Alcoholics Anonymous

So, parting ways with our stockpile of alcohol is probably the most arduous task of them all. Okay, probably not the most but pretty high up there. It's not that we couldn't replace what we have but we have so much that it would cost a fortune to replace them. We have finally built up a nice variety of alcohol and mixers especially after our wedding last year.

Once we arrive in Melbourne, to commiserate the loss of all that alcohol, I plan to go out and buy what I need to make this:

Trudy's Mexican Martini

2 fluid ounces tequila
1 fluid ounce Cointreau liqueur
1-2 fluid ounce Sprite
1 fluid ounce orange juice
½ lime, juice of
Splash of olive juice
Salt
Pimento stuffed olives
Slice of lime

1. Rim martini glasses with salt by squeezing a small amount of lime juice around rim. Add salt to a small plate and rotate glass until coated.

2. Shake tequila, Cointreau, Sprite, orange juice, lime, and olive juice and strain into glass. Add stuffed olives and lime slice and serve immediately with sidecar.

Hopefully it's the right recipe because I'll be utterly upset if it turns out less than perfect.

- julie