>  ML> Cocktail Montana
> Better make the first drink a small one just in case. It would be a
> sin to waste good cognac and port on a bad idea!

Truth, but the Costco XO made by Peyrat is a 
distinctly mixing liquor despite its name and
its price, and the Port (port) is Six Grapes,
respectable but nothing to cry over spilled.

>  ML> Mint and berries are a frequent combination
> I know; I'm just not a fan of mint in a lot of situations.
>  ML> I am not much of a mint person, except maybe with chocolate,
> That's one combination where it is a nice flavour accent.

The one thing I cannot fathom is lamb with
mint. Rosemary, which is on the same end of
the spectrum, is better but still not my
favorite combination. (For me, garlic,
parsley, maybe lemon, and more garlic.)

>     Subj: 797 pimple drinks
>  JW> Whiskey is the 800-pound gorilla of the tippling world.
>  ML> And who's to argue with that.
> Tequila!

A good brown version maybe, but most of them
seem to me to be more the 100 lb weakling 
who just happen to know a couple of magic 
spells and gets a reputation for causing
trouble.

>   Subj: 802 Beef bouillon
> I have done beef and chicken together periodically but generally save
> two batches: one of red meats including game birds and one of white
> including pork.

For me, it's always adding richness and
brown notes, but then gelatin helps too, and
the chicken bones play the role where calves'
feet and such might once have served.

>   Subj: 803 oysters was Moutai
>  ML> Could oysters be grown in the salty end of the Seaway
> Yep. The river widens into the brackish estuary at Trois Rivieres.
> Further downstream at Quebec City there are noticeable tides and the
> odd whale sighting. The estuary widens further into the fully
> saline gulf at Les Mechins on the Gaspe Peninsula. There is
> commercial oyster harvesting from Rimouski outwards.

That's what I'd have figured. 

>  ML> They freeze decently - I've eaten thawed ones raw
> We generally had them stewed, baked or in a chowder.

Was it Wintzell's that said they should be
served stewed, nude, or ?fried?

>  ML> in addition to taco Tuesday ($1 each), dollar oyster night,
>  ML> where you could get a dozen for $12 with the purchase of an
>  ML> adult beverage.
> Not here though.

You probably knew that when you moved up there.
Sad to say, cheap, even reasonable, oysters are
a rarity now, except maybe on the Gulf coast, 
where one risks Vibrio, Salmonella, and the just 
plain not as good flavor that happens from warm 
water.

> ML> moutai ... why bother. Look at tinyurl.com/1maotai and
> ML> tinyurl.com/2maotai ... acetone with a dash of Worcestershire.
> $400 a bottle for bad white lightening? I'll pass.

The impression I was trying to convey.

>  JW> The beauty of cocktails is they can transcend their assembled
>  JW> components.
>  ML> And the ugliness is that they can fail miserably to do so.
> For a Few Dollars More: The Good, the Bad and the Silly.

Flying Tsetse Fly
categories: booze, odd, not odd
servings: 1

60 ml gin
15 ml triple sec
splash sour mix
tonic water, to fill

Fill glass 1/2 full with crushed ice. Add the other 
ingredients, filling with tonic water last.

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