The Drinky-Drink Project is one year old today!⁣ 🎉
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One year ago today, after never mixing a drink in my life, I decided I was going to learn. I did my research, got some advice, and bought:⁣
Bombay Sapphire Dry Gin⁣
Maker’s Mark Bourbon⁣
Grand Marnier Orange Liqueur⁣
Antica Vermouth 1786⁣
Dolin Dry Vermouth ⁣
Angostura Bitters⁣
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I also found a recipe for simple syrup (so funny to think I needed a recipe for sugar water at the time) and made up a bottle of that. ⁣
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My first drink on April 25, 2020 was a Tom Collins. And I liked it! In the post I said, “Pretty much sparkling lemonade and gin”. ⁣
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Now one year later I’ve graduated bartending school and become a certified mixologist. My five-bottle bar is now a 60+ bottle bar (I just counted). I’ve had so much fun learning about the histories of the liquors and the cocktails, and finding my own likes and dislikes.⁣
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And I’m going to have to reconsider the name “Quarantine Drinky-Drink Project” because I’m only six days away from being fully vaccinated! I should be able to (gently) start joining the world again. I know mixing drinks for others and actually ordering a cocktail at a bar is on the list of things I’m really looking forward to.⁣
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Raising my Tom Collins to another year of drinky-drinks!⁣