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Wut th' H is an Imperial, anyway?
02/04/2002 - 11:39 a.m.
So Peth, she of the fabled sofa, took the drink quiz, and she's an Imperial too. As neither of us know what one is, I looked it up. Now, courtesy of The Webtender, you too can know just what it's like to drink me (or Peth, for that matter). Here's whatcha do:
Take these things:
4 cl Lime juice
2 cl Gin
4 cl Aperol
Ice
Shake 'em up in a shaker and pour through a strainer into a cocktail glass. For extra cocktail verisimilitude, make sure you don't get any ice slivers into the glass.........
Apparently, it is to be served garnish-free, though the image from the drink test shows a hideous Maraschino cherry sullying the drink. Judging from the description of aperol (see below), something non-flavored, like a bare-breasted mermaid swizzle stick, might be just the ticket. A lime might be good too, or some lemon peel.
And I guess you should drink it fast - this doesn't seem like a lingerin', sippin' kinda number - though I could be wrong......
For us American non-metric types, a cl is a centiliter, a hundredth of a liter. 4 cl = 1.35256 oz, and 2 cl = 0.67628 oz, which make for some pretty strange mixological numbers, but I figure, 1 oz gin, 2 oz lime juice, and 2 oz aperol oughtta do nicely. As soon as I find some aperol, I'll let ya know if the Imperial, like me, is horribly toxic and obnoxious, though it may seem interesting.
Oh yeah - aperol - again according to The Webtender:
Aperol is an Italian aperitif, born in 1919, made of an infusion of spirit with rhubarb, chinchona, genziana and few others secret herbs. Sweet-bitter orange and herbs taste, red-orange colour.In a pinch, I figure ya could use Campari as a substitute.
Perfect in long-drinks and cocktails for its capability of connecting juices and white spirits.
Produced by Barbero 1891 SpA.
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In other news, life stinks today. The aftermath of the layoff is, well, mixed. Most people feel pretty good, it seems, but I'm rather downcast. Losing two of my staff makes for challenges I don't care to face. And, I liked 'em.
And I am not looking forward to the gym tonight. No sir.
Music to mentally mix drinks by:
Pretenders - "The Adultress" (Pretenders II)
"Misery loves company - I'll be in the bar - you'll find me"
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