I have done something I dreamed of but wasn't sure was actually possible - I bought alcohol with my boss' money. (Well, technically it was the company's, but it was authorized by my superiors.)
It was for a story, my latest, on cocktails for New Year's Eve. I felt guilty the whole time I was in Bevmo. I bought all the cheapest crap, and mostly just those tiny airplane bottles. But some of the stuff only came in big bottles, so now I have full-size containers of blue curacao, creme de cacao (totally disgusting), Triple Sec and Midori. So come on over. This is how I'm going to stock my bar - writing continuously about alcohol.
The worst part was having to explain myself when I turned in my expense report and when everyone saw the story. "So, what'd you do with all the extra?" "So, do you remember writing that story?"
The gel cocktails are actually pretty cool. You mix alcohol and gelatin and warm it up so it dissolves together, then pour it into molds, maybe with a little piece of fruit, and chill it in the fridge overnight. And here's a tip: Run the mold under warm water to release. I kept trying to get them out with a paring knife, and they looked totally mangled. You can kind of see it in those photos.
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