Friday Night Gin Buzz.

[Aristus]

Two shots to get the party started. Now, for Halloween, an Emerald Gimlet. Gin, simple syrup, lime juice, and few drops of green food coloring. Yummy! I love a good gimlet. Keeps the scurvy away.

I love you all…

[Captain Zero]

1. Hello and Cheers.

Watching the World Series here with a couple Killian's beers and some Canadian Whiskey.

[Aristus]

7. Here's to the Blue Jays!

[PJMcK]

2. Dirty dry vodka martinis over here

Blue cheese olives straight up over here.

My wife did an appearance today at a major department store opening as Snoopy and I was her escort as Charlie Brown. Hundreds of kids and their parents got their pictures taken with the beagle! Great fun and great joy in these times.

It's the first time I've dressed up for Halloween since I was 13!

[Aristus]

8. Sounds like a wonderful experience!

Happy Halloween!

[debm55]

3. I just had a virgin Bloody Mary. Happy Halloween and love you back, Aristus.

[Aristus]

9. Aww...

[Grim Chieftain]

4. Watching the World Series

With a Jack Daniels over ice. It's been a rough week.

[Aristus]

10. Whew! Nothing beats a stiff drink after a rough week.

I moved on to Johnny Walker Black Label over chilled whiskey stones. First time trying it. Good!

[DBoon]

5. Margaritas at El Coyote

[Aristus]

11. Sounds yummy!

I could go for some good Mexican food right about now!

[EYESORE 9001]

6. Arrgh! What be the gin in yer jar-o?

I’m a pirate. Get it? Too obvious?
Seriously, I’ve never sampled a great deal of gin over the years. I think it’s the anise. Not a fan of licorice either. Or ouzos. The one drink with gin which I found interesting was gin & tonic (got quinine for malaria. Arrgh!) The bitters mask whatever botanicals I found distasteful. Anyway, gin intrigues me for the infusion process and the endless possibilities. I’m sure some intrepid distiller has come up with a recipe that isn’t so ‘anise-forward.’ But, then, would it still be gin?

[Aristus]

13. The Botanist. Gin distilled on Islay, where they make single malt.

The only gin I’ve ever had that is good enough for sippin’ and drinking neat.

[EYESORE 9001]

14. I've sipped gin neat

I think it was akin to self-flagellation. Worse than cheap scotch or Canadian government rye whiskey (god love ya, Canada, but that stuff is raw). Almost left out tequila and mescal and, yeah, I ate the worm. Tsk tsk.

[Easterncedar]

12. Used to love dark rum and lime

When I was a student in Dublin. Eventually moved up to vodka gimlets.

Tonight was fun, with kids in costumes, not too many, all from the neighborhood. Cute. The scariest was a small 12-year-old boy in a solid black inflated costume, unevenly round, with his entire head so obscured by black cloth that he was faceless. He said he was the void.

(He would have been perilously invisible on the street, but he was responsibly helping his gran pass out the treats at their house next door.)

[True Dough]

15. Here's some additional company for you, Aristus: