Drink Me.

Drinks come in and out of fashion just like, well...fashion.

The Cosmopolitan is now a cliche thanks to Sex & The City. And the fact that it's a terrible tasting drink.

I'll tell you what's not a cliche and probably the most delicious cocktail I've had since my own homemade Whiskey Sour: the Ramos Gin Fizz (RGF).

(Of course M. and I have put our own spin on it, in that we've added St. Germain liquor.)

The RGF was popularized in the 1880's by Henry C. Ramos of New Orleans.

It is also referred to as the New Orleans Fizz (NOF.)

This cocktail was so popular then, that "shakers" were hired to do just the shaking of the drink for the masses.

Here is the recipe for the RGF:

2 ounces Plymouth gin (from the freezer)

3 drops orange flower water

1 teaspoon super fine sugar

1 egg white

1/2 ounce lemon juice

1/2 ounce lime juice

2 ounces cream

2 ounces soda water (floated on top)

shavings of lemon and lime peel

*We added St. Germain (Elderflower Liquor) in the amount of 1 ounce to the above recipe, plus a coating of the glass. The coated glass should stay in the freezer while the recipe is shaken.

M. sets the timer, fills the shaker with ice and shakes everything together (except for the soda and the shavings) for 5 minutes.

Just an FYI, "Truckin'" by the Grateful Dead is exactly 5 minutes long in case you like to shake to music. Perhaps the name for our recipe shall be the Grateful Germain Gin Fizz (GGGF.)

The result is a floral, frothy, tangy, almost herbal white cocktail not comparable to anything I've ever tasted. The taste is complex; not sweet, the texture creamy and fluffy, the temperature; almost frozen. The way the cream fluffs up with the egg white at the top of the drink and holds the flavor of the orange flower water and St. Germain is divine!

You must make one for yourself.

They were an absolute hit at our party which was lots of fun. And the St. Germain--so good in a Champagne cocktail as well.

And the food at our party, ahhh...for another post, my pretties.