CYP450 Inhibitor | Grapefruit Cocktail

A toast to the end of the last summer and the beginning of second year. 

Throw back to Block 6 Pharmacokinetics with a delicious CYP450 inhibitor.  

Floral Ice & Champagne

It has only been two days since my last exam of first year and I already feel lighter. Since I love a sense of occasion I made floral ice cubes with pink peonies to celebrate. 

It's recommended to use edible flowers like carnations, gardenias, lavender, or pansies...but I'm not the type of girl to let her ice melt and dilute a drink. Also for the record peonies aren't poisonous just beautiful and apparently inedible.

JULIBOX: Bourbon Sweet Tea

Last night was amateur cocktail hour and date night on spruce street. Lauren and I made Bourbon Sweet Tea from Julibox. I can't thank Sarah Walmsley enough for this amazing gift! Each month Julibox curates two great cocktails that are packaged in a super swanky box for assembly at home. The package includes all of the spirits, mixers, and directions you need. All we had to do was grab fresh mint and a lemon...tada!  It was delicious and we're looking forward to the next three recipes! 

 Addy being pretty apprehensive about the lemon

Browned Butter Bourbon | a cocktail

bulleit bourbon

lemon syrup & bitters

step 1: brown the butter (slowly, it browns quickly) 

step 2: pour browned butter into bourbon

step 3: shake well & refrigerate for 1-2 hours 

step 4: remove from fridge & scoop hardened butter out

step 5: filter browned butter infused bourbon 

step 6: be patient 

step 7: add bitters, lemon syrup and/or orange as desired 

step 8: burn wood or shavings & mix cocktail in smoke 

my girlfriend, Lauren, is whiskey obsessed. when we first started dating I spent countless dinners chocking down fiery cocktails and playing it cool but somewhere along the way I fell in love with it too. although cocktails are usually reserved for a weekend treat...it's only spring break for three more days so I indulged. when I was living in Alphabet City I fell in love with The Wayland's whiskey cocktails and in particular The Moxie. if you find yourself in that area it is worth stopping by for some ricotta and sausage flat bread and a cocktail. 

i'm no bartender but it was a lot of fun to play around with flavors like smoke and browned butter. to find out how to make more delicious smoky cocktails check out Man Made! the NY Times Sunday Mag also has a great recipe for browned butter old fashioned.