GLOOM CHASER

Cocktail Number 300!

GLOOM CHASER

1 measure Grand Marnier

1 measure orange curcao

½ measure lemon juice

¼ measure grenadine

Lemon for garnish

Gloom, doom, dreary, dark and dank. That’s how a lot of us are feeling today. The weather forecast says no sun in my parts until Saturday. So until then, I’ll have to help chase the gloom away with a GLOOM CHASER cocktail.

The list of ingredients — every one of them something good — were put into a cocktail shaker. I added ice, shook well and strained it into a short cocktail glass, garnishing with a slice of lemon. After a few sips, I added ice. This helped to tone the GLOOM CHASER’s strength down a bit, while also cutting some of the sweet.

Yep, much like the sweetness of the unexpected day off of work today, the GLOOM CHASER has a sugary taste. But it’s also tangy and savoy, and just plain yummy. Hubby doesn’t usually like sweet cocktails, but this one worked for him. We couldn’t really taste the Grand Marnier, but we are sure that is where the GLOOM CHASER got its nice orange flavor, not to mention the orange color. It’s a perfect cocktail for Halloween, hurricanes and hopelessness.

Drink Up^

Cocktail Connie