Friday is always a good day. I get extra help working through these drinks, and as a result, my listings are a bit out of order. That's okay, so long as I get them all in, one way or another. (Basically, I forgot that I started the night with a bourbon highball, which should be 16, but I'm moving it to 19 instead. Oh, well.)
Difford's informs me that contemporary grenadine is junk, a position I verified by looking at bottles of grocery store grenadine. It's just corn syrup and red dye. Oh, and natural flavors. You know, from nature. But, Mr. Difford also let me know I could just buy some pomegranate juice and dissolve a bunch of sugar in it and then BAM--grenadine.
This is a good drink, probably because I'm so good at making grenadine. (The trick? Stirring.) Or more because of the fool-proof formula listed earlier.
So far, two ingredients are, to me, standouts--ingredients that have largely fallen into disuse but should make a return. Absinthe, and oranges. (Will we get to taste them together? Only time will tell!)
The orange juice makes for a milder citrus flavor than the more typical lime, but still blends quite nicely with the rum. Winner!
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