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quality versus quantity does not have to be a winner-take-all proposition.

W E D N E S D A Y, F E B R U A R Y 2 2 , 2 0 1 7 who? what?

elementary my dear The euphemisms are getting a bit

stale, suffice to say: four people in
3/4 oz Beefeater Gin

Boston -- two of whom are much

3/4 oz Aperol

more prolific writers than the other

1/2 oz Lemon Cordial/Sherbert (*)

two (including the originator of this

1/4 oz Lemon Juice

blog, who has no excuse apart from

laziness) -- who drink and tell.

Shake with ice, strain into a flute glass with 2 oz Cristalino sparkling
wine, and garnish with a grapefruit twist.
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(*) Perhaps lime cordial such as Rose's would work in a pinch. Also buy my cocktail books!
upping the lemon juice to a 1/2 oz might cut the sweetness a touch.

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Two Wednesdays ago, I found myself in Central Square after dinner. For Follow @CocktailVirgin on Twitter!
a drink, I stopped into Craigie on Main where I asked bartender Rob
 Ficks for the Elementary My Dear. Rob described how this was Ben
Kweskin's idea of a basic sparkling wine drink, and that led to the drink's
name. Once prepared, the Elementary My Dear offered a bright
grapefruit oil aroma that gave way to a carbonated lemon, orange, and
white wine sip. Next, the swallow presented the gin along with lemon
peel and rhubarb flavors. Overall, the flavor profile was spot on but the
balance was a touch sweet for my palate from either the wine's sugar Instagram Follow Fred on
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