The Silver Balloon is June 5th Drink of the Day!!

It always floors me to look back at some events that have happened in human history and see that not many years have gone by since our first flight, the invention of the automobile, etc. Who would have thought that just 229 years ago, the first hot-air balloon flight was viewed as a huge accomplishment, and it wasn’t even a manned flight! Does it not amaze you that in just this period of time we have come so far technologically? It just blows me away!

Talk about blowing me away, these two French brothers, Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier had their first balloon flight demonstration. The balloon successfully stayed aloft for ten minutes and traveled about two kilometers. Part of the people in attendance for this huge event was King Louis XVI of France and his wonderful wife, Marie Antoinette. After the successful test flight, the King was so impressed that Joseph and Jacques’ father, Pierre was elevated to nobility. A successful flight with a person would eventually happen less than a year later.

To celebrate this important, yet less talked about event in our history, I’ve found a drink that will lift your spirits and have you walking on clouds. Note to reader: Do not attempt to fly a hot-air balloon after drinking a couple of these!

The Silver Balloon Cocktail
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
3/4 oz. Williams Pear Liqueur
3/4 oz. Almond Liqueur
1 1/2 oz. Grapefruit Juice

Method: Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake well then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

This day in history:
1783 - Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier gave the first successful balloon flight demonstration.
1968 - Senator Robert Kennedy was shot while leaving the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. He was shot by Sirhan Sirhan. He died the next day.
1981 - The Centers for Disease Control published the first report about the disease that would later become known as AIDS.
2004 - President Ronald Reagan died at his home in Las Angeles. He was 94 and had been suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease for ten years.

Notable Birthday:
Mark Wahlberg, Actor/Model/Performer, was born on this day in 1971.

Notable Quote:
“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” - Dennis P. Kimbro

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