The Hoosier Cocktail is December 11th Drink of the Day!!

On this date, back in 1816, Indiana became the 19th State of the United States of America. Known for being a very rural state, it does have the 18th largest city in the country in Indianapolis. It also has many great colleges and universities - Notre Dame, Purdue, Indiana University just to name a few of many. It is right in the heart of the Mid-West and is the smallest state, area wise, west of the Appalachian Mountains.

I have found a drink that is named after the nickname of the state. Hoosier, it’s believed, was what the country bumpkins of the state were called and the name stuck.

This drink is a martini with the flavor of rum added to it. There isn’t much to this cocktail, and it will be easy for you to make for yourself at home. Enjoy this as a sipping cocktail and remember it’s considered a two drink cocktail in the eyes of the law. So, don’t drink too many too quickly.

Hoosier Cocktail

2 oz. Vodka

1 oz. Light Rum

Dry Vermouth

 

Method: In the chilled martini glass you will be using for the cocktail, pour about an ounce of dry vermouth in the glass and set it off to the side. Now, take a shaker tin filled with ice, and add the vodka and rum to it. Shake well until you feel the cold on the outside of the tin. Before pouring the contents out of the shaker, swirl out the dry vermouth, which will leave a residue on the inside of the glass. Now, strain the contents of the shaker into the lined cocktail glass.

This Day in History:

1816 - Indiana became the 19th state of the Union.

1844 - Nitrous Oxide was used by a dentist for the very first time.

1936 - Due to public outrage for King Edward VIII announcing that he was marrying a twice divorced American woman who was suing her second husband, he decided to step down as King of England. Talk about true love!

1946 - The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, (UNICEF), was established.

Notable Birthday:

Rita Moreno, Dancer/Acadamy Award winning actress, was born on this day in 1931.

Notable Quote:

“In three words, I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: “it goes on”. - Robert Frost

 

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