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Thursday, January 01, 2004

French 76

Fill a Collins glass with ice. Stir in a jigger of Irish whiskey and a jigger of sour mix. Fill glass with champagne; garnish with an orange twist. Sour mix: 2 cups lemon juice, 2 cups water, half a cup of sugar, two egg whites (stringy bits removed with a strainer), well-shaken together. Toast the New Year. Repeat ad nauseum. No really: ad nauseum. (This was my variation last night on the French 75, which uses cognac rather than whiskey. You can also sub gin to make a Champagne Collins. Which we did. Several times.)

Posted at 11:57 AM

Comments

001. Andy

Yeah. Raw egg'll do that to you. And whiskey. But who gives a fuck, as long as you blacked out, right? You did black out, didn't black out didn't you?

Did *nobody* drink enough last night??

Posted at 09:00PM on Thursday, January 01, 2004

002. Andy

Huh. There's a sentence in there that's way wrong. I'm sure you know what I mean.

Posted at 09:01PM on Thursday, January 01, 2004

003. brian w

Clearly you're drinking even as we speak, Andy!

Posted at 09:08PM on Thursday, January 01, 2004

004. trader zoe

trader vic sez:
gin + sugar/simple syrup + lemon juice + champagne = french 75

or cognac & champagne.

we made the first recipe last new years and it was the first time i ever threw up after drinking! it could have been the disco fries and stuffed cabbage from odessa tho.

Posted at 05:48PM on Sunday, January 04, 2004

005. Andy

Man, disco fries sound good. Whatever they are.

Posted at 08:42PM on Sunday, January 04, 2004

006. Laurel

Just catching up and having fond memories of the Collins; I'll have you know they put me in perfect form for the rest of my evening. Including the part where I sang "99 Red Balloons" with a live band in front of several rooms full of people. Ahhh sweet gin.