Lift your spirits to the White House
In the spirit of the presidential race — and of course the 21st Amendment — we offer signature cocktails for the candidate of your choice. These concoctions are courtesy of Grubtrotters subscriber Alicia Knight:
Obama Bomb
2 Parts Blavod Vodka
1 Part Red Bull
1 Part Cranberry Juice
Fill a highball glass with crushed ice and pour in cranberry and Red Bull. Float Blavod Vodka on top. Garnish with a green apple fan.
Alicia’s inspiration: “The Obama Bomb is a take-off on the trendy high-end vodka and Red Bull favored by hipsters. The Blavod vodka is actually a black vodka with suitably high price points. Floated on top of the red part of drink, it looks very edgy. The cranberry juice helps cut the medicinal sourness of the Red Bull and refers to Ted Kennedy’s Massachusetts, where cranberries are widely grown. The green apple could bring the green into cocktail’s color theme of red, black and green after the Pan-African flag, or it could reference Obama’s noted inexperience, and if it’s a Granny Smith apple, could reference his granny.”
Clinton Cocktail
2 Parts Kentucky Bourbon
1 Part Triple Sec
2 Parts Florida Orange Juice
Dash of Bitters
Combine all ingredients in ice-filled shaker. Shake well.
Pour into old-fashioned glass that is half-filled with ice. Garnish with a Michigan maraschino cherry.
Alicia’s inspiration: “The Clinton Cocktail is a take-off on a classic that was a favorite of liberated women back in the 20s (in Europe) and 30s (in the U.S.) known as the Sidecar, which is typically brandy, orange liqueur (Cointreau) and citrus such as lemon juice. I made Hillary’s cocktail more like a current women’s favorite, Whiskey Sour, so I could use Kentucky Bourbon and orange juice for the sour. The drink can also be made with Crown Royal, but Pennsylvania’s primary has already happened. I substituted Triple Sec for the Cointreau because the working class can’t afford the high-priced Cointreau. And I added the dash of bitters because I like my sours made with bitters and well, it was apropos.”
McCain Straight Shooter
1 Part Patron Reposada
1 Part Kahlua
1 Part Barcardi 151
Layer liquors in order in a shot glass, floating the Bacardi 151 on top. Light the 151. Drink while flaming, if you dare.
Alicia’s inspiration: “This flaming shooter is an homage to the jet jocks (Naval aviators) like McCain who fly tough, talk tough and drink tough. The rum, because it’s a Navy drink. The tequila and Kahlua from Mexico, which shares a border with McCain’s state of Arizona. A strong drink that doesn’t mess around in the process of messing you up. A variation on the F***ked Up Motherf***er, which is 151 and Jaegermeister, flamed. I just don’t like the taste of Jaeg.”
Bottoms up. We’re guessing this wouldn’t have worked out as well if Romney were still in the race.
