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Blue Ghost - Cocktail

Blue Ghost (WIP)

The Blue Ghost is a cocktail I put together to celebrate the launch of Blue Ghost Mission 1.

It is a variation on a Moonlight which is already a variation on an Aviation. Doesn't get much more thematically appropriate than that!

The easiest way to create a blue-colored drink is to use Blue Curacao, but WE DO NOT BELIEVE IN BLUE CURACAO IN MY KITCHEN. We've evolved beyond. Instead we'll use Cointreau for our citrus notes.

Our liquid bipropellant consists of a London Dry Gin for the fuel and a floral Creme de Violette Liqueur for the oxidizer. The violette liqueur also provides the drink its ghastly blue-ish purple color, perfect for a blue ghost.

I toyed with adding blue food coloring to the mixture to make the drink's resemblance to its namesake even more striking, but it makes the cocktail appear sweet. Like Powerade. This is a very boozy cocktail, so the disconnect between what your eyes see and what your nose and mouth experience is jarring. All the more reason to not use Blue Curacao.

The added citrus from the lime juice & lemon juice elevate the floral liqueur and soften the strong taste of the gin. The orange zest is our engine plume!

TO-DO: REFINE THE RATIOS. TRY ADDING PROSECCO??

Ingredients:

1 1/2 fl oz --- London Dry Gin

3/4 fl oz ----- Triple Sec Liqueur

1/2 fl oz ----- Creme de Violette Liqueur

1/4 fl oz ----- Lemon Juice

1/4 fl oz ----- Lime Juice

Qty 1 -------- Orange Zest

I used:

Tanqueray

Cointreau

Giffard Violette

Store-bought (freshly squeezed is better)

Orange Peel

Directions:

WIP

This is a strong drink, meant to be nursed. If the moon is out, you must stare at it longingly while you take a sip.

Enjoy responsibly. Ad lunam.

Pilk

Pilk (pepsi + milk)

My best friend has brought this drink up offhanded conversation for the better part of a decade, so I finally tried some to placate him. I'll begrudgingly admit... it's delicious. Tastes like a root beer float but with Pepsi and even less effort.

Ingredients:

babe please don't make me spell it out

(i used lactose-free 2% milk for mine - feel free to use whatever you like)

(if you're feeling extra experimental, try using a flavored Pepsi like cherry Pepsi)

Directions:

1. Pour your Pepsi into the glass. Only fill about a quarter of the glass with Pepsi.

NOTE: If you pour the milk first, you are making Mepsi, not Pilk.

2. Pour your milk into the Pepsi, aiming for a 60:40 P:M ratio. Do not stir or swill the mixture, just let the chemistry do its magic.

NOTE: The mixture will expand as soon as the two liquids make contact. Add the milk carefully and do not overpour. If you add too much milk or started your mixture with too much Pepsi, the resultant chemical concoction will overflow its receptacle and create a sticky, milky mess.

Please note that this is a drink meant to be chugged, not sipped. If the components stay mixed for more than a minute or so, the acid in the Pepsi will begin to curdle the milk foam, forming an unappetizing Pangrea.