How about the Swizzle Stick Bar at Cafe Adelaide? A nice way to celebrate Hump Day or if you were born on October 1st, your birthday. They make a fiery Woodford Reserve Mint Julep. But why not dial it back to simpler, classic days of yore and order a Side Car. Rum, brandy, Cointreau, sour and lime poured into a sugared rim. Not to far removed from the beloved, but largely poorly done, Margarita. Plus you can watch the bartenders as they chip ice for your cocktail.
And if the mood strikes you, have dinner or sample the bar food. Cafe Adelaide gave birth to this blog, the least you can do is visit the dear old blog's mamma n dem. Ask them for a Legend: In a rocks glass mix 3 ounces of Grey Goose, 1 shot of Olive Juice, 3 Olives (for luck), a pack of Marlboro Lights, and a prayer. Shake and strain into a half full glass. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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Wash, rinse, repeat if necessary.
Is that how Lu's making her Sidecars? They're typical brandy, Cointreau and lemon juice.
Hey Rene,
Lu uses our product, Dirty Sue premium olive juice for that drink...
www.dirtysue.com
Would love to send you a sample bottle so you can make it at home.
Best,
Eric
et1969@mac.com
Frolic: That is what I understood a Side Car to be. But on the bar menu at Adelaide Rum is listed. Wonder if dark or light?
Talking out of turn here, but here is a thought. In A Cook's Tour Bourdain sentimentally recalls the Coffee and Cigarette appetizer that Keller sent out. Seeing as how a martini and a cigarette are close acquantainces. Does anyone know of a cocktail that employs tobacco notes. I am thinking of an infusion of sorts with really top notch cigar tobacco. Maybe a dark rum?
Just a thought. Will get on that idea right quick.
Some bourbons have a tobacco note from the char on the barrel.
The online bar menu does list the sidecar with those ingredients. Very odd. Maybe it's a misprint. The Land of Cocktail book has a traditional recipe. It seems like once you've added a second spirit and swapped limes for lemons, then you're making a new drink.
More thoughts on the cocktail...
Steeping cigar tobacco, preferably not a Swisher Sweet, in simple syrup as it cools. Remove tobacco and strain.
Think it should be basically an old fashioned with a tobacco syrup. Or more in the style of a manhattan?
That would get us close or is this guranteed to induce trouble?
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