The playoffs are just around the corner and Liquor.com has come to the rescue!
“There is no generally accepted, classic “Baseball Cocktail.” There’s not even a “Babe Ruth Cocktail.” If there were ever a man who didn’t think a drink was something to be avoided, it was The Sultan of Swat (he was famous for putting away a quart of whiskey and ginger ale with his breakfast).
Fortunately, there is one classic with which to toast the baseball season: the Cooperstown Cocktail. It was created at the old Waldorf-Astoria hotel back before Prohibition as a tribute to the sporting types from the famed upstate town who used to drop by when they were in the city. It includes gin, equal parts sweet and dry vermouth, orange bitters and mint leaves, and it’s the refreshment you want before, during or after a nine-inning day out.”
The Cooperstown Cocktail
- 1 1/2 ounces Tanqueray gin
- 3/4 ounce Martini & Rossi rosso vermouth
- 3/4 ounce Noilly Prat Original dry vermouth
- 2 dashes The Bitter Truth orange bitters
- 2 mint leaves
- Garnish: mint sprig (optional)
Steps
- Add the gin, vermouths, orange bitters and mint leaves to a mixing glass with ice.
Stir until well-chilled and strain into a cocktail glass.
Garnish with a mint sprig, if desired.
Cheers!
– Jet Cannon
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