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GETAWAY by Margaret Swaine Columnist and Author www.margaretswaine.com
GLOBE-TROTTING COCKTAILS As Canadians, we love our unique cocktail the Bloody Caesar, but when in Rome…you know the cliché. Here, ideas for toasting the New Year with festive cocktails from around the globe.
Some of the most famous of all cocktails are also the simplest: Harry’s Bar in Venice is legendary for its Bellini, a three to one blend of white peach purée with the Italian sparkling wine Prosecco. Puerto Rico’s Piña Colada is a tropical punch of cream of coconut, pineapple and rum. And, what would a Kentucky Derby be without sipping a Mint Julep? About 80,000 of these bourbon and crushed mint drinks are served at the racetrack during the derby. Off to the races, we say. Dark and Stormy
In some countries specific recipes have been declared official national drinks defended and promoted by their nations. Others boast a cocktail so world renowned that where it originated becomes a tourist mecca such as the Singapore Sling. Bermuda - The Dark and Stormy Today just about every bar in Bermuda has a version of their national cocktail. The original recipe is the first modern classic cocktail inducted into the US based Institute for Cocktail Excellence “Mixology Hall of Fame” which honours the best-of-the-best drinks. The best ever result of becalmed at sea. www.goslingsrum.com
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It’s a beautiful looking drink that’s surprisingly simple to make. You fill a glass with ice and ginger beer and float Gosling’s Black Seal (or any good dark rum) on top. “The cocktail looks like a dark, stormy night with the colour of a cloud that only a fool or dead man would sail under,” says seventh generation owner of the rum company Malcolm Gosling. Stir it well before you drink it or your first gulp will be straight rum. The Dark and Stormy 6 oz ginger beer 2 oz Gosling’s Black Seal rum Fill glass with crushed ice. Add ginger beer. Pour rum gently on top so it floats. Stir until it looks like a storm cloud, then drink.
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Mexico - The Margarita Many people claim to have invented or named the Margarita cocktail. For example, the Agua Caliente Racetrack in Tijuana claims their bartender Danny Negrete created it there in the early 1930s and Pancho Morales said he created it while at Tommy’s Place in Ciudad Juarez in 1942. Whatever, the drink is thoroughly Mexican
