Enjoying a nice frosty Tom Collins tonight.

[Aristus]

Gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and club soda stirred together in a tall ice-filled glass. Yummy!

Very much a ‘summer on the verandah’ kind of cocktail, I’m having one at the ass-end of February because I always enjoy one, no matter the time of year.

I’m really liking my bottle of Hendricks gin. I thought nothing could be as good as Botanist. But it’s a terrific gin. It has the usual aromatics, but it’s also a little sweet. Haven’t encountered a gin with that quality before.

I woke up crying this morning. History repeats. And the repetition sucks. Times like these call for alcohol.