Good morning everyone,

How are you? Pumped for the weekend, I hope. Maybe you're looking forward to some cocktails to chill out with on a Friday night, and if that's so hoo boy do I have the Fem Fri for you, it's all about amazing woman bartenders. It's also replete with recipes. ENJOY.

Here's Jillian Vose on how she got her start. She is now one of the best renowned bartenders in the world but it all began with her making a Long Island Iced Tea look the right colour. The joke is on her colleagues really, because I couldn't even tell you the right colour for a Long Island Iced Tea. Sort of like coke? Like diluted coke maybe? Anyway:

When I asked my colleagues how to make something, they would just tell me to make it look a certain colour. I wouldn’t encourage anyone to learn that way, but it made me figure it out -I bought a Mr. Boston book shortly after that.

https://www.worldsbestbars.com/get-to-know-the-dead-rabbits-jillian-vose/

Here's her recipe for one of my absolute favourites, the Singapore Sling:

• 1½ oz Beefeater Gin

• ½ oz. Soda

https://www.diffordsguide.com/encyclopedia/2971/people/jillian-vose

Meaghan Dorman sounds like a lovely person as well a highly regarded creator of cocktails. It really is fun to meet people's parents!

“It’s nice to be a part of so many lives – I like hosting first dates, and meeting our regulars’ parents.”

https://www.anthropologie.com/stories-home-chef-meaghan-dorman

Here's a cocktail of hers named after a Dorothy Parker essay ✨:

The Vice Versa

.75 oz. grapefruit juice

Top with 2 oz. brut rose Champagne

https://www.meaghandorman.com/recipes-and-more/the-vice-versa

Finally, enjoy Eryn Reece's recipe for a Negroni that won't get you tooooo drunk, just pumped for the weekend:

"While I love a classic, equal parts Negroni, I tend to enjoy mine a touch more spirited, making the drink less viscous. I feel this way all the ingredients get a fighting chance to shine," Reece says.

1 oz Carpano Antica

https://www.maxim.com/food-drink/3-negroni-recipes-2019-6

I learned from the above that there is actually a thing called Negroni Week, but it was instituted after the legendary The Awl piece on Negroni Season. Perhaps we would all enjoy reading that together again. It also serves as a warning against overclocking on any of these drinks:

“I’m really really sorry I put you through so much worry,” he said.

“I HEAR IT’S NEGRONI SEASON,” I said.

https://www.theawl.com/2010/05/negroni-season/

🍸,

Alex.