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Palin’s Cocktail: The Yukon Sarah
This is the second installment of “Candidate Cocktails.” Actually, that category is new — I just made it up — I kinda liked the alliteration. Basically, the Obamartini was a hit, so now both Presidential candidates and their running mates get a cocktail. As you know, Governor Palin weathered a couple of tough weeks of — well — questions and such. By the time she got to the Vice Presidential debate last week, the woman clearly needed a drink.
To create an unknown cocktail firmly rooted in Joe-Six-Pack simplicity I drew inspiration from the “Sarah” cocktail found on drinkmixers.com. Their recipe called for vodka, cherry brandy, and crème de bananes, creating an intriguing, and for my purposes, subtly ironic combo. Crème de bananes?!?! There’s a special place in heaven…
Armed with inspired mixers and a little Yukon Jack — ‘cause with Putin rearing his ugly head, vodka was a no-can-do. I cobbled together a little somethin’ usin’ some American hard-workin’, and you know, sort of, like, Maverick healthcare ingenuity, into a cocktail I lovingly call “The Yukon Sarah.”
Paired with a debate menu of Elitist Cheesesteak Sandwiches (crusty rolls filled with grilled New York steak, goat cheese and arugula), and Baked Alaskas for desert, the Yukon Sarah Cocktail was the end all be all.
Here’s the recipe:
Yukon Sarah
1 oz Yukon Jack Bourbon
½ oz Cherry Brandy
¼ oz Crème de Banana
¼ oz lemon juice
Ginger ale
Pour ingredients into a Boston shaker, add ice and shake. Pour the entire contents of the shaker into a rocks glass. Top with ginger ale. Garnish with a pink elephant.
Much like McCain’s VP pick, the Yukon Sarah is sweet, sparkly, and folks who drink it up won’t quite know what’s in it.
No questions please.
Other Partisan Pours:
McCain’s Cocktail: The Maverick
