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This is the story of a drink. Do you all have a drink?
You go to a bar. You confidently signal to the bartender. You announce, proudly, I would like a “….”
Do you do that?
There was a time when my friends and I would go to a bar; they would all order these various cocktails and I would stand there like a deer in headlights hoping for divine intervention. Eventually, I would give up and order a beer.
I didn’t like that I didn’t like that I didn’t have a drink. Silly really. But that is the mindset of youth. I gathered my friends, we drove to our favorite bar and I drank until I found my drink. And, thankfully, I found a drink: Jameson and Ginger.
What’s funny about my drink is that my real drink is red wine. So, even though I had a mixed cocktail type drink that I could, if such occasion arose, order.. most of the time, I did not. Never even crossed my mind to buy any of the ingredients to have at home, if I desired.
Lately, however, the BF and I have been wanting to learn more about cocktails. Mixology. I figured the best place to start was with “my drink”.
Long story short. After five types of ginger ale and ginger beer, a good bottle of Jameson 12 and various ingredients from limes to lemons to simple syrups to crystalized ginger… I have my drink, perfected.
It is based off a drink called the Moscow Mule. However, when it is made with Jameson, it has to be renamed to reflect it’s heritage.
- 2 oz Jameson 12
- Juice of half a lime
- 6 – 8 oz Blenheim Ginger Ale
- lime wedge
- Fill a glass with ice.
- Add the lime juice and the Jameson, top off with ginger ale. Stir lightly.
- Garnish with a wedge of lime.
Jameson is my go-to if I’m feeling a bit under the weather. Have a bit with a splash of ginger ale before bed and I generally feel remarkably refreshed in the morning. Blenheim ginger ale is in my sights now. Happy new year to you, Shelley!
Be warned… Blenheim is very spicy. Delicious, but spicy. My lips always burn a little with it. Just an FYI, if that is not your taste. Happy New Year, Laura… may it be magical! xo
Part of my resolution this year was to drink.. more. I can count on one hand how many times I drank last year (one finger how many times I got drunk), so I need to add this to my cocktail recipe book. Which doesn’t yet exist, but it will. Tonight.
Gorgeous photos, lady!
I’ve been asking for red wine more than anything lately, but if I order a cocktail, it’s going to be a simple one that contains ginger beer. SO obsessed with ginger beer right now. Your cocktail sounds absolutely perfect.
Hey Shelley,
If you enjoy brisk ginger flavor, next time you make yourself a Irish Mule, muddle two slices or raw ginger with 1 table spoon of brown sugar, you won’t regret it, slàinte!
Oooh! Thank you… I’ll try it this week!