Whichever city I end up in I always try and find a new flavour of booze. A kink of a classic loved by locals. In New York, Drop The Lime introduced me (thankfully) to the Perfect Manhattan.

I loved it. I came home, researched how to make the best Manhattan known to man or woman (key tip: Rye – I chose the Rittenhouse but I heard the Wild Turkey Rye was also good) and after four attempts hailed the perfect drink. Obviously I was pissed rotten and can’t remember much after that but God it was good.

So, the next experiment. Well, I came across a new batch of cocktails in the New York Times over the Christmas break and have to say that Gin Gin Mule looks rather tasty.

Drink up friends and Happy New Year.

Scientists with Cocktail Shakers – New York Times