The Crown Jewel is April 3rd Drink of the Day!!

Nothing like a good whiskey beverage for some social gatherings. Adding another liquor to it takes it to newer heights that will be appreciated for those fortunate enough to have one of these cocktails at your next party. Getting to the middle of the week is enough excuse to make the Crown Jewel the Drink of the Day! By the weekend, you should be able to master putting this together.

A perfect blend of Canadian whiskey and coconut rum, then adding some juices and lemon-lime soda, will give you a nice refresher that you can enjoy all summer long. The cleanliness of the Canadian whiskey gives the coconut rum a chance to present itself well in this cocktail; a great supporting role. The fruit juice will actually be the one to link the flavors, adding only a hint of these to only enhance the main performers. The soda will give it the “POP” needed, (no pun intended), to give it that over-the-top flavor.

Now for the fun part of the Drink of the Day - In the video, we have changed the format somewhat. The most important part of this change is the background music. For the next seven days, we will be showcasing a band in my area. They are a band called “Acid Cats”, a great rhythm jazz band out of Akron, Ohio. Be sure to check out their Facebook Page @

https://www.facebook.com/AkronAcidCats

Enjoy the drink and the video. A special thanks to Jilly’s Music Room for allowing us to shoot our videos at their place of business. Couldn’t do this without you, Jill! Cheers!

 

Crown Jewel

1 1/4 oz. Crown Royal

1 oz. Coconut Rum

1 oz. Pineapple Juice

Splash of Cranberry Juice

Lemon - Lime Soda

 

Method: In a mixing glass filled with ice, pour in everything except the lemon-lime soda. Cap off with a tin and shake to blend together. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Top off with lemon-lime soda. Stir and serve.

 

This Day in History:

1860 - The first pony express service began.

1882 - Outlaw Jesse James was shot in the back by Bob Ford, one of his own gang members, for the $10,000 reward money.

1936 - Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby.

1996 - US commerce secretary Ron Brown died in a airplane crash in Croatia.

 

Notable Birthday:

Virgil “Gus” Grissom, one of the astronauts to die in the fire in the module of Apollo I during pre-flight operations, was born on this date in 1926.

Notable Quote:

“We are in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us, it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is worth the risk of life.” - Gus Grissom

 

 

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