Sip, Sip: Lynchburg Lemonade

Difford's Guide released earlier this year their Top 100 Cocktails (based on views on their website) and I decided to make them. Or at least some of them. Not in any particular order, because I won't buy all the new booze I need at once, but hopefully this year (or so) I will make all 100. And we are starting with number 100 (even though I said no particular order):

Lynchburg Lemonade

Usually served in a collins glass, it works perfectly well served in its smaller cousin - the highball glass, too. I won't buy all shapes and sizes of glasses just for my cocktails. Not because I don't want to, but because I do not have where to store them.

This one it's really easy to make and from what I read it was created for the Jack Daniel's distillery in Lynchburg. And guess who just got some Jack from Santa last Christmas? That is actually why I decided to start with the Lynchburg Lemonade. That and also because I wanted something light and easy to drink.

Ingredients (1 serving):

1 1/2 oz/45 ml Jack Daniel's or whiskey of your choice
1 oz/30 ml triple sec (Cointreau is my go to)
1 oz/30 ml fresh lemon juice
ice
Sprite or 7up
lemon slices (garnish)

Method:

Fill your glass with ice, pour the first three ingredients and stir. Top up with Sprite or 7up (or any lemon-line soda). Garnish with lemon slice.

Yum! Enjoy!

🍸 Source: Difford's Guide Top 100 Cocktails

Restaurant Review: Ciao New York

The plan was to write this post in December, since this restaurant is one of my favourite places to go to around the holidays - it has a very homely vibe and the nicest winter decor. Plus the dim lights, the brick walls, the wine racks, and the sparkling glasses just add an extra something to the festive atmosphere. Ciao New York is an Italian bistro, perfectly pairing the delicious Italian nonna food with an exquisite rich-bitch attitude (obviously rich-bitch is not the word I am looking for, but it's exactly how my friends would describe my taste). I prefer it in winter because it's tiny, cosy, doesn't have outdoor seating anyway, and because I've never been here in the summer months. I dined here with my husband and our neighbours. It was our neighbours' first time in this restaurant and it's now officially their favourite restaurant in town. Without further ado, let's discuss food. As it is my habit, I start with coffee no matter the hour I have dinner.

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