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Today is Bastille Day, so what would be more appropriate then a few French Drink recipes to enjoy while your storming your favorite Gov’t building!! First up, a rather nice combination fit for sitting and sipping on the ChonDileste[Image] Pompier: This cocktail is a refreshing black currant recipe straight from the Jazz Age of 1930s Paris. Ingredients: - 1/2 oz crème de cassis (Black Current liqueur) - 3 Oz.dry vermouth - Top off with Club soda Preparation: Stir the ingredients together and serve over ice.[Image] The Americano: Next is a rather familiar named drink but with a French twist. - 1 oz Campari - 1 oz red vermouth - Twist Preparation: Pour over ice and serve with a swizzle stick. Top off with a very little bit of soda water.[Image] The Rose: This was a very popular drink in Paris in the '20s, but has since been forgotten. Be careful – there are two different recipes for this drink – this is close to the original that was popular back in the art deco era in France: Stir well with cracked ice: - 2 oz French vermouth (Noilly Prat) - 1 oz kirshwasser (Alsatian Trimbach) it's an eau de vie, dry and clear - 1 teaspoon raspberry syrup or (if you're in France) sirop de groseille Preparation: Strain into chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a rose petal (okay, that's not how they used to make them, but it sure looks nice).


So there you have it – three different yet the same French concoctions to enjoy the Revolution by. So until next week kiddies - Give me liberty or give me Booze!!!
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