Fancy a cocktail to get you dancing on the ceiling like Fred Astaire? Feeling a bit knackered from all of this wedding hub bub? If you are staying in and not  ”on the p*ss” this weekend here is a brilliant  British inspired cocktail to pour in your gob. Warning: these are absolutely smashing. One, will have you pleased as punch. Two, you will feel completely mental. Three, you will be barking mad and after four you’ll be pulling a tactical chunder in the hedge or as I like to call it a “T.C”.
Now what shall we call this Gin and Pimm’s scrumptiousness?
As for winner from the last Name That Cocktail. Anyone who used the term “Bing” was disqualified; wrong kind of cherry. If a family  member could win I would pick my 8 year old niece’s entry of  ”Cherry Bloom Bloom” , but alas no. Here are the  other favorites: “Branch Brook Spark” from Paz, “Cherry Gar Seeya” from Walleroo and “Red Wings” from Mellon Brush ( only because I’m from  the D). Your prize is each and every winner gets to give me $500 to defray the cost of squirrel proofing my house! Congratulations! The next prize will be even better (I swear it will)!
Here’s how you go about knocking one of these out:
- Over ice pour:
- One shot of gin
- One shot of Pimm’s
- One cap full of Rose’s Lime Juice
- 6oz ( a half of a bottle or to your liking) good ginger beer. Personally I think Reed’s Ginger Beer is the best
- A squeeze of fresh lime
- Stir lightly
All of the beautiful bar-ware generously provided by Garnish located on the corner of Walnut St. and Forrest St. in Montclair.
- Set of 7 Numbered low balls with blue and gold shield like motif -Â $30/set of 7
- Off White pottery pedestal ribbed compote-$30
- Hammered aluminum covered ice bucket -$26
- Clear glass cocktail mixer with spout-$24
- Set of 4 cobalt blue napkins with embroidered white thistles-$12/set of 4
- Shiny lace design chrome serving tray-$28
- Cobalt blue glass “Cotton Club” swizzle stick-$2
So let’s raise a glass the newly married royal couple and say, “Pip pip and Cheerio”. Cheers darlings here’s to a lifetime of happiness!
Royal Whammy!
The Windsor Knot.
(sigh)
Cro.
You are Truly. A. Genius.
xoxo
The Fruity Limey
Royaltini, Pimmtini, Windsortini…shall I go on? (Katietini?)
A Cinderella
Kate’s Kanoodle
In honour of Walter Becker (no relation) and Donald Fagen:
The Royal Scam
The Seinfeld
A Pippa !
William’s Folly
Hair of the Isle of Dogs
Balmoral Bum Buster
Bottoms Up.
Tiddly Wink, Lily the Pink…(both cockney slang for “drink”)
Otis Redding (rhyming slang for wedding)
Smoke Screen (Queen)
I think you get where I’m going with all these.
Rub a Dub (Pub)
Highland Fling (Ring)
Tutti Frutti (Beauty)
Landau (the type of carriage they rode in)
Heavenly Bliss (Kiss)
As in “me and me lemon curd (bird) heavenly bliss all the time”
Good taste in gin, Holly — Plymouth is the best. But I think the contest was over with Cro’s entry — brilliant, as the Brits might say. Too often.
Rubbish. The contest ain’t over til the giant yellow marshmallow peep leaves the room.
Looking at William’s looks compared to his bride…..how about “It’s Good to be the King”? Or “The Royal Snoggington”?
I agree Conan. Cro’s is the best name so far.
Majesty
Royal Snog
Or maybe it’s better as
Snog Royal
I don’t think ole’ Kate is half as likeable as William. I have a feeling she’s not going to be very popular, and may even show herself to be a heartless calculating beeyatch. (Let them eat cake!) So far I haven’t found any other takers for this theory, I must admit.
Missed you last night, Conan. Closed the bar at Highlawn. Drinking Nolet martinis (truth be told, only one). Oh, what a window onto the human soul…
I agree, Cro hit that one out of the park.
Sorry to be so late checking in.
I whipped a batch of these cocktails yesterday afternoon, post-nuptials, following the directions.
I’m just now waking up.
The Windsor Knot: Cro’s Crowing Glory
The Aston Martini
The Volante Voodoo.
Elizabeth’s Revenge.
The Knacker Jack.