The ATOMIC COCKTAIL Recipe

The Atomic Age, also known as the Atomic Era and the Nuclear Age or Era, is the current period of history which started following the detonation of the first nuclear weapon named The Gadget at the Trinity test in New Mexico, on July 16, 1945, during World War II.

In the middle of the twentieth century  mankind was simultaneously fascinated and frightened by the atomic bomb. Atomic bomb testing was so frequent in the Nevada desert it became a Las Vegas happy hour show and people would sip aptly dubbed high proof concoctions while watching mushroom clouds form over the desert.

Though there was an entire group of drinks known as Atomic Cocktails during the heyday of nuclear tasting in the fifties, the recipe below seems to have survived the mid century happy hour holocaust to be the last and only true survivor.

Believe it or not this cocktail even had it's own song.

"It’s the drink that you don’t pour, now when you take one sip you won’t need anymore.
You’re small as a beetle or big as a whale.
Boom! Atomic Cocktail."
https://youtu.be/rUAYqtLQO9k

The
ATOMIC
COCKTAIL

INGREDIENTS
1-1/2 Oz. Vodka
1-1/2 Oz. V.S.O.P. Cognac

1 Tsp Amontillado Sherry
1-1/2 Oz. Champagne

GARNISH
Orange Slice

DIRECTIONS
Add the vodka, Cognac and sherry to a mixing glass filled with ice.
Slowly top off with Champagne.
Garnish with an orange slice and serve.

Enjoy, just don't get bombed!

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National Atomic Veterans Day is July 16th

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The SALTY DOG Cocktail Recipe

The Salty Dog was originally created as The Greyhound by Harry Craddock (see recipe in his 1930s The Savoy Cocktail book). In the 1950s it was modified slightly by adding a salted rim to balance the bitterness of the grapefruit juice. This is when the rumors popped up that actor George Jessel was responsible for the addition. Others say it was changed by the same person who invented the Bloody Mary. Yes, another murky cocktail history ... but what do you expect? They were all drinking all the time!

 
Originally a gin cocktail, vodka is the current popular spirit choice. Whichever spirit you prefer, choose a decent one because cheap booze is truly noticable in a simple recipe like this. This is my preferred version:

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SALTY DOG

INGREDIENTS
1 Oz. Vodka (or Gin)
4 Oz. FRESH Grapefruit Juice

Garnish:

None required but I enjoy a nice, fresh, grapefruit slice myself.

DIRECTIONS

Rub the rim of a Collins glass with lime juice.

Dip the rim in some nice Malden sea salt.

Fill the glass with ice cubes, add the ingredients, give the cocktail a nice stir to chill, then garnish and serve.

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SNAP, KRACKLE & DRUNK Cereal Martini Cocktail Recipe

I like to think that I have covered all covered most of the food holidays with a cocktail recipe, but a friend caught me out the other day and asked me if I had one for National Cereal Day. Rats! Didn't.
Now I do.
So there.

TheSNAP, KRACKLE & DRUNKMARTINI
INGREDIENTS1 Oz. Marshmallow Vodka2 Oz. RumChata1.5 Oz. Cream2 Dashes Coffee Bitters
GarnishCrispy Rice Cereal RimCrispy Rice & Marshmallow Treat
DIRECTIONSDip the rim of a cocktail glass into the marshmallow vodka and then into crispy rice cereal.Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake until blended and chilled.Pour cocktail into the glass and garnish with a crispy rice marshmallow treat.
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CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY MARTINI Cocktail Recipe

My love of chocolate covered cherries goes back as far as my memories. I looked forward every year to my grandfather bringing us a box of Brach's Chocolate Covered Cherries at Christmas. That first bite, with the cherry liquid center oozing down your fingers, was a sticky sugar rush heaven.

I've recreated that whole experience here - only you get 3 ounces of liquid center followed by the bite of chocolate cherry, AND you get that at 40 proof.

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CHOCOLATE COVERED

CHERRY MARTINI

INGREDIENTS

1-1/2 Oz. Three Olives Cherry Vodka

1 Oz. Dark Creme de Cacao

1/2 Whipped Cream Vodka

GARNISH: Chocolate Covered Cherry

DIRECTIONS

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, add the ingredients, shake until chilled and blended, pour into a cocktail glass, garnish and serve.

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I also have the creamy center version:

CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY COCKTAIL

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