Sheer Elegance looks like silk, feels like silk, and even comes in a control-top style, too. Sheer Elegance looks and feels like silk. From the Orient!
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| Sheer Elegance, the cocktail. From the Bottle Wonderland Estate! |
The above quote is the first thing I thought of when I saw that today’s drink was called the Sheer Elegance. In case you weren’t raised by a television or you are not yet middle-aged, here is a YouTube clip that might help give you some context. That commercial is a classic, and I especially like the serendipitous use of an Asian to deliver the message. It really brings it home when she says “From the Orient!” Everyone might not remember a 30 year old commercial, but surely everyone understands that silk “from the Orient!” is the best kind. Those pantyhose must be good, but I wouldn’t know since I’ve only worn pantyhose a few times never worn pantyhose. Mrs. Bottle assures me that pantyhose do not feel like silk, though. From the Orient!
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The Sheer Elegance cocktail does not look like silk, feel like silk, and it surely does not come in a control-top style so I'm not sure why it is named after pantyhose. It doesn't even taste like it comes from the Orient. Instead, its combination of amaretto, black raspberry liqueur, and vodka tasted like it came from the Karo Corn Syrup factory. It was horribly sweet and it left my tongue coated in a viscous membrane. That is not something I look for in a drink. Or in a control-top undergarment for that matter. The flavor was also a bit strange. I’m not convinced that almonds and black raspberries are a great combination, although Mrs. Bottle thought it would have been decent had the taste been less cloying.
Part of the problem may be attributable to our 10+ year old bottle of Chateau Monet Liqueur Framboise. We recently learned that 10+ year old Bailey’s Irish Cream doesn’t taste as good as fresh stuff so there is a tiny possibility that our black raspberry liqueur may not be at its peak flavor capacity. I am unwilling to put the blame completely on it, though, because we have had plenty of drinks with this stuff and some of them have been not horrible. For example, the French Martini is quite similar to our latest drink, only it was good. Maybe because it had more vodka. Coincidentally, Mrs. Bottle suggested the real problem with the Sheer Elegance was the lack of vodka. Of course that is her answer to a lot of things.
Overall Rating for the Sheer Elegance
Taste: 2
Presentation: 3
Ease of Preparation: 4
Drinks Until Blackout: 6 – 22% Alcohol
Ingredients
1.5 oz Amaretto
1.5 oz Black Raspberry Liqueur
0.5 oz Vodka
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