Drink of the Day: The Yokohama Cocktail

Man, it is hard to believe how fast this week is going. Especially after the long weekend. Full weeks tend to drag after that. But, here we are on Thursday already. Hopefully, these Drinks of the Day help in making the work week a little less troublesome.

Not all of the drinks I introduce are going to be difficult to make. In fact, some are so easy to put together that one is amazed that they even have a name. This one is a great example of that. When I look for cocktails to introduce every day, my main goal is to give you a library of cocktails that you can put together at your home. Some will take some work to master. Others are just showing you examples on how easy it is to have a great line-up of drinks that are very pain-free and simple to make at your home bar.

The Yokohama Cocktail combines gin and vodka to give you a great base for a citrus cocktail. The vodka tones the gin down to bring out the other attributes of the cocktail - the orange juice and grenadine. A quick fix for those who don’t want to spend their time making a drink. In less than thirty seconds, you will have a great summertime refresher. Enjoy!

 

Yokohama Cocktail

1 oz. Gin

1 oz. Vodka

1 1/2 oz. Orange Juice

1/2 oz. Grenadine

 

Method: In a mixing glass filled with ice, pour in all the ingredients to measure. Cap with a tin and shake to blend the ingredients. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Garnish with a half-wheel of orange on the rim of the glass.

 

This Day in History:

1951 - Armistice talks to end the Korean War began.

1985 - After the failed marketing debacle with “New Coke”, Coca-Cola announced it was bringing back the original and call it “Coke Classic.

1989 - Mel Blanc, the man with a thousand voices which included Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Sylvester the Cat, and many others, died in Los Angeles.

1991 - Boris Yeltsin got sworn in as Russia’s first elected president.

 

Notable Birthday:

First African-American to win the singles Wimbledon tennis tournament, Arthur Ashe was born on this date in 1943.

Notable Quote:

“Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you.” - Aldous Huxley

 

 

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