August 5, 2008
Dept. of Dubious Drinks, Summer Olympics Edition
If this sounds snarky and needlessly mean-spirited, just blame the Chinese. In any event, the marketing wizards at McCormick & Schmick decreed that there would be cocktails with an Olympics theme, so the "Red White & Blue Martini" came into being.
Fortunately, barman Darrin Bengston knows his specific gravities. Raspberry purée into the bottom, followed by a shaker of Stoli Vanil and Stoli Blueberi. Float an ounce of Blue Curaçao, and voilà! The blue settles midway down the glass. Tastes like an eight-dollar popsicle.
Fortunately, too, McCormick's still has its after-10 PM happy hour menu, tasty plates under $2.
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Isn't there some sort of Beijing-inspired drink they could have chosen instead? The only thing that sounds good about this cocktail is the raspberry puree.
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are you allowed to use the word "olympics" in that headline? did you pay someone off without my knowledge?
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I vote for a cocktail glass of Sambuca set aflame, to honor the Games' birthplace and torch.
...But mostly I just like lighting things on fire.
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further proof that the only reason blue curacao exists is that it is blue