THE COLUMBUS
1½ measures light rum
¾ measure apricot brandy
1 measure lime juice
It’s Columbus Day! Celebrate by walking into someone’s house
and claiming you own it.
(stolen from the Huffington Post)
Yes, today is Columbus Day. Celebrated by Italians, Spaniards,
Venezuelans, and lots of others beside the U.S., it is a celebration of the day
Columbus first landed in the Americas. His very first landing after crossing
the Atlantic was on October 12, 1492, in the Bahamas, which he thought was
Japan. Columbus Day is also a very controversial holiday. Three states —
Alaska, Hawaii and South Dakota— don’t acknowledge it because of Columbus’
horrific treatment of Native Americans.
Weather you love him or hate him, use today as an excuse to
make yourself a COLUMBUS cocktail. To make it, just put the ingredients listed
above into a cocktail shaker, add ice, shake and strain into a short cocktail
glass. Add ice to the glass and a slice of lime for garnish. Much like the
growing attitude about Columbus Day, the COLUMBUS cocktail is sour. It reminded
me of a strong margarita. Despite the apricot brandy, there is nothing sweet
about this cocktail. But, despite the odd combination of liquors, there is
something good about this cocktail too. It had a unique taste and got less
acidy when the ice started to melt. If sour is your thing, I highly suggest that
you explore it.
Drink Up^
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