Welcome to the strange world of "John Lakeman"

2 cocktails: 4 cl Blue Curacao, 4 cl Crodino, 4 cl sweet Vermouth, 4 cl gin, ice.

This is an homage to the character of John Tavner, aka John Lakeman, played by Michael Dorman in the "Patriot", a recently released comedy-drama series produced by Amazon Studios. It became an instant favourite (drink and series) which lead us to consume plenty of both within a short time.

I love the mysterious, deep-green tint of this concoction, best seen with indoor lighting. None of the ingredients should be missing, otherwise the colour, taste or medicinal impact of this drink will suffer.

Simply mix and shake or stir, pour over ice and you are done! Add a dash of Angostura orange bitter if you like.

The "Patriot" plot summary on Wikipedia reads: "To prevent Iran from going nuclear, intelligence officer John Tavner must forgo all safety nets and assume a perilous non-official cover ("NOC") -- that of a mid-level employee at a Midwestern industrial piping firm" to which he is simply known as John Lakeman. Absolutely nothing in his mission goes according to plan and he is thrown into surreal situations from which escape seems impossible. I find the main character very likeable, deep and full of contradictions, surprises, unexpected darkness and unassuming humour - just like the entire series. One of my favourite Amazon productions in a while.

Zum Wohl, cheers, enjoy.