L’Esprit — WOW!

Cwater said:

No apologies necessary. The foie gras makes my mouth water in anticipation for next year. I just prepared sole and pasta with my homemade marinara sauce. While lovely nothing compared to L’Espirit! Thanks so much for the mouth watering pics!

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cec1 said:

Sole on pasta with a homemade marinara sauce could find me knocking at your door! I’ll supply the wine!

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GMP62 said:

WOW is right, Dennis! Thank you for taking us along on your wonderful culinary experiences...your pictures are drool-worthy! LOL! What is that fabulous chilled cocktail you enjoyed? Cannot wait to get back to L'Esprit. Ahhhh, St. Barths!

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cec1 said:

Thanks for saying that you appreciate my dining “records!” . . . and the cocktail always is the same. A vodka gimlet. If I ever ordered anything else, many restaurants would be concerned about my mental health! The predictability gives everyone a certain level of comfort!

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Image: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog

The Vodka Gimlet is not a drink to be toyed with. Unlike its gin counterpart, which can slink and sway beneath a periodic table of botanicals, a good Vodka Gimlet should be two things and two things only: cold and strong.

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The Gimlet dates back to the late 18th century, when British sailors needed vitamin C to keep scurvy at bay. Enter limes. The little green citrus was ready to help, but getting sailors to drink the sour juice was a lot easier when it was mixed with liquor. The delicious, medicinal drink has been popular since. But it wasn’t until the vodka boom of the 1970s and ’80s that vodka supplanted gin in the Gimlet. While gin is still the traditional choice—and the spirit itself has earned its way back into drinker’s heart—a good Vodka Gimlet has its charms.

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When making the cocktail at home, it’s best to start with ice-cold vodka. So, if you’re not already keeping a bottle in your freezer, throw one in there for safekeeping. Then keep it away from the bottle of Rose’scollecting dust on your bar. The sweet, concentrated lime cordial, because of which many a Gimlet has suffered, is no substitute for fresh-squeezed lime juice and simple syrup. The latter duo create a better, more balanced flavor than what is achievable when using the premixed cordial.






The three-ingredient Vodka Gimlet is easy to assemble, right up there with a Daiquiri and other straightforward shaken cocktails. Make one at home the next time you’re craving a simple, delicious drink. The scurvy prevention is just a bonus.


Ingredients

• 2 ounces vodka
• 3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
• 1/2 ounce simple syrup
• Garnish: lime wheel

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cec1 said:

Thanks for saying that you appreciate my dining “records!” . . . and the cocktail always is the same. A vodka gimlet. If I ever ordered anything else, many restaurants would be concerned about my mental health! The predictability gives everyone a certain level of comfort!

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cec1 said:

Thank you, Cass . . . and, indeed, preventing scurvy guides my preference! LOL! I will add that if one doesn’t have simple syrup handy, a good substitute is a splash of Cointreau.

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cassidain said:

mon ami, mme cassidain and i felt a little scurvy coming on this evening and turned to your vodka gimlets as a surefire cure. we feel healthier already !

we usually have wfb,jr's planter's punch as our scurvy-curing homeopathic cocktail, but the cold, clean, crispness of your vodka gimlet sounded perfect this time.

tchin-tchin !

et, bonne continuation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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cassidain said:

Gimlets are made with gin. Martinis are made with gin.
Vodka gimlets and vodka martinis are made with vodka.

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cec1 said:

Tonight’s Zion gimlet
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GMP62 said:

Looks delightful, Dennis! I was inspired by your post and actually made myself a couple of vodka gimlets late yesterday afternoon and enjoyed them very much. As it happened, yesterday would have been my parents 78th wedding anniversary, so I made the cocktails in their honor and toasted to their wonderful life together. Thanks for reminding me of some lovely family memories!

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