Transcript: Mary Ann With Ginger

Cocktails on the fly
Episode “Mary Ann with Ginger”

Alberta Straub: Gilligan’s Island that was a great show wasn’t it? Five passengers set sail that day for a 3 hour tour, well aren’t they the lucky ones that Ginger and Mary Ann were on that boat right? You always ask the guys which one would you choose Ginger or Mary Ann, and you see them get that dreamy look in their eye. Well I made a cocktail to solve that problem is called the Mary Ann with a Ginger together at last. You no longer need to choose.
So here we go, I made this drink for my trip out Tuesday, Aloha airlines and I have some other good drinks that day, they’re not puns but there are some good ones. I had the Hagan’s Hawaiian punch, the Banana Dano, and the Brady episode. So here we go this is how you make the Mary Ann with Ginger, super tasty, yummy, and a good.
First we start off with Plymouth gin, this is a great gin, it is from England and it is super tasty. It is Plymouth style and Plymouth style means that it has got nice soft flavors, it has got juniper but it is not as strong as juniper flavor as a London style gin, it is a really tasty gin and I like to use it for almost everything. I’m going to put in about 2 ounces and then I’m going to put some Pimms number 1 in there, in an ounce. Then we are going to add our citrus, hello citrus you look so tasty, OK this one is a little tough. Hopefully it is about an ounce, I was working for it there.
Add some of my spa… my delicious and tangy spa mix, you guys see another old Flighty episode to see how to make it, this stuff is good and you should always have it in your fridge. I’m telling you, you can add it to almost every cocktail, I love you spawn makes, get in there. Then we put in a handful of minty mint in there, OK we got some it going. Then some ginger cardamom sugar, check another Flighty episode for that. It sounds difficult but it really is not you should just keep this stocked in the fridge at all times that is what I say.
Now it is time to muddle, so we are muddling, there we go it gives us time to talk about some of our favorite Gilligan’s Island whacky episodes, where the Monkeys overran the island or when there was the bomb on the island, very fun. Those hammocks always looked great and the huts that they built, the professor was pretty hot if you ask me, but Gilligan is probably more my style, you know what I mean. Flighty and Gilligan, could you just see couple that they would make? With that redshirt, pretty foxy.
You know I also like to MacGyver and Murdoch from the A-Team, so that shows you. Alright, here we go muddling; OK I think it is muddled. We’re going to add some nice, I made some crushed ice earlier with my ice crusher; here we go scoop it in there. Then we will give it a little stir and I think I’ll put some more ice in there because we got to put some more ice in there and that is just how it is going to go. There we go a little bit more ice and then Ginger beer, we’re going to top it off with Ginger beer. Can you just see Mary Ann’s little gigum shirt right now? Such a hottie, and Ginger, I want to be loved by you. I can’t even try but she was a hottie two.
OK so we are going to put some cucumber there we go, and then a little piece of ginger and then it is time for a straw. There we go, I say cheers to you and here’s to hoping that you end up on a deserted island with Mary Ann and Ginger, alright let’s taste this baby. That is delicious, here is to desert islands, cheers.
Mary Ann with Ginger:
1. 2 oz. of gin
2. 1 oz. Pimms #1
3. 1 oz. lemon juice
4. Splash of spa mix
5. A handful of mint leaves
6. Splash of ginger cardamom sugar
7. Muddle!
8. Add crushed ice and stir
9. Add more ice and top with Ginger beer
10. Garnish with mint and a ginger slice, delicious.