I guess the only downside to blogging for Retta Cooked It is that eventually, I’m going to wind up becoming a fat, drunk.  

I have to taste everything I cook and every cocktail I mix to be sure I’m posting the best recipes. I enjoy that. A lot. And, I like playing with my bar tools.

I haven’t posted in a good while, but when I ran across this drink it was so pretty I had to give it a try.  I won’t lie, I’m not a fan of white liquor so I am always skeptical of cocktails that include them.  But, not everyone is in love with whiskey and while I like living on the dark side  sometimes you have to go to the light. So, I gave it a try.

If you like gin and creamy drinks, you’ll like Angel’s Delight. Gin pairs well with hard cheeses, and chocolate and if you want to try Angel’s Delight, in my opinion, you’ll want to try it with an appetizer. Because of the cream, Angel’s Delight is a thick, dessert-like cocktail. I don’t recommend having it during dinner, that’s too much. 

One tip, don’t overdo the grenadine! More than two or three dashes is more than enough to get the pale pink hue characteristic of this drink.  Any more and it will look like a glass of Pepto-Bismol and who wants that!

Angel’s Delight

Ingredients:

• 1/4 oz Triple Sec
• 3/4 oz Gin
• 1 oz Cream
• 2-3 Dashes Grenadine

Directions:

Combine all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake well, strain into chilled martini glass. It doesn’t get any easier than this.  Check out other great drink recipes in the Weekend Water section of Retta Cooked It. Sip slow!