Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Squid Mixes: Saratoga

The Saratoga was named for the Hudson Valley resort town where it was invented, probably in the 1880s.  The drink combines brandy, whiskey (rye in my case), sweet vermouth and Angostura bitters.  I got my recipe from Imbibe! by David Wondrich, who describes it as splitting "the difference between a Manhattan and a Metropolitan." 

I used a simple lemon quarter slice to garnish.  "Still more decorations than my sazarac," says my wife (see here).  She's bitter...

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  1. I think the next thing we're going to try are "brunch" cocktails.

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    1. Sounds nice. Bloody Marys? Mimosas? Screwdrivers? All of the above? I actually love a good bloody mary as I love few other things.

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    2. I don't know. I haven't had a chance to look through the section, yet, but I'll let you know as soon as I do.

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  2. I can never be a social drinker because I don't like anything alcoholic that much...except maybe a Strawberry Daiquiri, but you just don't see people standing around chugging down the ole' SD...

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    1. I haven't had a strawberry daiquiri in ages! I've certainly never made one. Perhaps I should...

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  3. Love the color of the drink and Miss Kitty is beautiful.

    cheers, parsnip

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  4. There seems to be something revolutionary about this drink :)

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