The Commodore Cocktail is May 14th Drink of the Day!!
Sometimes the presentation is more than the actual experience when it comes to drinking a cocktail. Not trying to take away from this interesting bourbon cocktail. The chocolate and lemon back flavor you get with every sip makes you realize that more should be done in creating cocktails with bourbon. The secondary ingredients in this not only assist with their own flavor; they also bring out the whiskey’s finer attributes. If you are a bourbon imbiber already, you will have no problem sipping on this creation.
This cocktail is one of many that were named the same back in the 1930s. This one is my favorite. Using a champagne flute to showcase this fine drink, it will surely be a hit at your next soiree. Cheers!
Commodore Cocktail
2 oz. Bourbon Whiskey
3/4 oz. Creme de Cacao
1/4 oz. Grenadine
Juice from 1/2 Lemon
Method: In a mixing glass filled with ice, pour in the first three ingredients to measure. Squeeze in the juice from half a lemon, discarding the remnants after doing so. Cap with a tin and shake well. Strain into a champagne flute. Take a twist of lemon and rub it gently on the rim of the glass, then drop it into the cocktail.
This Day in History:
1796 - Edward Jenner administered the first smallpox vaccine to 8 year-old James Phipps.
1804 - The Lewis and Clark expedition set out from St. Louis.
1904 - The Olympic Games were held in the United States for the first time in St. Louis, Missouri.
1973 - Skylab, the United States’ first space station, was launched into orbit.
Notable Birthday:
The man who brought us American Graffiti and Star Wars, George Lucas was born on this date in 1944.
Notable Quote:
“You can’t do it unless you imagine it.” - George Lucas
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