Felix made a disgusted face. “You’re going to owe me for this, Fe,” he called out to his sister. “I mean ... big time. You’re still going to be paying when your kids are fifty ... even if those kids are with this guy.”
Ofelia was mortified as they disappeared. She couldn’t bring herself to meet Sully’s gaze. “Sorry about that. We need to figure out what we’re going to do here, though. It’s not going to be easy to explain.”
“We’ll call in the coroner, tell him a freak lightning storm occurred at the same time she was threatening your life and I took her out, but only after she admitted to killing Henrietta and Brett. We can tell the truth while omitting a few basic details.”
“You thought that up pretty quickly.”
He spared her a grin. “This isn’t the first time I’ve had to improvise on the job.”
“Yeah, well ... .” She exhaled heavily. “What do we do after that? This is the end of the line, right?”
“Oh, I wouldn’t say that. Once this is behind us, I thought I might buy you a drink ... at least to start. Who knows where we’ll end up after that.”
“A drink, huh?” It was hardly the time to smile given the dead body and all, but Ofelia couldn’t stop herself. “I think that can be arranged.”
“I figured you would say that.”
“Oh, don’t let your ego get in the way of what might be a good thing.”
“I was going to say the exact same thing to you.”
Drink Recipes
Sazerac
Absinthe
1 ¼ oz cognac
1 ¼ oz rye whiskey
Two dashes Angostura bitters
Three dashes Peychaud’s bitters
½ tsp water
1 sugar cube
Garnish with lemon peel
Chill glass. Rinse with Absinthe. In mixing glass, mix sugar cube, water, both bitters. Add whiskey and cognac. Fill with ice. Stir until chilled. Strain. Twist lemon peel over surface and then discard.
French 75
2 oz dry gin
¾ oz lemon juice
¾ oz simple syrup
2 oz champagne
Lemon twist for garnish
Add lemon juice, gin, and simple syrup to shaker. Add ice. Shake until outside of shaker is cold. Strain. Top with champagne. Garnish with lemon twist.
Sloe Gin Fizz
2 ice cubes
2 oz sloe gin
1 oz lemon juice
1 teaspoon simple syrup
4 oz club soda
Lemon slice
Put ice cubes in highball class. Put in freezer. Mix sloe gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup in cocktail shaker. Add one cup ice. Shake. Strain into highball glass. Add club soda. Garnish with lemon.
Mint Julep
10 mint leaves
1 ½ teaspoons of fine sugar
Seltzer water
Crushed ice
Put mint leaves in bottom of class. Add sugar. Mix together until leaves begin to pull apart. Add splash of seltzer water. Fill glass ¾ full with crushed ice. Add bourbon. Add another splash of seltzer. Stir. Garnish with sprig of mint.
Blackberry Bramble
¾ oz lemon juice
6 large blackberries
½ oz crème de cassis
½ oz simple syrup
1 ½ oz gin
Blackberries for garnish
Mix lemon juice and blackberries in glass until berries are broken. Fill glass with ice. Mix crème de cassis, simple syrup and gin in shaker. Add berry and lemon mixture. Mix well. Garnish with additional blackberries.
Southern Belle
1 ¼ Tennessee whiskey
8 oz pineapple juice
¾ oz triple sec
2 oz orange juice
Grenadine
Combine whiskey, triple sec and juices. Add ice. Add splash of grenadine. Stir.
Bayou Zinger
1 ½ oz whiskey
½ oz cognac
2 oz lemon juice
2 oz iced sweet tea
Fresh mint and lemon for garnish
Add whiskey, cognac and lemon juice. Shake with ice. Strain. Top with sweet tea. Garnish with mint and lemon.
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Acknowledgments
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