Week 14 Challenge: Try a New Cocktail Every Night

I have a rather extensive collection of liquor at my house.  Being the good girl that I am, Santa Claus brings me a bottle or two every Christmas.  I am not a heavy drinker, though, especially when at home alone.  When I do have a drink, it's usually my old faithful Bud Light or Malibu and Coke.  So, I have all these beautiful full or nearly full bottles just begging to be drunk, and in honor of the last week of school, I am going to test them out.  I'm going to use the super cool Mad Men Cocktail Culture app to help me create a new cocktail to drink every night this week.

First up on Day 1 is the Vodka Gimlet.  According to the app, "Betty ordered this cocktail once when out with her husband Don and another time while flirting in a New York bar."  The recipe is simple:
*1 1/2 oz vodka - Grey Goose from Santa
*3/4 oz lime juice
*3-4 lime slices
Mix vodka and lime juice, shake, and strain into glass. Garnish with lime.

The verdict:  It was just OK.  I'm not really a fan of lime flavors, but it started to grow on me toward the end.  I definitely wouldn't order it out anywhere.





Next up on Day 2 is a Tom Collins.  The app tells us that "Although somewhat complicated to make, the drink is not beyond the young Sally Draper, who has been known to mix them up for her parents' bridge night."  The complicated recipe is:

*1 oz fresh lemon juice
*1 tsp sugar
*1 1/2 oz gin - Beefeater purchased in a misguided attempt to like gin & tonic - FAIL
*Lemon slices
In a glass, add sugar, gin, lemon juice and stir. Add ice to drinking glass and strain in drink.  Splash in soda water and garnish with lemon.

The verdict:  This is terrible!  Either the recipe is too complicated for me, or I am just not a gin drinker.  I don't seem to be enjoying the cocktails of the 60s too much!