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Best Bartender Tools & Cocktail EquipmentĪny gin starts life as a neutral (often grain-based) spirit. It’s essentially pure ethanol, and then flavours are added through a process called re-distillation.

This is the look of two people delighted but still a little confused by how all of this - absolutely everything - started half our lives ago with a single sidelong glance. But I think you’re big enough now, so I’ll tell you. You might not understand the expressions we’re wearing, because between the two of you, you still don’t know what 18 years look like. In the meantime, we’ll be sitting over here on the couch in our jeans and cozy socks, sipping our responsibly stiff drinks. Which, if the past ten years are any indication, will feel like approximately three weeks from now. I’m totally moving back in with you.” I mean, what newspapers are you reading to study macroeconomic trends while I sleep? At least we’ll be in capable hands if you’re taking care of us one day. You answered, “Who says? There’s no way I’m gonna be able to afford my own place after I graduate from college. I got all nostalgic the other day about how your time living with us is more than half over now. So how - when! - did you get so big without our knowing?Īnd you’re funny, and so astute. Shake our heads slowly together in awe at what you’re becoming.

You don’t know it, but we smile at the back of your head all the time, hunched over your totally legit homework. Basketball is a lot of work for someone who’s already growing four inches a year - who suddenly looks like an almost-teenager from the back, all gazelle legs in sporty shorts. Second dinner and a bowl of frozen peaches. Basketball practice that happens in sneakers only half a size smaller than mine and doesn’t end until nine o’clock at night. See you in the morning.ĭownstairs, sleep isn’t even on the agenda yet. Granting freedom bit by bit, day by day is so much harder. I force myself to remember that holding tight is only half the goal, and nowhere near half the effort. I love you so much.” I wonder how her hair turns the smell of grilled cheese and my own cheap coconut shampoo into something to move toward and grasp so tightly. Jabs my chin hard with her elbow, a daily occurrence that still takes me by surprise. I wish I could get closer, like when I used to be in your belly.” I know, snuggling is nice, isn’t it. Wiggles a little closer, so that with every inhale my ribcage presses into her still-tiny back. She rests her head on my arm and tugs the other arm over her belly. What is it? Calcium.” That’s great, kiddo. The Sidelong Glance (A Valentine's Day Story) Pour into ice-filled serving glasses and garnish each glass with a grapefruit twist. For eight drinks: Up to two hours before serving time, combine two cups gin, ¾ cup vermouth, four cups freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, and ½ cup water in a pitcher. Garnish with a grapefruit twist and serve.Shake until very cold, then pour into an ice-filled serving glass.Pour in the gin, vermouth, and grapefruit juice.Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice.Here's all you need to do to make a great gin grapefruit cocktail. This cocktail is equally at home in a cozier or more refined environment. You can strain it if you like, or leave a bit of pulp.

Grapefruit: Use freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice for the best drinks.

(Type "dry vermouth" into the search bar for lots more ways to use up that bottle.) Judging from the photo below, I used Noilly Prat back in 2015 when I first published this recipe. These days I tend to keep Dolin on hand for its balance of quality and affordability.

Dry vermouth: Also called white vermouth, this is a home bar staple.

We've made it with wildly different top-shelf gins, from Bombay Sapphire to Hendricks to Beefeater, and it's always a winner.

Gin: Use your favorite London Dry style gin.

Here's a glance at the ingredients you'll need to make this recipe.

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It's the kind of cocktail you can make without much thought, which leaves you free to be thoughtful about other things.

Amenable to a little extra gin, should you need it from time to time.

A gorgeous mix of herbaceous gin and tangy citrus.

We love this gin grapefruit cocktail for its simplicity, flexibility, and down-to-earth yet just elegant-enough vibe.