But with the summer - or this approximation of "summer" we have here - comes a new kind of drinking and the possibility of a sundowner, rather than just yopping the cork out of a £5.99 Merlot as the second hand flicks over to 6pm and sinking down at the kitchen table with some scraggy, dishwasher-cloudy wineglass (or just a ladle).
Anyway, raging through the larder yesterday for something that would constitute a cheerful drinky to a) celebrate the sunny evening and b) mask the worst effects of my headcold, I stumbled across a bottle of Martini Rosato, which is just like Martini Rosso (mmmmm) only made with pomegranate and lime.
It makes a very fetching summer drink just poured neat over a lot of ice with some lemon (or lime):
So this summer, if I ever get round to having people over, I'm going to dispense with Pimm's. All that chopping up fruit and dicking about with lemonade drives me nuts and I don't want to have to keep running back to the kitchen and hacking up orange ("Ouch ouch! My eye!") while I'm trying to have a nice time. My guests can have Martini Rosato and like it. Another decorative thing to do for a party - thanks to Rita Konig's Culinary Trickery - is to deploy prosecco in tumblers full of ice. It's a very refreshing drinky, even if it can't burn holes through carpet.
NB - apologies for over-staged photo. I just can't get over how nice other bloggers' pictures are so I'm trying to make an effort.
Didn't know you wrote a blog - look forward to delving. I've become rather taken with campari and soda since trying Polpo's...good summer drink. Pimm's always drinkable but a pain in the arse to make and slips down quicker than a grannie in winter. Dangerous.
ReplyDeleteGood to have you here James. Yes I am also a fan of Campari and Soda but it doesn't fit with the trampy alcoholic attitude I'm trying to cultivate it so I neatly forgot to mention it.
ReplyDeleteI love your blog - what a creep I am!! - but it is very chic.
pomegranate and lime - two things I love! A bottle of Martini Rosato will have to find its way into the shopping basket next time I'm out - thanks for the heads up.
ReplyDeleteA (ahem, yes, perhaps slightly stagey) Roberts radio, with a pressed metal grill?! - we had one of those when I was a wee lad in England!! Ours was reddish brown, rather than your stylish black - scary when 'junk' from one's childhood become antiques...
ReplyDeleteHope it still works even if it doesn't pick up Capital Digital! ;-)
and, with the always-leave-them-wanting-more wedding pics, where's one of the lurid pink dress?? or were you having too much fun by then to worry about taking photos for your public?
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I have a few great summer cocktails for you -
ReplyDeleteSauvignon Blanc + edlerflower cordial and a bit of soda water is delicious.
Also, gin, elderflower cordial, soda water, chopped cucumber, orange and lemon with lots of ice is my new favourite.
And last but not least - prosseco, diet sprite and lots of summer fruits like raspberries for a skinny summer sangria is refreshing and not as many cals as all the other fruity, sugary junk.
Enjoy!