Gentlemen,

Thank you very much for your suggestions. It is going to be fun to try different cocktails during the very cold winter in Chicago and I shall present my better results here. Whoever is here on a visit is most welcome to join the experiments with their friends. You would also get some spicy Indian style kebabs or biriyani to go with the drinks.

To start, I have posted a recipe for a cocktail that works equally well with black rum and gin. I have enjoyed mixing it at parties hosted by AR moderator and good friend Mark White and his brother Watie in Chicago. This is one of the old creations of the Raj and something that the British left behind in the old clubs in India - I have not heard of it being made in the UK at all. My club in Madras (now known as Chennai) has an affiliation with the NAtional Liberal Club at Whitehall Palace in London but the London club does not offer this cocktail. I wish the Brits knew what they were missing!

Do try it and let me know your views.

Cheers and good hunting!