Comments on: BarSmarts http://spiritedcocktails.com/index.php/2009/11/05/barsmarts/ Dedicated to the Craft of the Perfect Cocktail Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:16:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: PS – I Passed BarSmarts | Spirited Cocktails http://spiritedcocktails.com/index.php/2009/11/05/barsmarts/comment-page-1/#comment-1339 PS – I Passed BarSmarts | Spirited Cocktails Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:36:01 +0000 http://spiritedcocktails.com/?p=474#comment-1339 [...] a quick postscript to my post about BarSmarts last week: the official word came this weekend that I passed. I’ve got to admit, I was a [...] [...] a quick postscript to my post about BarSmarts last week: the official word came this weekend that I passed. I’ve got to admit, I was a [...]

]]> By: Josh http://spiritedcocktails.com/index.php/2009/11/05/barsmarts/comment-page-1/#comment-1253 Josh Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:49:07 +0000 http://spiritedcocktails.com/?p=474#comment-1253 Interestingly, the Gimlet is the one cocktail (that I know of, anyway) where Rose's Lime Juice really is called for over fresh lime juice. Rose's is a sweetened lime juice, which is what you want in a Gimlet (plus, it helps prevent scurvey!) One of the masters of the trade, Gary Regan, in discussing the Gimlet, refers to Rose's Lime Juice as "...the ingredient that really invented the drink." The other options I've heard of, though, for people really wanting to avoid the preservatives, etc., is making a lime syrup (creating a simple syrup of equal parts sugar and water, infused with the zest of 3-4 limes), or using equal parts lime juice and simple syrup (2oz gin, 1/2oz lime juice, 1/2oz simple syrup). If you try either of those options, I'd be very curious to hear what you think (especially if you compare it to a Gimlet made with Rose's.) Cheers! Interestingly, the Gimlet is the one cocktail (that I know of, anyway) where Rose’s Lime Juice really is called for over fresh lime juice. Rose’s is a sweetened lime juice, which is what you want in a Gimlet (plus, it helps prevent scurvey!) One of the masters of the trade, Gary Regan, in discussing the Gimlet, refers to Rose’s Lime Juice as “…the ingredient that really invented the drink.”

The other options I’ve heard of, though, for people really wanting to avoid the preservatives, etc., is making a lime syrup (creating a simple syrup of equal parts sugar and water, infused with the zest of 3-4 limes), or using equal parts lime juice and simple syrup (2oz gin, 1/2oz lime juice, 1/2oz simple syrup). If you try either of those options, I’d be very curious to hear what you think (especially if you compare it to a Gimlet made with Rose’s.)

Cheers!

]]> By: Terry http://spiritedcocktails.com/index.php/2009/11/05/barsmarts/comment-page-1/#comment-1251 Terry Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:46:51 +0000 http://spiritedcocktails.com/?p=474#comment-1251 For the gimlet, what's the practical effect of substituting fresh lime juice for Rose's lime juice? For the gimlet, what’s the practical effect of substituting fresh lime juice for Rose’s lime juice?

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