{"id":112,"date":"2018-01-26T00:42:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T00:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/?p=112"},"modified":"2018-01-26T05:56:21","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T05:56:21","slug":"a-gingerbread-gin-fizz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/a-gingerbread-gin-fizz\/","title":{"rendered":"A Gingerbread Gin Fizz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of pressures of being a mad, amateur mixologist is that friends and family get used to it. When special events come up you are expected to come through, not just bartending, but with a new and interesting cocktail. Such was the case with a recent birthday party.<\/p>\n<p>I knew that the celebrant really liked my version of a Ramos, or &#8220;New Orleans&#8221;, Gin Fizz. We featured it in one of the earliest episodes:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"688\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WyvGwtV7Tj0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We were still figuring out what we were doing but that episode will always be near and dear to my heart for no other reason than YouTube&#8217;s initial rejection:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/normatrump.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-115\" src=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/normatrump-1024x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/normatrump-1024x473.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/normatrump-300x139.jpg 300w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/normatrump-768x355.jpg 768w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/normatrump.jpg 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes, their automatic filters really thought that Trump&#8217;s face pasted onto &#8216;Norma Desmond&#8217; was Carol Burnett! But I digress. My variation is intended to keep the &#8216;guilty pleasure&#8217; aspect of the cocktail while being a little lighter. Tastes will vary, but it is a big hit around here.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, if I haven&#8217;t bored you to tears already, I was looking for a nice variation of the Ramos Fizz to surprise everyone at the party. As it happens, a Christmas gingerbread house fiasco revealed that my target is, in fact, a gingerbread junky. &#8220;Gingerbread Gin Fizz&#8221; <em>sounded<\/em> yummy but, knowing nothing about gingerbread (or baking in general!), I didn&#8217;t know where to start. So I searched the internet and found this <a href=\"http:\/\/craftandcocktails.co\/\">delightful site<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/craftandcocktails.co\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-116\" src=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.28.31-PM-300x244.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.28.31-PM-300x244.png 300w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.28.31-PM-768x624.png 768w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.28.31-PM-1024x831.png 1024w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.28.31-PM-1600x1299.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With an <a href=\"http:\/\/craftandcocktails.co\/2017\/12\/17\/gingerbread-ramos-gin-fizz\/\">existing recipe<\/a> from Ashley Rose Conway for, you guessed it, a Gingerbread Ramos Gin Fizz:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.35.24-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-117\" src=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.35.24-PM-300x291.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.35.24-PM-300x291.png 300w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.35.24-PM-768x745.png 768w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.35.24-PM-1024x994.png 1024w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.35.24-PM-1600x1553.png 1600w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.35.24-PM.png 1762w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d strongly encourage you to click through, but if you are already bored out of your mind (or the link is broken), Ms. Conway&#8217;s recipe is here (click to enlarge):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.37.50-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-118\" src=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.37.50-PM-300x229.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.37.50-PM-300x229.png 300w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.37.50-PM-768x585.png 768w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.37.50-PM-1024x780.png 1024w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.37.50-PM.png 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I initially followed this recipe exactly, substituting only Hayman&#8217;s Old Tom gin for the Anchor Old Tom gin pictured (I&#8217;ve heard good things about Anchor but it isn&#8217;t readily available here). I used Fever Tree Club Soda since the recipe did not specify.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_3484.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-119 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_3484-e1516913451103-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_3484-e1516913451103-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_3484-e1516913451103-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_3484-e1516913451103-1600x2133.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let me just say, the directions alone were a blast! I had never heard of the &#8216;no strain&#8217; method for making a gin fizz and was in geek heaven when Ms. Conway&#8217;s post sent me <a href=\"https:\/\/drinkawaytime.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/26\/cocktail-experiments-the-no-strain-ramos-gin-fizz\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drinkawaytime.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/26\/cocktail-experiments-the-no-strain-ramos-gin-fizz\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-120\" src=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.57.18-PM-234x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.57.18-PM-234x300.png 234w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.57.18-PM-768x985.png 768w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.57.18-PM-798x1024.png 798w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-12.57.18-PM.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course I had to check out the math and rerun the experiments!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_3485.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-121\" src=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_3485-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_3485-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_3485-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_3485-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_3485-1600x1200.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I can concur that the method works splendidly. My only disappointment was that a thermocouple was sufficient and I didn&#8217;t get to use the IR camera.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_1182.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-122\" src=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_1182-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_1182-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_1182-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_1182-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_1182-1600x1067.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But enough science geek, how did it taste? I&#8217;d say &#8220;ok&#8221;. That&#8217;s not to say there is anything wrong with the recipe or the cocktail, it was good. But the gingerbread sensation was more muted than I expected and the drink seemed pretty sweet.<\/p>\n<p>Having spent all my time probing ice cubes with a thermocouple I didn&#8217;t have a lot of time to try reworking to my ingredients and taste, so I made just a few tweaks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 oz of gingerbread syrup instead of 3\/4 oz<\/li>\n<li>Squeezed Cara Cara orange juice instead of Navel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These both brought the gingerbread sensation up, but also the sweetness. So for the last change:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Switched from Old Tom style gin to Hendrick&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t expect Hendrick&#8217;s to work. In fact, it was the last gin I tried. But it brought down the sweetness without overpowering the other flavors and the cocktail was a hit at the party. If I make this cocktail again I&#8217;ll spend more time experimenting with the syrup. Ms. Conway appears to be an accomplished baker and is likely getting more richness and depth than I did.<\/p>\n<p>Last note, here is the drink photo as taken:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_3272.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-113\" src=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_3272-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_3272-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_3272-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_3272-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/intemperateunderground.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_3272-1600x1200.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We weren&#8217;t trying to deceive, the drink is quite attractive, but we wanted to see if we could replicate the Instagram Mayfair Filter using Adobe Photoshop.<\/p>\n<p>Until next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of pressures of being a mad, amateur mixologist is that friends and family get used to it. 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