Back to those Nantucket Reds

The other day (over at my other blog) I did a post for a cocktail that I came up with to match my Nantucket Reds from Murray's of, where else, but Nantucket, MA.


A quick recap... here are the mixing instruction for the


NANTUCKET RED by Yours Truly

In a shaker half filled with ice

2 oz of your favorite vodka

2 oz of cranberry-pomegranate juice

1 oz of orange juice (not from concentrate)

Squeeze of a wedge of lime

Shake and pour into a nice crystal beverage glass or martini glass and garnish with as slice/wedge of lime.

Note:  This beverage is nice but a tad tart – some folks probably like it that way.  You might consider adding ½ oz. of simple syrup to take the bite off.

Simple Syrup

2 cups of water

2 cups of sugar

Heat to a boil and all sugar granules are dissolved and then let it cool.  I was making mojitos a couple of weeks ago and that recipe said to put a bunch of mint in the syrup just as it came off the stove.  Simple Syrup keeps in the refrigerator forever.

Here's the result

Now to take this a bit further --- I stole this photo from The Elegantologist last year when he posted a bit on his blog about adding pop to your daily attire.  Here's his photo (which I have protect with life and limb)

"The E" does this quite well with an odd blue three-button sports jacket, blue (patterned, I think) shirt, blue knit tie, and a great pink pocket square.

I liked this composition very much which is why I held onto it hoping to put together the same kit.  The Elegantologist and Maxminimus are the two gentlemen I go to for what I call "putting it all together".  They seem to have a knack for it and it registers with me as good taste and like I said - it's good composition.

So, here's what I came up with:

Mine is a blue Stanley Blacker blazer, blue check RL Blaine bd shirt, navy knit Club Room tie, Daniel Cremieux grossgrain belt, Cole Haan tassle slip ons.  I have a light cashmere jacket, but it's so freakin' hot here it would have been miserable just taking a few snaps.

With out the jacket:

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