If you’re like me and your taxes are filed, you’re doing the happy dance tonight. I realize the deadline is Monday, but do you really want that hanging over your head all weekend? No, better to “get ‘er done” today and toast your effort with an Income Tax cocktail.
Here's a cocktail you'll want to spend your return on.
Yes, such a drink really exists. I drank one last weekend at Crowbar, Calgary’s pop-up cocktail lounge (more on that in an upcoming Calgary Herald column). What’s even more intriguing? This isn’t a drink that was created just for the event; it’s a cocktail that’s been around for a century. I can see why: it’s basically a martini sweetened by a bit of orange juice, and spiced with a couple dashes of Angostura bitters. It’s strong, yes, but that’s a good thing whether you’re celebrating a big return, or drowning your sorrows over all the money you owe the Feds. So drink up!
Income Tax Cocktail
- 1-1/2 oz Beefeater gin
- 3/4 oz dry vermouth
- 3/4 oz sweet vermouth
- 3/4 oz orange juice
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Orange curl garnish
Shake ingredients with ice then strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with an orange curl.
— Recipe courtesy Wade Sirois, Crowbar
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