You really want me to drink this?
Day 52, Cocktail 49
As previously mentioned, sometimes the drinks at the Twilight Lounge don’t work out so well. Tonight was one of those nights. I had noticed that apple juice was a common ingredient in a few of the meager number of Polish cocktail recipes using Old Krupnik that I had been able to find. Being the explorer that I am (and an afficianado of the “boozy” drink – thanks Chad!) I thought “why not use Calvados instead of apple juice?” The answer is simple…because Calvados doesn’t mix particularly well with Old Krupnik! I used a base of Chopin vodka and varying amounts of Old Krupnik and Calvados. But no matter what I tried, I just couldn’t come up with anything that I’d drink again, let alone serve my friends. In the end, I threw the mix I had into a rocks glass over ice and tried adding ginger ale to make it palatable. Yeah, like that really helped. So, like a doctor that buries his mistakes, this little cocktail adventure will also be buried.
Don’t despair though, tomorrow I will have a winner for you – the Stanski, which has been a Twilight Lounge staple for years.
Cheers!
