There is nothing like 4 hours in Central Park with a toddler with no stroller to get you in the, holy crap I need a drink and why don’t they have happy hour for moms, mode.

I used to be a greyhound girl (fresh squeezed grapefruit only please!) now I’ve got a new drink.

Brooklyn Gin+ Fever Tree Tonic. Those brands in particular.

Brooklyn Gin is a super delish locally made  and mostly hand made gin (local for me, anyhow) and Fever Tree is the most awesome tonic I’ve ever tasted.It doesn’t taste like club soda with a pound of corn syrup, it actually has a distinct, fragrant smell and taste… like a citrus and lavender perfume mixed with Pellegrino… and I mean that in the best way possible. We got a bottle of Brooklyn Gin as a gift from someone that lives in Brooklyn (duh) and I don’t know how we (my husband) found Fever Tree… but I’m converted. It’s just soooo much better than your average vodka tonic it’s SCARY.

Here’s how to make it the ULTIMATE as per Fever Tree’s website:

HOW TO:

Your favourite gin, {I say Brooklyn Gin} ….. They are all different and with Fever-Tree you will actually get a mixer which enhances their tastes.

A balloon glass. In Spain they have the real thing. Big balloon on an elegant stem. If you don’t have exactly the right one, try a glass suitable for red wine or cognac. The point being that the aroma of this gin & tonic is worth savouring and a balloon glass will concentrate that aroma on the nose. 

Fresh ice - at least four big cubes. Clear cubes from spring water if possible {Don’t you love how there is gourmet ICE now?}

Fever-Tree tonic water from the fridge.

Lime - a curl of the rind of a lime – It’s the oils you want not the flesh (or a slice if you really must)
Ice first, then 1 part of gin (50ml – 1.7oz), then the Fever-Tree (all 200ml – 6.8oz)
Then the lime curl, but be quick. You want that fizz to tickle your nose as you smell the aromas. And then drink.

*every man and woman has the perfect ratio of gin to tonic – from a half/half split to five sixths tonic. We’d suggest 1:4 but any way you like it, you will like it more with Fever-Tree.

You can find Brooklyn Gin HERE and Fever Tree Tonic HERE, or on Amazon, HERE. 

All I know is that its 7:01 PM, both kids are in their beds, hubby is going to poker and my body is aching and I can’t wait to order in vegan curry type foods (vegetarian crap as my hub calls it), pour myself a drink and watch the latest installment of The Hunger Games.  I mean Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. (Speaking of drinks and TV, I take serious issue with Bravo making fun of Kim’s little “kim-toxication”. It’s not a joke. It’s a serious and sad thing. The whole franchise is starting to smell like greed and desperation. Yowsa.)

What are you doing tonight?

(And before some dummy calls me an alcoholic, NO, I’m not.)