Reblogged from stuffaboutminneapolis
That sounds delicious, but I sure don’t want to make that mint syrup. Maybe in the summer for a party.
(Reuters) - Perhaps Minneapolis never quite got over the Prohibition era of the 1930s. How else to explain the popularity of its iconic cocktail, The Bootleg?
The city’s signature drink - heard of by few outside of Minnesota - is a relatively homely one, a fizzy, sweet-and-sour concoction akin to a Tom Collins goosed with mint.
Everyone seems to have their own interpretation. Some are made with frozen lemonade mix and 7-Up, blended until slushy; others are spiked with grenadine, orange juice, even green food coloring.
“It was pioneered by a local Minneapolis country club in the early 20th century and soon became a staple at all the finest clubs in the Twin Cities,” explains Dean Phillips, President and CEO, Phillips Distilling Company and a fifth-generation spirits producer based in Minneapolis.
But you won’t see The Bootleg on any cocktail menu. That doesn’t mean you can’t get one. “Strangely, it’s not widely featured in public drinking holes,” Phillips muses. “But ask the right bartender and you’re in for a treat.”
RECIPE: The Bootleg This variation on Minneapolis’s iconic cocktail, attributed to La Belle Vie bartender Johnny Michaels, is among the most appetizing.
1 oz. vodka 1 oz. gin 1 oz. mint syrup (1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, and a handful of chopped mint leaves) Fresh lemons/limes Cava Sparkling wine Chartreuse Mint sprig, for garnish Over high heat, mix sugar and water with chopped mint leaves, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, strain mint and let cool. Shake vodka, gin, mint syrup, and freshly squeezed citrus juice, pour over ice. Top with Cava and a splash of Chartreuse. Garnish with a fat sprig of mint.
To be honest, I had no idea Minneapolis had it’s own signature drink called “The Bootleg”. I guess that will happen when you spend a lifetime drinking Grain Belt.
The asado at the end of town has some of the best meat I have ever eaten.
I’m in El Calafate, in the Patagonia, way down in the south of Argentina. It’s a tiny town, with sparse desert vegetation, surrounded by rocky mountains, and a huge lake (Lago Argentino) with a few floating icebergs, even though it’s rather warm (about 20°C). The sun rises at 4:30 am and sets at…
Well, that is too bad.
After 7 years in Minnesota, the most recent 3 here in Northeast Minneapolis, we have decided to move the store back to it’s birthplace, Chicago. We recently had the opportunity to relocate presented to us, and based off the growing needs of our Online Mail Order operations, now is the perfect time…
Hey guys, so my friend found this cat a few days ago but she already has three cats, so she’s been searching for a home for it.
She’s a female, unnamed and really friendly. She’s had to keep it in the bathroom for the past few days because she doesn’t want it to be around her cats, and whenever anybody sits down in there even to pee, it jumps on their lap. She can’t afford to take it to the vet so they don’t know about health, but she seems perfectly fine. She’s pretty small and we think she’s still a kitten, but there’s no way to be sure since she can’t afford to bring her to a vet.
All the no-kill shelters in the area are full and the only other option is to let it back outside for the winter. She lives in St. Anthony but if you’re willing to pick it up or you live near a bus line her or I could even drop her off. Please send me a message if you’re interested and we can work something out!
(Source: mountaindewnicorn, via stuffaboutminneapolis)
From an actual reference letter I wrote in grad school for an actual 19-year-old Harvard student. (via jaygabler)
A great example of how those of means can buy their children the resume they think they need to be successful.
