unJon Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I heard (when I said it) that the winning entry had some ginger slices in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronn Stone Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 I am beginning to fear that the prize in this contest will be a signed copy of "The Gentleman Bastards Academy Trilogy - by Kevin J. Anderson III" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 I know Scott got back from the World Fantasy Con just a few days ago, so may need to recuperate from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzlebane Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 I think the World Fantasy Con would have been a great chance to have a wide variety of people sample the nominated cocktails. But I'm just impatient... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 He's too busy enjoying my drink to tell me I've won! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mich Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 pfft you *so* didn't win Bazzle, not impatient, it has been a couple months past the initial deadline after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 pfft you *so* didn't win But seeing as there hasn't been an announcement, that doesn't mean I lost either! So until then, I can think I won! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mich Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 But seeing as there hasn't been an announcement, that doesn't mean I lost either! So until then, I can think I won! bah. BAH I say! *still has false hopes* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzlebane Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 But seeing as there hasn't been an announcement, that doesn't mean I lost either! So until then, I can think I won! Except that your cocktail was significantly inferior to mine, meaning that there is no chance that you won. So at what point do we just start publicly posting our recipes here so we can at least discuss them in the absence of a winner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Paladin Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Oh dear god, my drink killed him! That's why we have no winner. I don't think there is any harm in posting our own recipes, as the deadline for entry is long since past. I tried to stay true to the era and locale in picking my ingredients, on the off chance that maybe Scott might include the drink in one of the novels if the winner weren't an anachronism. But checking my outbound e-mail, apparently sent mails get deleted after a number of days from Comcast. Bummin. I'll have to track it down another way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Lynch Posted November 18, 2006 Author Share Posted November 18, 2006 I have been trying to convene the Great Tasting Council, but real life keeps interfering. Everybody and their cousin had halloween parties, my grandfather spent some time in the hospital, Jen and I went to WFC... we had a plan to do it this weekend following a birthday party, but this weekend is the Wisconsin hunting opener; for the next week or two, I am one of only (literally) 6-8 firefighters in town guaranteed to be home most of the time, and I have something of a duty to not get smashed. Still workin' on it, though. Cheers, S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 The inportant thing to note is that YOU'RE STILL ALIVE! The drinks didn't kill you! WOOooOooOOOoooOOOo! (Hunting season in Wisconsin...I can't wait to hear the automatic gunfire from across the border!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Paladin Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I have been trying to convene the Great Tasting Council, but real life keeps interfering. The holidays are a lovely time to get together with friends for a few drinks. Particularly ones with the pleasant warming side effect of Brandy in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzlebane Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Brandy might warm you a little bit but Fernet will light a fire in your soul. My drink contained Fernet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Brandy might warm you a little bit but Fernet will light a fire in your soul. My drink contained Fernet. fernet will eat the enamel off yer teeth. I love fernet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinDonner Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Well, with Christmas so nearly upon us, I think those who submitted recipes should share them with the rest of us so we can have some kind of communal Christmas drinking bonding experience, or something... unfortunately I never quite got round to it, as the few concoctions I tried were pretty grim and not worth sending, but any other recipes to try over the next few work-free days would be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mich Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I'll play Enjoy if you try it. For anyone scared of JD, you barely even taste it. 1oz Jack Daniels 1oz Southern Comfort 1oz Cherry Brandy A sipping drink made for the perfect gentleman, bastardized by the mixing of blends. Served in an old fashioned glass on the rocks. Be sure to pour in the order listed, brandy last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 In the spirit of Westeros, I'll just link to the page that has all of our creations (well, not all of them, as I see the Gentleman Bastard #2, and a number of others, haven't been posted yet, but I'll get Mr. X on it), including the Fire and Blood, the Prince of Dorne and the Gentleman Bastard #1 (all served at WorldCon this year.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. X Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Hmmm....I'll have to dig up GB #2 and put it up on the page. For now, here's our G.B. #1 recipe, served to a few folks at the BWB party in LA this summer: 1 1/2 oz cognac 3/4 oz red vermouth 3/4 oz Cointreau 1/2 oz lime juice Shake it up with ice, strain, and enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronn Stone Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 My version The Gentleman Bastard Ingredients 3 oz ginger-infused Stone's Ginger Wine (see below) 1 oz cognac (VSOP or better suggested - I used Claude Chatelier XO) hot water 1 dash Dave's Insanity chili pepper sauce To properly prepare The Gentleman Bastard, fill a brandy snifter half full with boiling water and discard after a few minutes. Then refill the snifter with 4 oz. more water. Add infused Ginger wine and cognac and a SINGLE dash of hot sauce. Garnish with a rinsed cocktail onion impaled on a toothpick along with two slices of Japanese shoga (the pink ginger that is generally served with sushi). If the hot sauce is omitted, it simply becomes the classic Gentleman of Camorr cocktail. Nice, but not something that would please the palate of one who'd experienced the strong flavors of Camorri spirits. Infused Ginger Wine Take any quanitty of Stone's Ginger Wine and place in an airtight container in the refrigerator with a quantity of fresh ginger cut into cubes approximately 1/2 cm in size. Use two such cubes for each ounce of ginger wine. The wine should seep for a minimum of 72 hours with the potency of the ginger flavor increasing with additional time. Strain ginger pieces out before serving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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