POUR A HISTORIC ‘BOOTLEG’ COCKTAIL, COOK LIKE A YACHT CLUB CHEF

F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda famously resided there 102 years ago this summer. The White Bear Lake Yacht Club’s proud 134-year history includes its current feat of maintaining the largest “A” boat fleet in the United States and hosting weekly sailing regattas.

However, this article isn’t about boats. It is about drink and food recipes. If you are ever at WBLYC, order a ‘Bootleg’ cocktail. It’s the Prohibitionera cocktail which became the signature drink at the Yacht Club. Is the bootleg a cousin to the mint julep? The Mojito? Maybe. Instead of a julep’s bourbon, the bootleg offers patrons the flexibility of ordering it with vodka, gin or bourbon. And, the bootleg adds lemonade instead of the julep’s bitters. Less harsh than the julep, less sweet than the mojito. Great for summer sipping.