Well, it might as well be Spring..

 

Dry Martini by Tom Smith

Feeling restless as a willow in a windstorm? Helpless as a baby on a swing?
Maybe it's the season..

It Might As Well Be Swing was the punning title of a 1964 Sinatra album which included the song that included the lines that may have inspired this blog, to whit:"you have the cool, clear eyes of a seeker of wisdom and truth. And then the wham, bam tang reminiscent of gin and vermouth."
Gin and vermouth usually spells Martini, but could also refer to this forgotten classic:

DELMONICO

 3/4 measure gin (red)

1/2 measure of sweet vermouth

1/2 measure of dry (white) vermouth

1/2 measure cognac

2 dashes of Angostura bitters

Twist of orange peel

You could, if you so choose, strain this into a Martini glass after stirring the ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker, adding the twist as a garnish. Nice.

With Easter on the horizon why not try the:

BUNNY HUG

1/3 measure gin

1/3 measure scotch whisky

1/3 measure absinthe

A heady brew inspired not by Easter bunnies but by a post World War 1 dance craze.