Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Tuesday Tipple

Hot Aphrodite

22ml ouzo
30ml Vandermint
22ml green creme de menthe
22ml fresh cream
ice

Pour all ingredients into shaker, shake then strain into serving glass. I'd use a nice old champagne saucer. I reckon half the fun is hearing that ice rattle about in the shaker, don't you?

I hope you like this music clip, once you get past the chitchat the song is an oldie and a goody!

9 comments:

The villager: said...

A partial taste of Greece there with the ouzo, Sag !?

The Sagittarian said...

Indeed, Villager. It's a long way from here and sometimes I have to travel by bottle!

Lynne with an e said...

Vandermint?? Is that a mint-flavoured alcohol for the terribly rich? I do love the name of this concoction!

I have to admit to you, Saj, that I was introduced to a certain Mr. J. Daniels this weekend by a house guest who flew in from Tennessee. It was pretty much love and first sip and I am looking forward to a long and mellow relationship with JD, cooled slightly with one cube of ice. I'm a simple girl at heart.

My wv: datchoo. As in, "Datchoo, Saj or is it Hot Aphrodite knockin' on my door?"

Steve said...

Ouzo? The rough stuff or the not so rough stuff?

The Sagittarian said...

Louciao - I don't think you have to be rich..its one of my Mum's favourite liqueurs, and she's not famous for splashing out with dosh!

Steve - I suspect it would depend on what you'd had before trying this one! :-)

Margaret Pangert said...

I just love Tom Waits, and this is one I hadn't heard. Hysterical! I used the lyrics of his "The Bird and the Fish" in one of my posts.

The Sagittarian said...

Margaret - yes, Tom is an oldie but a goodie and that particular track is so much fun!

Owen said...

Hey Amanda, I'm 'ere ! Better late than never, eh... ? So where's my drink ??? Or did Lynne get all the Aphrodites ??? Oh jeez, I can see I have to get a faster means of transportation, the team of snails that has been pulling my wagon may be getting old and tired. And do any hot aphrodisiacs come with the Hot Aphrodite ? I guess better a Hot Aphrodite than a Herm Aphrodite Surprise ? Oh boy, I don't think it's the piano that's been drinking... love Tom Waits by the way, perhaps An Invitation to the Blues may be about my favorite from him... I wonder if he is really like the appearance in this video, or if that was an act??? What a character...

The Sagittarian said...

Hi Owen, I think there is a small amount of grog left if you feel like squeezing it out of the bar mat...ah, Tom Waits, I have wondered about that too. Imagine him as your dad or something!!