Seattle-native Fred Couples showed us Buzzed Boomers that Azelia cocktails really work. Couples flagged down one of the cute cart girls on the Master’s course at Augusta, steadied his nerves with the refreshing beverage and then went on to par the course on Thursday… something only one other senior player (Tom Watson) has ever done. The 65 year old, despite making an eagle and finishing at par, is tied for 11th going into Friday’s round. Tough crowd. Here’s the Azelia recipe from Golf.com:
“-Pour 2 oz good vodka (or gin if you prefer), 2 oz pineapple juice, 1 oz lemon juice (not lemonade)* and a spoonful of grenadine into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
-Shake, shake, shake, then pour through a strainer into a tall glass filled halfway with rocks.
-Note: A lemon garnish on your Azalea is lovely. Just don’t use actual azalea leaves — they’re highly toxic.”
And, no, Fred didn’t really down an Azelia before playing his round. But we will.
– Jet Cannon
* we use lemonade in memory of Arnold Palmer