Corpse Reviver #2

Things Are Not Always as They Seem

Remember The Suicide: the beverage we made as kids at 7-Eleven when we first could mix our own sodas? That's what I thought of when Phil suggested a Corpse Reviver #2 cocktail for a Halloween happy hour drink.

I might have rejected the idea based on name straight-away. But Phil and I have similar cocktail tastes. We both enjoy Vespers, Journalists, and Moscow Mules.

Gary mixed us up a tester. The Corpse Reviver #2 is ... a laboratory experiment. It's unusual, but grows on you. It seems strong, but it's not. You think you've had enough, but you'll have another. And like it. In a creepy sort of way.

Happy Hour Idea #38: The Lab Ask your guests to bring a bottle of liquor, liqueur, or mixer -- opened or not -- that's been sitting in the back of their cabinet for a while. Be sure you are armed with a selection of classic and weird cocktail recipe books and the basic liquors, mixers, ice and garnishes. Here more help on stocking your home bar. Mix up new drinks, using the odd collection of ingredients and your recipe books for guidance.

Corpse Reviver #2 Be sure to measure carefully! Any guessing makes this one gross. 1 oz. gin (vodka works, too, but it's not as complex) 1 oz triple sec (we used homemade triple sec leftovers) 1 oz Lillet blanc (apertif white wine) 1 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice 1 drop Pernod (or absinthe) Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Serve with a cherry and watch the concoction "breathe" before sipping. Have a delicious but odd-named drink recipe? Find us on Facebook or Tweet it to us.

CAUTION: You may experience eye-opening refreshment with one or two of these cocktails. But your alertness is only an illusion.

Copyright © 2009, Pybop, LLC (for thursdayhappyhour.com). All rights reserved. Questions? Ideas? Ask us on Twitter: @thurshappyhour.

Happy Hour Idea #38: The Lab Ask your guests to bring a bottle of liquor, liqueur, or mixer -- opened or not -- that's been sitting in the back of their cabinet for a while. Be sure you are armed with a selection of classic and weird cocktail recipe books and the basic liquors, mixers, ice and garnishes. Here more help on stocking your home bar. Mix up new drinks, using the odd collection of ingredients and your recipe books for guidance.

Corpse Reviver #2 Be sure to measure carefully! Any guessing makes this one gross. 1 oz. gin (vodka works, too, but it's not as complex) 1 oz triple sec (we used homemade triple sec leftovers) 1 oz Lillet blanc (apertif white wine) 1 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice 1 drop Pernod (or absinthe) Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Serve with a cherry and watch the concoction "breathe" before sipping. Have a delicious but odd-named drink recipe? Find us on Facebook or Tweet it to us.

CAUTION: You may experience eye-opening refreshment with one or two of these cocktails. But your alertness is only an illusion.

Copyright © 2009, Pybop, LLC (for thursdayhappyhour.com). All rights reserved. Questions? Ideas? Ask us on Twitter: @thurshappyhour.