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| Drink looks like a lady (finger) |
Today we present the Lady Finger, a combination of gin, kirschwasser, and cherry brandy. This is the third drink we’ve made using kirschwasser but the first one that actually called for it. We decided to have it because Mrs. Bottle is still annoyed by the confusion caused by the similarities in cherry brandy, maraschino liqueur, and kirschwasser and she was determined to find a drink that actually called for kirschwasser. In an unrelated note, this paragraph just set the Guinness World Record for the most mentions of kirschwasser.
When I hear the term lady finger, the first thing I think of is yummy dessert. When I think of yummy desserts, the first thing I think of isn’t an Easy-Bake Oven, but it might be in the first 100 things I think if. Probably not, but I had to have some way to segue into this next bit. In case you don’t know what an Easy-Bake Oven is, it is a toy oven that uses a 100 watt light bulb to bake little cakes. I never had one as a child, probably because I was a boy when I was a child. Some might say I am still a boy, but those people are doo-doo heads. I did have a set of dishes I played with, though, so I know my parents raised me in a gender-neutral way. That probably explains why I watch Glee.
I was always a little jealous of anyone who had an Easy-Bake Oven. It was not because I wanted to bake a cake. It was because I wanted to eat a cake because I liked to eat cakes. In fact I still like to eat cakes but now I can just buy a cake if I want one. Back then I had no money so baking and eating a cake was an attractive option. Sadly, children today may not have that opportunity. Starting in 2012, you will no longer be able to purchase a 100 watt bulb. Since that is the heating element in an Easy-Bake Oven, this will instantly make 50 years’ worth of Easy-Bake ovens obsolete. I am sure Al Gore did not understand this particular unintended consequence of the light bulb ban.
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| This one doesn't use a light bulb, but we will ignore that inconvenient truth Image:msn.com |
Look, I am as green as the next guy. Mrs. Bottle and I have replaced most of the Bottle Wonderland Estate’s light bulbs with compact florescent lights. We did this even though our kitchen is now dark for five minutes after we turn on the switch. We keep the thermostat at 68 in the winter and 80 in the summer even though this means I wear a hoodie from mid-September until mid-May. I wear a Speedo from June-August, not just because I want to, but also because it is hot in our house. My car gets an eco-friendly 16 MPG and we recycle everything. What I am trying to say is that we get it. Incandescent bulbs are bad. But now we have to give up crappy cakes baked by 6 year olds? That is asking for too much sacrifice.
It was also a sacrifice to drink the Lady Finger just so 8 or 10 people could read this stupid blog. The drink sucked and we did not enjoy it. It was cloyingly sweet due to the cherry brandy. With cherry brandy, much like peach schnapps and Irish cream, a little goes a long way. This went too far. That lady should keep her finger to herself.
Overall Rating for the Lady Finger
Taste: 2
Presentation: 4
Ease of Preparation: 4
Drinks Until Blackout: 3 – 37% Alcohol
Ingredients
1 oz Gin
1 oz Kirschwasser
1 oz Cherry Brandy
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