ORANGE TABBY LOVES HIS AFTERNOON MARTINI

MEOWW--Recipe for Max Shess’ Hendrick’s Dry Lemon Martini

Squeeze half a lemon in a chilled shaker

Swirl vigorously;

Drain lemon juice.

Add four clear ice cubes; Max does not like foggy ice cubes

Add four whiskers of dry Martini & Rossi vermouth about ½ ounce

Then three ounces of Hendrick’s gin

Shake into a Martini shaker and strain neat into a chilled martini glass and add a thin lemon garnish.

You need to adjust the contents so the liquid is right to the top of the glass (neat); he doesn’t like to stick his nose too far beneath the rim of the glass.

It’s a science, n’est-ce pas?

Photo: Ryan Lamb, Executive Editor, West Coaster Craft Beer magazine and website, www.westcoastersd.com