"However imagine, that you found in the early days of your longed-for retirement in Mexico, young girls nearby being sold by their fathers into prostitution or teen-age boys sniffing 'gomme' and frying their brain cells, family violence, rampant coercism and corruption etc. ... all around you."
"Topping the list are The Old Old Fashioned (Basil Hayden's bourbon, Angostura bitters, gomme syrup), the Martinique-style El Presidente (with Creole shrubb and housemade grenadine) and The Drawing Room Manhattan that's made with Templeton rye whiskey, aromatic bitters and topped with a house-made Maraschino."
"I used 2 ounces of brandy (Curvoisier), 1 ounce aged rum (Zaya Gran Reserva 12 Year), and 1/2 tablespoon of Scrappy's gomme syrup, and plenty of shaved ice."