Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster
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Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster
Serve in a Martini (large 10oz) glass
| 10 fresh | Basil leaves |
| 2⁄3 oz | Ketel One Vodka |
| 2⁄3 oz | Black raspberry liqueur (e.g. Chambord) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Cointreau triple sec liqueur |
| 1⁄6 oz | Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur |
| 1 2⁄3 oz | Cranberry juice (sweetened) |
| 1 2⁄3 oz | Strawberry puree |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Martini (large 10oz) glass.
- Prepare garnish of dust with lots of freshly grounded black pepper.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Orange, basil and red berries laced with vodka makes for a well-balanced, easy-drinking fruity cocktail - arguably too easy for a drink titled Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster which is said to be like "having your brains smashed in by a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick." Remember, Beeblebrox advises, "never drink more than two Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters unless you are a thirty ton mega elephant with bronchial pneumonia."
AKA: Pangalactic Gargle Blaster
History:
Based on the Basil Grande, this recipe for the legendary Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster was created circa 2011 by Christos Chouseas at his Bar 42 in Athens, Greece – a bar where the work of Douglas Adams influenced many of the drink names.
In Adams' thought-provoking and amusing book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the number 42 is the "answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything", while the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is considered by the Guide to be the "Best Drink in Existence."
According to the guide, the original Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster was invented by ex-President of the Universe Zaphod Beeblebrox. "After two of those babies, the dullest, most by-the-book Vogon will be up on the bar in stilettos, yodeling mountain shanties and swearing he's the king of the Gray Binding Fiefdoms of Saxaquine."
Alcohol content:
- 1 standard drinks
- 8.87% alc./vol. (8.87° proof)
- 14.2 grams of pure alcohol
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