The Baby Ruth Martini is February 6th Drink of the Day!
Babe Ruth is to baseball as chocolate is to ice cream, aloe is to skin creams, and bartending is to…well, er, making drinks. If you are a baseball fan you know the name Babe Ruth.
Most of you know him as the Home Run King, the Sultan of Swing, or the Bambino. The Red Sox, looking at the Babe as a pitcher who was losing his groove, traded him to the New York Yankees. It would become the trade known as the “Curse of the Bambino”. Not only would he become the hero who brought prominence back to the Yankees organization, he changed baseball, by making the home run a bigger part of the game itself. Heck, he probably brought more glory to the game itself.
So, to recognize the man who was sometimes bigger than the game itself, I’d like to share a drink that I found would not only compliment the man, but also the candy bar that was named after him.
Chris Armbruster from Northeast Ohio is responsible for this recipe. Chris is a Supply Chain Engineer by trade. But, if you were to look at his blog site, you will soon see that this is a man who enjoys the fun side as well as the business side of life. This is something he had listed on his list of martinis that I felt would compliment this day well! Thanks Chris!
The Baby Ruth Martini
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
3/4 oz. Butterscotch Schnapps
3/4 oz. Creme de Cacao
Dash of Dry Vermouth
Baby Ruth Candy Bar
Method: Put all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a Baby Ruth Candy Bar.
This day in history:
1788 - Massachusetts became the 6th state of the US.
1935 - The board game, Monopoly, went on sale for the first time.
1971 - Alan Shepard hit a couple golf balls and Edgar Mitchell threw a javelin on the moon.
2001 - Ariel Sharon was elected Prime Minister of Israel.
Notable Birthdays:
1756 - Aaron Burr, third U.S. Vice President and best known for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel, was born on this day.
1895 - Babe Ruth, Home Run King for many years, was born.
1911 - Ronald Reagan, actor and 40th President of the U.S., was born.
Notable Quote:
“I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress.” - Ronald Reagan
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