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Celebrating leap year with a cocktail
Just because Friday Feb. 29, leap day to some, has come and gone doesn’t mean that we aren’t still celebrating. The day which only makes it to the calendar one out of ever four years has been celebrated with many different concoctions over the years according to a Wall Street Journal article.
My favorite example they site:
“In Mansfield, Ohio, in 1976, a spot called the BAR-n celebrated the calendar anomaly with Leap Year Dreamsicle Cocktails (vodka, orange juice, and vanilla ice cream) and promised the drink was ‘Guaranteed to make your dreams come true.’ “
The article finishes with the story and recipe of the Leap Year cocktail. I won’t burden you with details, you can read the entire story here if you like, but the recipe is worth sharing.
The Leap Year
Ingredients: 2 oz. gin, 1/2 oz. sweet vermouth, 1/2 oz. Grand Marnier, 1 dash fresh lemon juice. Directions: Shake with ice and strain into a stemmed cocktail glass. A twist of lemon peel on top.
Sound to me like a good way to celebrate such a special year. And if anyone out there remembers BAR-n in Mansfield share here …
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