Hendrick's Gin Sorbet!

I just discovered a random post about how to make Hendricks Gin into a sorbet. Genius! First off, if you have never heard of Hendricks Gin, stop everything your doing and go buy a bottle!! It's the smoothest gin you'll ever taste. Tanqueray 10 is a close second but Hendricks has better flavor in my opinion. It's made in Scotland in small batches and stands out from other gins because of the infusion of rose petals and cucumber. There website is pretty cool also, it's reminds me of something Monty Python would have created while drunk and thinking about gin. I haven't tested the recipe yet since I just found it but I'll let you know how mine turns out as soon as I make it!!

You'll need:

• 180 grams of sugar
• 25g Squeezable Glucose (easy to pick up in a good supermarket baking section)
• 200ml water
• 100ml Hendricks Gin
• A cucumber
• Juice of 1.5 limes
• Handful of mint leaves

Make it:

1. Bring the sugar, water, glucose, and mint to a boil.
2. Add lime, stir till mixed and take off heat.
3. Cool the syrup. I've always put my syrup in the freezer for a while to really chill it. The colder it is the quicker it will turn into sorbet. Just don't let it freeze.
4. Once cooled, add the syrup to the gin and cucumber and blend with a hand blender or in a blender.
5. Pass it through a fine mesh sieve, adding a little pulp for color.
6. If you have an ice cream maker, pour the cold mix right in and let it do it's thing. If not, pour it into a resealable container and put it in the freezer, stiring every couple of hours to break up the ice crystals. Note: I've never personally tried that method but seems like it should work.

If you don't have an ice cream maker, go out and buy one! A good cusineart ice cream maker will set you back no more then $40-$60 bucks. It's super easy to make sorbet and ice cream at home, there are tons of recipes online and if you have kids, they'll love you for it!

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My thought is to get one on my right wrist, then reverse the photo and get another on the left wrist. Your thoughts? (And yes Aunt Terri, I know how much you hate them! :P)

Crystal Head Vodka

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The vodka runs about $45 a bottle which is steep but I think your mostly just paying for the bottle with is quite cool. It is made in Milan, Italy by Bruni Glass. It does however make for a terrible pouring experience. I always lose a little bit no matter how I pour it.

Here is a video of Dan being the ultimate salesman!