Hendrick's Gin Promo Party at Ambassador
Last seen: November 21, 2008
Recurring Club Night: To Be Determined
Review by Crystal Akins
Photos by Hardy Wilson
Preface: normally I despise costume parties and gin, but...
Classy (classic, even), swanky and sexy are all adjectives that come to mind when I cycle through the montage of thoughts regarding Hendrick's Gin party last Friday at the Ambassador. The invite-only party, inspired by a Victorian/Burlesque hybrid theme, required its guests to arr
j | Wiltshire/FlickrHendricks gin gives a Delilah a hint of botanical snark.While we love our martinis (especially when they're concocted of Hendricks gin and half a capful of vermouth over a pound or so of cracked ice, anchovy-stuffed olives on the side), they skirt the limits of predictability when sipped at the same neighborhood saloon every afternoon at precisely six o'clock p.m. So we went riffling through our library of vintage cocktail manuals (doesn't everyone have one?) and came