The Gin & Yang from Fresh Bistro
Vanilla-infused simple syrup and Aviation gin. Forget the hippie name: this drink is dangerous.
Posted by: Jessica Voelker on May 22, 2009 at 02:00PM
4 Comments
Tonight is opening night for Fresh Bistro, the new West Seattle restaurant from the folks behind Herbanfeast catering company.
If you’re at all familiar with Herbanfeast chef Dalis Chea’s fare, you know that at Fresh Bistro, There Will Be Beets. And vegan gazpacho. And biodynamic wine. And recyclable clamshells instead of doggy bags. And farm-raised this, and locally grown that. Which is all really wonderful and delicious and a-okay. In some of us, however, it may create a destructive urge to counteract the wholesome with something very bad.
When I had a chance to preview some of the drinks the bar will be serving earlier this week, I tried this one, the Gin & Yang. It isn’t a body shot of cuervo bolted while blindfolded at a Sr. Frog’s in Cabo, or, for that matter, a Jaeger-drinking contest with a salty Pioneer Square prostitute. It does have a lot of gin though, and that gin is well-masked by vanilla-infused simple syrup. The net result is just compulsively drinkable enough to mean you won’t spent the evening in an entirely healthy manner.
Enjoy. And let me know what you think of the restaurant.
Fresh Bistro’s Gin & Yang
1o z fresh lemon juice
½ oz vanilla infused simple syrup (add vanilla bean when hot and let cool in fridge. With thanks to ThursHappyHour.)
1 ½ oz Aviation Gin
Shake over ice, strain over ice in a double rocks glass
Garnish with lemon and serve
Thanks for the props on the vanilla-infused syrup! We love what you did with it. This seems like the perfect drink to enjoy all summer long. We missed the opening of Fresh Bistro by a week — we’ll check it out on our next trip through town.
Cheers!
ThursdayHappyHour.com
my uncle who lives right over there was just texting me about this place on friday night! he said it was awesome, and that i must go! excellent.
Oh good! I’m glad to hear that it’s having a successful opening. Hey if you go, you might try the Danubio gruner veltliner that they have on the wine list. Very tasty warm-weather wine and good with all those veggies. It comes by the liter. I gotta find where it’s sold by the bottle.
I’m so glad people are enjoying our beloved Gruner! This biodynamic wine is an elegant, fruity yet spicy Veltliner made from hand-harvested grapes along the banks of the Danube, hence the play on the name. It’s a small-scale produced, hand-crafted refresher made by husband and wife team Daniela & Toni, distibuted locally by another great West Seattle Company, Cordon Selections and can be found at Fresh Bistro for dining out, and at the Morgan Street Thriftway for drinking at home.