Ok, gotta preface this topic with a disclaimer.
I was born in the American South. Here, when I was young, it was Budweiser or Old Milwaukee - or moonshine or Jack Daniels. Anything else and you were a sissy of the highest order.
Fast forward nearly 50 years, and I for one have discovered an affinity for a good cocktail, craft beer or other non-redneck libations.
Wife used to be a bartender, so I’ve had all the standards over the past 20+ years. But once in a while we’ll hit on something that just pleases the palate. For example, Ruby Red grapefruit juice, cranberry juice and Absolut grapefruit vodka. Holy hell!
This evening my wife treated me to the quintessential girly drink that I fell in love with…
Single drink -
Put some of the caramel sundae syrup in a saucer. Dip the rim of the glass in it.
In another saucer, add some course-ground sea salt. Dip the caramal rimmed glass in the salt.
Drizzle some caramel into the inside walls of the glass.
In a shaker with ice, add…
2 oz Mudslide mixer (with 12.5% rum, so not the non-alcoholic version)
1.5 oz Smirnoff Kissed Caramel
Strain/pour into the prepared glass with fresh ice.
Unlike the salted rim of a Margarita, which uses the salt as a contrast to the sweet-sour of the drink, the salt in this cocktail actually compliments the sweetness of the caramel. It’s quite amazing.
I can share quite a few more but will stop here and ask the VC family to chime in with your favorite nuggets. Doesn’t need to be holiday drinks, just whatever tickles your fancy.
