Several years ago I blogged about Detectives and their Drinks. I also posted about James Bond's Vesper Martini. Detective team Nick and Nora Charles always come up on top for detectives with a pension for drink. The constant drinking of this bantering couple never hampers their investigative skills - quite the opposite. "Can't you say anything about the case?" a detective asks. "Yes," Nick grumbles. "It's putting me way behind in my drinking."
Be sure and scroll down for some Nick & Nora drinks video clips!
The Bronx Cocktail (Nick and Nora Charles in The Thin Man)
1 1/2 oz gin
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
1/2 oz dry vermouth
1 oz orange juice
Shake well (to a two-step time, as Nick suggests). Strain and garnish with orange peel. (recipe from Nightcapped)
Knickerbocker from The Thin Man (1934)
50ml gin
Large dash dry vermouth
Small dash sweet vermouth
Add the gin and both vermouths to a mixing glass filled with ice. Once well mixed, strain into a frosted martini glass.
What will you be drinking tonight? Pick Your Poison and Toast 2017! Enjoy!
I'm a fan of Nick and Nora, too. Oddly enough, I went to find a still photo of them with drinks in hand and struck out. Happy New Year to you, Janet, and many more!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog. I think the word is "penchant" instead of pension.
ReplyDeleteKathleen