Four White Ladies should be drunk by the light of two moons.
—Cornelia Otis Skinner, The Importance of Cocktails
A friend was talking about making limoncello, and I mentioned that a Meyer lemon version might be interesting. As it happened, a bag of the things suddenly arrived in her produce box. So with the promise that I’d have a drink recipe for her, she got to work.
In the meantime, I got the peeled fruit, and decided to make White Ladies. The White Lady cocktail is a hard drink to order. For one thing, the bartender might not know this classic. And someone nearby is sure not to know, and might think a guy’s spoiling for a fight. Besides, I have to say that for something fairly boozy, the flavor’s a little mild for me most of the time. Similar drinks like the Sidecar or the Aviation have more complexity or bite. So it’s nice to punch it up a little—and avoid getting punched by calling it something else.
Assertive gin usually helps when remixing the White Lady, so I brought out the Botanivore, an herbaceous St. George gin which has plenty of personality to stand up to the tangerine-like spice of the Meyer lemon.
Meyer Moon
- 2 oz Botanivore gin
- 1/2 oz Cointreau
- 1/2 oz Meyer lemon juice
SOURCE: ROWEN, FOGGED IN LOUNGE
I made Meyerlimoncello about a year ago. Pretty good... intriguing... but not as good as the normal stuff, I think. Then again, I'm no champion for Meyer lemons.
ReplyDeleteI've gotten pretty wild with the -cello variations. I'm hoping to post about it as soon as summer starts this year.
I had to get used to Meyers. Looking forward to what comes of the sample I’ll get of the Meyer limoncello.
DeleteI figured DJHS woudl have somethign to say about Meyer lemons...
ReplyDeleteIt's funny to imagine a bag of them making a sudden, almost magical, appearance.
Hopefully the inspiration for the promised drink will arrive in a similar manner.
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