THE MARY ALICE SPECIAL

THE MARY ALICE SPECIAL
2 measures gin
1 measure St. Germain
¾ measures grapefruit juice
½ measure lime juice

I’m always up for cocktail suggestions, and I’ve heard “have you ever had this one drink?” many times so far this year. Sometimes — like last night and tonight — the person has the recipe memorized, but no idea what the cocktail is called. Thankfully, the recipe, and a ringing endorsement, is all I need. The name of the cocktail falls back on the suggestee and I mix on.

The recipe for the MARY ALICE SPECIAL came from my friend Mary Alice who is lucky enough to live in Telluride, Colorado. She said she craves this cocktail and couldn’t live without it. To make it, I put the ingredients above into a cocktail shaker, added ice, gave it some shakes and strained it into a glass that was half-filled with ice.

I liked the MARY ALICE SPECIAL from the get-go, and could easily see why it is crave-worthy. It had that addicting combination of sweet and sour, and I couldn’t decide which taste bud got tickled the most. The unique characteristics of the St. Germain elderflower liquor come through in perfect fashion. Hubby, who is not a sweet cocktail fan, had to add water to his MARY ALICE, even after I called him a lightweight. He said he just didn’t want to wait for the melt. And as an added bonus, Jennifer, the friend who introduced me to MARY ALICE stopped by. She passed on a cocktail at first, saying she doesn’t drink gin, but one look at my beautiful drink, and she gladly took a glass — it was that good. Jennifer said it tasted like a lime pixie stick, in a good way, and she could see how easily it could lead to intoxication. I can only hope MARY ALICE isn’t driving in the Rockies after having her craving fulfilled.

Drink Up^

Cocktail Connie