tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post1242125253150772436..comments2024-03-17T05:47:35.079-07:00Comments on Benito's Wine Reviews: Benito vs. the Cocktail: Meyer LemonBenitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-43270314835087732262009-02-06T22:02:00.000-08:002009-02-06T22:02:00.000-08:00One more sniglet..........Mature limes are as yell...One more sniglet..........<BR/><BR/>Mature limes are as yellow as lemons, which is why they sell them when they are green. So shoppers can tell the diff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-42480998342520761982009-02-04T16:40:00.000-08:002009-02-04T16:40:00.000-08:00I agree, organized crime is a fascinating topic.I'...I agree, organized crime is a fascinating topic.<BR/><BR/>I'd check into this before starting the project, but I believe Meyer lemons can be grown from seed successfully. IOW, they don't have to be grafted. Four years later, lemons!<BR/><BR/>Grow that baby in a good sized pot, keep it fertile and protected from frost and you'll win. And yes, I know you get hard freezes, so you'll have to move it indoors to a sunny window or up against the south side of the house under an eave.<BR/><BR/>Or you could just buy them at the store when they're in season. Late fall to early spring if I recall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-1672430774302102192009-02-04T15:21:00.000-08:002009-02-04T15:21:00.000-08:00Benito ~ Congratulations on being the first offici...Benito ~ <BR/><BR/>Congratulations on being the first official entry in Hard Drinks for Hard Times. <BR/><BR/>As someone who used to live in South Philly where goods still fall off trucks and who actually *does* glorify criminal activity a little bit (shameful: we can make our own wine and beer, but not rum?), I heartily approve of the Meyer Lansky Cocktail! One supposes a contraband Cuban rum would be appropriate, no?<BR/><BR/>Oh, and, uh ~ sassafras nip is quite delicious if you can lay your hands on some.Matthew Rowleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613982533349459637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-57545898056825213902009-02-04T12:55:00.000-08:002009-02-04T12:55:00.000-08:00Samantha,I'll have more on bitters in an upcoming ...Samantha,<BR/><BR/>I'll have more on bitters in an upcoming post... stay tuned! Also, I think any cocktail that involves graham cracker crumbs or cookie crumbs was designed by somebody that was way too excited about dunking cookies in their apple juice back in kindergarten. <BR/><BR/>TWC, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the info on Lansky--organized crime is a fascinating topic, particularly when it's intertwined with goverment prohibitions of one sort or another. Also, I'll kill for regular backyard access to citrus, but outside of Florida and California it's a real struggle.Benitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-82092719187383370702009-02-04T11:50:00.000-08:002009-02-04T11:50:00.000-08:00Word is that Meyer Lansky gave the final OK for th...Word is that Meyer Lansky gave the final OK for the Bugsy Siegel hit. <BR/><BR/>Not coincidentally, 20 minutes later Lansky's boys walked in and took control of the Flamingo, which Lansky maintained a significant interest in for a couple of decades afterwards. <BR/><BR/>One tidbit about Lansky is that he eventually bought his own Swiss bank to launder all the dirty money through. <BR/><BR/>Just sayin'....<BR/><BR/>Still a GREAT name for that cocktail. I love it.<BR/><BR/>:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-68094584252392283232009-02-04T11:37:00.000-08:002009-02-04T11:37:00.000-08:00Nicely done. I like the creation. I once shipped a...Nicely done. I like the creation. <BR/><BR/>I once shipped a Meyer lemon tree to some friends in Ohio for their solarium. It should have lived, but it didn't like the sun room so much, even though the temps never got that chilly. OTOH, the Jacaranda lived, but it has never flowered indoors. <BR/><BR/>Long story to say that you have convinced me to plant a Meyer Lemon to go with my other lemon trees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-74775432466138445472009-02-04T07:34:00.000-08:002009-02-04T07:34:00.000-08:00Benito, Sounds like a perfect mid afternoon cockt...Benito,<BR/> Sounds like a perfect mid afternoon cocktail, super refreshing and light. Now all I have to do is find grapefruit bitters which I have been keeping an eye out since you last posted about it, all I seem to be able to find is blood orange.<BR/><BR/>That banana cocktail made me shiver in that holding back a gag kind of way. Reminds me of a cocktail we saw on a "featured" cocktails list two weeks ago, a Smortini complete with graham cracker dust around the rim and tiny marshmallows bobbing around in it....I snapped a photo of it, (from the picture on the menu) and was going to do a "If this is what you are drinking" post....and people wonder why they get "sick" when they drink!Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-80934213367778109852009-02-04T07:23:00.000-08:002009-02-04T07:23:00.000-08:00we have a sassafras tree in the front yard, just i...we have a sassafras tree in the front yard, just in case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-19398074166078806832009-02-04T06:42:00.000-08:002009-02-04T06:42:00.000-08:00Nah, to be a real part of the mixology revolution ...Nah, to be a real part of the mixology revolution I'd have to include one ingredient that no one has asked for in over a hundred years and one ingredient that's a pain in the ass to make from scratch, like sassafras root steeped in rice wine. <BR/><BR/>Or to be popular across the country it would have to be something sweet like the "Banana Pudding-tini" made from vodka, creme de banana, and whipped cream, with vanilla wafer crumbs on top (please don't try this).Benitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-64200890796315805662009-02-04T05:34:00.000-08:002009-02-04T05:34:00.000-08:00A poker chip as a garnish? Brilliant!A poker chip as a garnish? Brilliant!Paul M. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917343126799588305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-88452814130025453932009-02-04T05:29:00.000-08:002009-02-04T05:29:00.000-08:00the sure way to fame nowadays is creating a cockta...the sure way to fame nowadays is creating a cocktail. perhaps the tony boites of NYC and LA will pick this up. the royalties should soon pour in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com