Hunter S., Contributing Editor-At-Large, currently in Greece, suggested we feature a Casablanca cocktail in Buzzed Boomer. Or he just wanted us to know what he was drinking. We’re not sure. He did include a nice picture. A stickler for details, he wasn’t sure how it was made. The InterWeb has a number of Casablanca cocktail recipes and they are all completely different. In the classic movie, nobody orders a Casablanca. What drinks are specifically ordered are a French75 and a champagne cocktail. But since Rick (Humphrey Bogart) calls his bar a “gin-joint” and himself a “saloon-keeper”, we are going to drink….. gin….. when we watch or think about that great movie. No champagne added. Just ice-cold gin.
Here’s looking at you kid.
– Jet Cannon
Photos: Hunter S. and BBC
