Long holiday weeks usually make for lots of drinking. However, I believe this holiday week might have included more drinking than usual. You see, Mrs. Thirsty Lawyer and I spent most of the week running around Los Angeles looking at a wide variety of housing options in anticipation of my August 1 start date at the Beverly Hills office of my current law firm, and at the end of a day full of house hunting a drink or two are certainly in order.
Starting with a wonderful Saturday night dinner with friends at Ella. Cocktails, The Usual Suspects, Irish Whiskey, Scotch Amaro, Lemon Bitters; Wine, an amazing bottle of white wine, Rolly Gassmann "Auxerrois", Moenchreben de Rorschwihr, from Alsace. With dessert,, a 1989 half bottle of Vouvrey Huet, (utterly amazing that a white wine aged so well. Our sommelier explained that the wine aged well because of its hight acid content).Tuesday. Dinner at Kay and Dave's in Culver City. Cocktails, a fantastic margarita made of Mescal, triple sec, fresh lime juice and a chili pepper rimmed glass.
Wednesday. Lunch at Fords Filling Station in Culver City. Cocktails, Bourbon Bunny Maker, Makers Mark Bourbon, fresh carrot, lemon and apricot juice, chamomile infused agave. For Ms. Thirsty Lawyer, the Refresh Thyme, Aviation gin, cucumber, thyme, agave and fresh lime juice. Later we warmed ourselves on a chilly Malibu evening watching fireworks by enjoying a glass of Pig's Ear blended 5 year old scotch and 10 year old Edradour single malt scotch.
Thursday Dinner in Los Angeles at the Westside Tavern- an upscale neighborhood bar and grille on the westside of town. Cocktails, Pepper Smash, pressed spearmint, Aviation New Western Dry gin, lemon and bell pepper juice, homemade clover honey syrup, and for Mrs. Thirsty Lawyer, Cucumber and Cantaloupe Sour, Plymouth dry gin, muddled cucumber, fresh lemon juice, cantaloupe juice, homemade clover honey syrup.Friday. Cocktails at the very old school, but still hip Matteos. Dirty vodka martinis of course.
Saturday : Water. What, we drink lots of water.
