Sunshine

So some actual sunshine 

How to make a Largerita ( Updated Layout)

My Largerita

This is a great summer drink (Yes, it's true that the United Kingdom does have summers, it's just they don't last long!) that with great food and friends is very nice, it is also a hot summers day drink and a hot summer is even better (But much much rarer here in the United Kingdom), and a BBQ is well even more better!

So to make my version of a Largerita you will need ( I did say to make my version of a Largerita! you may find others that have similar ideas, they are also worth having a go at, it may be, that one of the versions you find is just what you are looking for! and not my version, that is alright as different folks have different tastes so hopefully you will find a Largerita that tastes just right for you. )

So you need the following bits and pieces......

Bottle of Mexican Beer

(Sol) (330ml) make sure it's cold,(I said Cold, I do mean cold, not frozen but cold, got it?) if you have no Sol,(yes and I also do bad puns!) I have found that any 5% (Alc vol) bottled Larger works, but for some reason the less "sweet" ones work much better, your taste buds might have other ideas....(and if they do, give them a taking to!.....)( make sure the beer is cold, you will see a theme, about cold here....)

One shot of Tequila 

The best you have around, also without this ingredient you will not have a Largerita, and I mean the best you have, your Largerita will taste much better if you don't skimp on the quality of the ingredients.

Honest.....if you happen to have Patron Platinum, and who doesn't? then go for it. It really does make a big difference to the final drink, I should know as I have tried this drink with several different Tequila's and its sad to say that in the case of Tequila you get what you pay for, at least that's what my taste buds are telling me!

One shot of Triple Sec

(Any make seems to work at least for me, but please do note that different Triple Sec's do have different tastes,some are sweeter than others, as I said before, find the one that your taste buds like and also the one with the deep flavor that you like or your taste buds like.)

One shot of Lime Cordial

The higher the Lime content the better, here in the UK, I have found that Britvic and Rose Lime Cordial work well, for me that is (my taste buds again) your taste buds will have other ideas that is for sure, as it appears that when it comes to tart tastes, people really do have a big difference in how their taste buds perceive tart or sour tastes.

Fresh Lime Juice to taste 

Not really needed, but try it for the first glass or two, it's a real surprise, what a little fresh Lime juice can do to the taste of a drink.

Mix vigorously and serve with ice

Well don't ask me why, but do not leave this out, as it makes all the difference to the final drink you end up with in your hand, well to me it does...and I promise you, I have tried this recipe both ways and this is the best way (with Ice that is.....)

I have read somewhere that it deepens the taste, whatever that means!

All I know is that it really does change the drink into something-worth having on a hot day, with blue sky, your shades on and a BBQ near by

So there you have my version of a Largerita, which I have to say it always works well for me.

I suspect that the better the ingredients the better the end result, but then you know that don't you?

Also it's a bit like when baking, keep to the measures given, as it makes all the difference. (yes just a little bit over on just one of the items can change the whole nature and final taste of resulting drink) (I have warned you as I know from my own experience!    that it can make a great drink, complete crap!)

Have fun and let me know how you got on, and if you can remember what Larger, Lime cordial and Triple Sec and Tequila you used, let me know, so that I can try them out assuming I can get them in the UK that is.

Livebook

So as I said in another post my Livebook doesn't want to be seen by my computer but it is seen by my sons laptop the only strange or thing that is different is that the Livebook is plugged into the router while all the other Nas drives are plugged into the switch. So I have decided to buy a new switch which has more ports on it and see if having everything plugged into the the same switch will make a difference. Even if it doesn't I do need some spare ports.

Snow New York

So glad that I don't live in New York that amount of snow looks very dangerous, hopefully the people in charge will have a plan to cope with the snow.

Livebook

I have a Nas drive made by western digital called Livebook which is 3TB in size. The strange fault that I have with it is that I can access it from my iPad but not from the computer it does not show up on the network drive list. When I try to connect to it by using its IP address it still fails to see it.

The strange thing is that my son can see it as a network drive and access it on his laptop so go figure.

Very cold

So we have just had a cold snap -8 over night which I know is not cold for some parts of world. But the reason I live where I do is so that I don't have to suffer such cold temperatures.

Steak

Just cooked a steak at home and it was great got the timing just right 

Snow

So the weather people say we are due some cold weather perhaps even snow, if we are lucky it will just be cold but I think that else where they could get some.

Fog

The first fog of the year so far it's amazing just how little you can not see and how quick you forget this fact.

Cold

So its much colder today than yesterday which should not be a surprise as it is winter after all.

James Bond

So I happen to be watching an old James Bond film on the telly and I got to thinking just how much of the original film do we see on the tv as compared to what was released at the cinema?

Blog post last year

I see from looking at my blogger dashboard that last year i did only 88 posts. As I do the blog for me it doesn't matter how many posts I do a year as I only post something when I have something to say.

It will be interesting to see just how many times I do post in 2016.

Happy

So I have to report that I am still happy so far this year.

Cold

So it's much colder than last week in single figures would you believe when last week it was 15 centigrade.

Number one

So here goes with post number one, it will be interesting to see just how many times I manage to post in 2016 as compared to 2015.