Last month I decided to revisit that odd 1981 calendar with the missing cover. I have it on my fridge so every once in a while I’m inspired to give one (or two) of the drinks a spin.
Those all seem to be pretty standard. Although the Harvey Wallbanger has fallen out of favor. Do people ever order a Tom Collins? And I have never heard of a Purple Cow (it sounds gross).
It was National Mint Julep Day a few weeks ago, So I picked the Mint Julep.
But, honestly, I just used this recipe from Playboy’s Host & Bar Book (1971) by Thomas Mario:
And then topped it off with club soda:
It wasn’t as sweet as I like it so I added a touch more sugar. But it looked nice!
For my second cocktail I went with the Pink Lady.
This was a bummer, you guys. I really wanted to like it. And look at it! It’s glorious!
But cocktail is a dick. I mean, a true dick. It’s mean. It’s a liar.
It looks like a delicious strawberry milk but instead tastes like gin mixed with watered down cherry dip cone. (Yes, the Dairy Queen cherry dip cone).
It really starts to taste like Satan’s cherry dip cone when the grenadine starts to really settle at the bottom of the glass.
Gross. No thank you.
No more Pink Ladies for me.
As a palate cleanser, here’s the greatest Pink Lady with my dream man (the cool rider himself) in my all-time favorite film.
Note: very era-appropriate since Grease 2 was released in 1982.
That’s a knockoff Pink Lady recipe. A ‘true’ Pink Lady, I believe, has apple brandy in it and therefore wouldn’t be quite so sweet or — er — watery.
Ok, so back in 1981, 10 or 12oz bottled Pink Champales were served (pushed towards) girls at high school parties and called Pink Ladies. The bottle, contents and caps were pink. The labels were pearl-metallic. Though never perceived as classy or fancy- they were decidedly feminine and somehow considered ‘acceptable’ — within the frightening realm of 80’s underage drinking …(yikes) + it seems more palatable than an actual Pink Lady cocktail!
Fun calendar! I was hoping you might try the antipasto strips. I’ve always wondered about pink cocktails — ladies, squirrels, etc., but I just can’t bring myself to order one for some reason. I’m a big fan of a Tom Collins, though. I like most drinks that have glasses named after them. If you like gin and tonics, you might enjoy a Tom Collins.
You never know when an antipasto strip will pop up!
Woo Hoo!