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The Bastardized Box Car
The Box Car is one of those classic cocktails that’s been around since the days of prohibition.There are some ghoulisciously great cocktails emerging from these times and one of my all time favorites is the Box Car. Gin, triple sec, lemon juice and grenadine are all original ingredients BUT the original recipe called for egg whites. However, with such fear of salmonella poisoning humans are always cautious about adding this extra ingredient. (I’ll go out on a severed limb here, and just tell you that by using pasteurized egg whites this pretty much solves this little issue…so DON’T SKIP IT!)
I for one consider the use of the egg white is an essential ingredient - it adds to the overall frothiness of this cocktail. You can always adjust the sweet or sour balance to your own tastes but in all seriousness kittens, don’t leave out the egg white! Enjoy this classic cocktail like we do up in Cruella’s Crypt and party like it’s 1933!
Here’s how we do it up in the Crypt:
Box Car
1/12 oz Tanqueray
1 oz Triple Sec
1 Tsp Lemon Juice
½ Tsp Grenadine Syrup
1 egg white (highly recommended so just do it!)
In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a sours glass or a martini glass ( if you’re fancy) and serve promptly to all your ghoul friends! As always Viva la Liquor and bottoms up, Kittens!
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