Looking Out To Sea

I popped out the office today to pick up some martini glasses — you know the standard shallow-cone cocktail glasses with stem. They also have a silver rim, like all those silvered test tube experiments from Standard Grade Chemistry that I never did. You can see the glasses here.

I got home and pulled out my cocktail-fu. Made up a couple of White Ladies when Helen arrived.

How to make a White Lady

You will need:

• 1 lemon
• Cointreau
• Gin
• Ice

I got a little over 50ml of juice out of my lemon, enough for two glasses, but I guess they’re all different. You will need to:

1. Squeeze your lemon.
2. Half-fill your shaker (or a sturdy pint glass) with ice cubes.
3. Add 50ml (two shots) of gin.
4. Add 25ml (one shot) of Cointreau.
5. Add 25ml of lemon juice.
6. Put a lid on and shake vigorously until the outside of your shaker frosts up.
7. Strain into a martini glass.

It will probably look fabulous, like ours, and taste it too.

If you’re a real pro (or have too much time on your hands) you can pop in a measure of egg white too, which makes a froth on top. This strikes me as being a hell of a faff and not worth it, kids.

After we ate — last night’s remake of Rapid Ragu, with a bit of rice to bulk it out — Helen decided to make some more with a slightly different recipe. Which explains any typos in this post, I think.

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