Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Revisit the Sidecar...

I am sure it is the masculine crush of my beefy hands that make holding any type of stemware uncomfortable, but it is unavoidable if you want to drink some of the best cocktails "up."  The martini glass is perfectly designed for presentation and keeping the beverage (a loosely used term) cool after being properly shaken cold. 


One of my favorite "up" drinks is the Sidecar.  Born in the age of Prohibition, this drink is suave and delicious.  The art of making the Sidecar I think has been lost but is making a come back, at least here in Washington. 


I recently found my favorite version of the Sidecar here in DC, at Zaytinya.  The drink is on the menu as a Greek Sidecar and it is outstanding.  As a gentleman, I never drink more then my fill of any alcoholic drink - meaning I keep track and take care to drink my limit to maintain my graceful and refined manners.  I found myself unable to resist Zaytinya's version of the Sidecar and had six in one evening - both a testament to their mixology and my lack of self-control around beautiful women and well mixed drinks. 


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