sounds good, but everything about it (the name, elderflower, coupe glass) sounds like you should drink it while wearing white gloves with a pinky out.
Don’t kink shame me.
HA!! I would just LOVE to hear Davie G’s reaction to this idiocy:
https://www.salon.com/2021/06/16/foo-fighters-ricky-schroder-anti-vax-protesters/
I guess Schroder spent too much time with Jon Voight when they filmed The Champ.
Whenever I hear of Agoura, I think of this line:
Otto: French fry maker, Agoura. Ha Ha that’s absurd.
Kevin: Yeah? Well you think it’s funny huh? There’s fucking room to move as a fry cook, man. You know I could be manager in two years? King! God!
Hey, beats being an asbestos worker in City of Industry…
Someone needs a silver spoon shoved up his ass sideways.
Kind of alarming to see that international borders can’t contain the crazy. All hail the Queen of Canada!
https://www.rawstory.com/qanon-queen/
She’s speaking the international language of fever brained insanity…
I think these futbol players all must have watched Manu Ginobili and Vlade Divac growing up (among many other NBA players) to get their flopping histrionics down so well.
Good note on perhaps needing less simple syrup!
The Good Mrs. Reefer is a fan of the Elderflower, so we have tried various varieties of Elderflower liqueurs. I have noticed a marked variance on the sweetness. St Germain, for example, is quite sweet to me. However we have settled on another brand (name escapes me) that is not as cloying. (so, LSS, YMMV)
Adam Ant taught me there wuz always room there, so I shall try this libation.
What does one do if they aren’t a fan of elderflower?
Hmm…Maybe more of a flavored simple syrup. Rosemary simple syrup might play well here too
I suppose you could call the Rosemary variant an “Old Saw”
I would call it “Rosemary’s Baby”
Youngerdeflower? – M. Sanchez
*Nods*
–M. Gaetz
*Stops nodding and gets back to kid raping*
-M. Gaetz