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Gibson, gimlet, not his style. “Lips that touch sour gin shall never touch mine!” he would always say. As Mike knows, dear readers, the ‘Pop” to which he refers will only drink Old Jims. Take notes kids, go the liqueur store and find the whiskey, now get on you hands and knees so you can see the bottom shelve. Look blended American whiskey in the plastic bottle with the ‘sure-grip’ handle. Now go the mixer isle and find the 7-up. When you do, don’t get it. Look for the off-brand lemon/lime. Now a jar of Spanish cocktail olives. Almost done. You now need to get a “big-gulp” cup, holds about a liter. Now you are ready to go! Fill the big-gulp with ice, 2/3 of the way to the top with the whiskey, top it off with lemon/lime and 4 olives on a tooth-pick. DONE!! For the best version of the Old Jim, visit the Eagle’s Club in Freeport, IL in the US of A!
He’s definitely an artist, though I think he’d be the first to agree. When I was there, he showed my his art, explained how he arranged the flowers and sprayed them with water, and, well, it’s not hard to elicit details of his perfectionism or artistic sense. Not that it matters – it’s a great bar when you can afford it!
[...] Or skip the hubub of shopping and head back over to the jet-set side of town and take the Chiyoda line back over to Omotesando to Radio Bar on Aoyama-dori. This is an institution. [...]
August 5th, 2009 at 12:22 am
How about the Gibson? I heard Cary Grant order one in North By Northwest.
http://cocktails.about.com/od/cocktailrecipes/r/gibson_mrtni.htm
Might be my new drink. I am tired to teaching bar tenders how to make a Sazerac.
http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink1764.html
Billy
August 5th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Hey Willly K,
Sure, Ozaki makes a mean Gibson, but my money goes for the Gimlet.
Maybe we ought to by Pop a cocktail for his 80th b’day.
August 6th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Gibson, gimlet, not his style. “Lips that touch sour gin shall never touch mine!” he would always say. As Mike knows, dear readers, the ‘Pop” to which he refers will only drink Old Jims. Take notes kids, go the liqueur store and find the whiskey, now get on you hands and knees so you can see the bottom shelve. Look blended American whiskey in the plastic bottle with the ‘sure-grip’ handle. Now go the mixer isle and find the 7-up. When you do, don’t get it. Look for the off-brand lemon/lime. Now a jar of Spanish cocktail olives. Almost done. You now need to get a “big-gulp” cup, holds about a liter. Now you are ready to go! Fill the big-gulp with ice, 2/3 of the way to the top with the whiskey, top it off with lemon/lime and 4 olives on a tooth-pick. DONE!! For the best version of the Old Jim, visit the Eagle’s Club in Freeport, IL in the US of A!
August 7th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Great recipe, Bill. I’d love to try it someday with Jim, but I’m sure he can drink me under the table.
August 27th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
He’s definitely an artist, though I think he’d be the first to agree. When I was there, he showed my his art, explained how he arranged the flowers and sprayed them with water, and, well, it’s not hard to elicit details of his perfectionism or artistic sense. Not that it matters – it’s a great bar when you can afford it!
August 4th, 2010 at 6:46 am
[...] Or skip the hubub of shopping and head back over to the jet-set side of town and take the Chiyoda line back over to Omotesando to Radio Bar on Aoyama-dori. This is an institution. [...]
August 4th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Thanks Ian,
For reading tokyofoodlife. I know we are on the same wavelength when it comes to this lovely city.