Friday Cocktail Lab
It started off with the intent to make granola (I have a measly oven, my friend doesn't). Neither one of us remembered to get the granola ingredients. The second intent was to make Sekanjabintinis, so my friend brought what she thought was mint syrup. It turned out to be mint essence water, which was manufactured by a natural pharmaceuticals company. So we raided the bar and cupboards and found:
Pear vodka
Ginger tonic
Lime syrup
Tabasco
Not bad. A little sweet. I inhaled most of the tabasco fumes, but it cut the sweetness nicely. We tried again with what was available:
Saffron gin
The rest of the ginger tonic
Much better!
None of these required fancy liquors or mixers or anything. I made the saffron gin and the pear vodka myself by combining the ingredients in a mason jar and letting them sit for a week or two. We raided the cupboards for the rest. Easy and cheap!