Cocktail No 11 French Cocktail

OK, for a starter you have to really like Pernod for this one. It helps if you like Gin as well. Luckily for me they are my 2 favourites. If you don't like aniseed - skip this one.

Initial taste reminds me of Pernod & Black - come on we all did that as teenagers and it either wedded you to Pernod for life or made you vow never to touch the stuff again. The "black" aspect comes from the grenadine which is a surprise as such a small amount is used - powerful flavours from those pomegranates! Its also what gives the drink the lovely rose pink colour.

The Pernod gives the drink a transluscent colour and I would bet it will fluoresce if you put it under a black light. Add a teaspoon of water to make the Pernod go colloidal and give that milky effect which you get with Pernod and water.

The Gin is almost completely masked, but its sitting there in the background adding evilness to the lethality of this drink

I will definitely be adding this to my repeat list: Come on and try it and relive your early days of drinking!

Recipe

1 Measure Gin, 0.75 measure of Pernod, 1 teaspoon of Grenadine.

Shake on Ice and strain into cocktail class - what could be simpler?