Drink of the Day: Orlof Cocktail

Here is a nice brandy cocktail that will make a great Sunday-Funday treat for you. If you are not in the mood for that brunch time Mimosa, or any other sparkling wine drink for that matter, you may want to try this sweet treat.

Complementing the brandy, we have melon liqueur, sour mix and triple sec, so this will be on the sweet side. In fact, this is a perfect warm-weather treat that you may find yourself sipping on at poolside as the weather warms up.

Here’s a couple fun facts about brandy:

The word “brandy” comes from the Dutch word brandewijn, which translates to “burnt wine”.

You could find brandy instead of mercury being used in some of the first thermometers in the 1600’s.

A special thanks to MentalFloss.com for this informatation.

Hope your Sunday is a nice and pleasant one. Enjoy your day! Cheers!

 

Orlof Cocktail

1 oz. Brandy

1/2 oz. Triple Sec

1/2 oz. Melon Liqueur

3/4 oz. Sour Mix (to tone down on sweetness, you can replace this by adding juice from 1/2 lemon and 1/2 orange and 1/4 oz. simple syrup)

 

Method: Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Cap with a tin and shake to blend. Strain into an old fashioned glass with ice.

 

This Day in History:

1587 - Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded.

1693 - The College of William and Mary received its charter, becoming the second institution of higher learning in the United States.

1870 - The National Weather Service was established under the US Army Signal Corps.

1924 - The gas chamber was used for the first time as a method of execution on mobster Gee Jon at Nevada State Prison in Carson City.

 

Notable Birthday:

Actor James Dean was born on this date in 1931.

Notable Quote:

“Problems aren’t stop signs, they are guidelines.” - Robert Schuller

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