Deep-Sea Martini

Deep-Sea Martini recipe:

• 3 oz gin
• 1 oz dry vermouth
• 1/2 tsp licorice liqueur
• 1 dash orange bitters

Playing the part of Hemingway, just chillin' on the couch with my pussy cats

Hemingway – What can I say about Hemingway that hasn’t already been said more eloquently? I don’t envy some of the hardships and tragedies he endured but I do admire his brilliance and the way he chose to live his life.

Little bit of a change-up… for the licorice liqueur I used Ouzo instead of Pernod like the drink recipe called for so I’m calling this drink a Greek Hemingway.  Those crazy Greeks drink Ouzo like water… I was drinking that stuff for breakfast over there…

Hemingway:

• 3/4 oz licorice liqueur
• 4 oz Champagne

Drink Tip: Follow the directions – I didn’t.  I just grabbed the bottles of ouzo and champagne and just started pouring both into a glass at the same time so I ended up with an 50/50 mix… that’s about 3 oz of ouzo instead of just 3/4 of an ounce.  First sip and I realized my mistake… that was one potent drink!