Drawlloween 2020 Block 4: Exercise Exorcism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Exorcist
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1 oz Simple Syrup
bunch Basil Leaves
2 oz Gin
Absinthe Froth*

Combine Juices, Syrup and Basil in a Shaker and muddle well. Add Gin and ice then shake vigorously. Double strain into a Double Rocks glass with ice and top with Absinthe Froth

*For the Absinthe Froth
1 Egg White
1 oz Simple Syrup
1 oz Cold Water
1 oz Absinthe

Add everything together and whisk until foamy.

This block of drawings was supposed to be a few Quarantine Fitness gone wrong pics that was supposed to lead into a bit about Social Distancing which would lead into a block about Keeping In Touch With People Remotely going bad. This is not how that all went as it seems it all got away from me. It did leave me in the exact same spot I need to be to do the final block which will start next. Luckily I was able to twist the “Exercise” into “Exorcism” and have a bit of fun.

When looking for a drink to end this one I immediately did a search for anything called “The Exorcist”. What I initially found was a really low effort Tequila drink that sounded both dull and vile which started to make me rethink the whole theme. Luckily, before I gave up, I came across a video of an entirely different Exorcist Cocktail. Now, instead of following the video, I read the recipe which looked to be copied from another site and found that the Absinthe Froth wasn’t necessarily supposed to be shaken with the Gin and Juices. If I was ambitious, and adored the drink, I might have considered making a second drink with the full Froth mix just to see if the aroma and flavor profile changes by not having the distinct layers. I was also quite concerned with just how much volume the Froth would take up in a glass sitting at 4 ounces of stuff even before it’s all frothed up. Hmmm… now I want to make a frothy booze version of The Stuff.