Thai One On

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Buy three bottles of your favorite gin or vodka. (Proportions are given for 750 ml bottles, scale up as appropriate). Pour out about 1/4 cup from each bottle. Now you are left with three bottles (#1, #2, #3) each with 1/4 cup removed.

The Kaffir Lime bottle (#1). Pour about 1/4 cup of Kaffir lime leaf powder into one of the bottles. Shake. Put in dark closet for at least two weeks.

The Lemongrass bottle (#2). Chop up two stalks of fresh lemongrass. Put in a glass dish and microwave on about 30% power for 2/3 minutes. This helps
release the oils. Put the lemongrass into bottle #2. Shake. Put in dark closet for at least two weeks.

The Ginger bottle (#3). Chop up about a 3 inch piece of ginger root. Put into bottle #3. Shake. Put in dark closet for at least two weeks.

Next: The fun part. Taste all three after the two weeks are up. If the flavors don't come through, leave them a bit longer.

Now: Make a Thai One On Martini

Filter the three bottles (separately) through a paper towel lined sieve; rinse out bottles, and pour liquid back in. Line up the bottles. Get a martini shaker and fill with ice. Pour about one ounce of each into the shaker. Shake or stir and pour into a chilled martini glass. Taste. If you are in bliss, this is your recipe. If you are in a pre-bliss state, try adding a bit more of the one(s) you think you need more of in the mix. When you get it (bliss, that is) write down the proportions. I promise you that you will not remember them when you come out of bliss.

If you want to garnish the glass, I find a single kaffir lime leaf that looks beautiful, but I have also been known to put in a canned lychee, rambutan, or mangosteen. A piece of fresh mangosteen is to die for. So go ahead. Try different flavorings (Thai peppers, for example). Have some fun. Thai One On.

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