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March 05, 2006
Whiskey Sours and Cocktail Hours
In regard to my rambling post about finding a favorite drink:
1. There was a drink I knew I liked but couldn't remember: it was a whiskey sour. This is a serious contender for the signature drink category -- I may not like whiskey but whiskey sours are great.
2. A friend told us last night about her grandparents' "cocktail hour" tradition. Classy people, these grandparents. No matter what the circumstance, they kept a tradition of sitting down to cheese and crackers and cocktails at 5 p.m. every day. The kids were banished and other pressing matters were postponed so they could devote that time to each other. If they were in the car, they would PULL OVER to the side of the road, get the travel supply of cheese, vodka, and whiskey from the glove compartment, and keep the appointment. When our friend asked them what had kept them together for 60 years, her grandmother responded immediately with "cocktail hour." Whether this referred to the alcohol or the private time was unclear.
3. I had a glass of port last night, and I have been dutifully drinking my Sauternes dessert wine in the evening. This doesn't fall into the cocktail category, sadly, but I wonder if I could bend the rules. I LOVE port. If I'm trying to stick with the 50s tradition of drinking, which seems to be the appropriate classic example to follow, port is unacceptable. It's an after-dinner embellishment, not a cocktail hour standard.
Posted by csageday at March 5, 2006 10:48 AM