{"id":128,"date":"2011-08-21T23:38:09","date_gmt":"2011-08-22T06:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ryotakahashi.com\/blog\/?p=128"},"modified":"2011-08-21T23:38:09","modified_gmt":"2011-08-22T06:38:09","slug":"asian-cocktails-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ryotakahashi.com\/blog\/archives\/128","title":{"rendered":"Asian Cocktails II"},"content":{"rendered":"

I made some more cocktails from Asian Cocktails<\/em><\/a> the past week. (Part I is here<\/a> if you missed it.)<\/p>\n

My selection of cocktails was somewhat random. It was basically three cocktails that I could make from what I had on hand…<\/p>\n

The first one I tried was the Hokkaido.<\/p>\n

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Hokkaido<\/strong>
\n1.5 oz gin
\n1 oz sake
\n0.5 oz triple sec<\/p>\n

I thought the combination of the juniper flavor of the gin with the starchy rice flavor of the sake was a bit odd. The triple sec did make it pleasantly sweet, but still… the combination was really not my favorite. I think there’s too much sake in this drink, and not enough other stuff that goes well with it.<\/p>\n

Even though I was hesitant to try another bourbon drink, I found one that looked like it could be OK, the Oriental cocktail:<\/p>\n

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Oriental Cocktail<\/strong>
\n1.5 oz bourbon
\n0.75 oz sweet vermouth
\n0.75 oz triple sec
\n0.5 oz lime juice<\/p>\n

Despite the bourbon in this cocktail, I actually didn’t find the bourbon taste too strong. I think the sweetness and tartness from the triple sec and lime juice really helped to cut down that taste. I could’ve just done without the bourbon at all, but it still wasn’t a bad bourbon drink. Better than a Manhattan for sure. I have no idea what makes this cocktail “Oriental,” though. Supposedly, some American engineer gave this recipe to a Filipino doctor who cared for him, as a way of showing the doctor his gratitude, but that doesn’t explain where the engineer got the recipe in the first place…<\/p>\n

I happened to have a bottle of Odwalla Mango Tango on me, so I tried making a mango margarita:<\/p>\n

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Mango Margarita<\/strong>
\n1.5 oz mango juice
\n0.5 oz lime juice
\n0.5 oz Cointreau
\n1.5 oz tequila<\/p>\n

The recipe said to rim the glass with chili salt, but since I’m not a huge fan of salt, I omitted it. It was a nice mango flavor, but I wanted more. I should have added more mango juice, maybe twice as much as the recipe called for. I like my margaritas to be fruity, probably because I don’t really like the taste of tequila that much.<\/p>\n

I promised to try some of the more adventurous cocktails from the book, but it seems I’ve failed. I should try making some lemongrass syrup, that will probably allow me to make some of the more exotic drinks…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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