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Floradora

I found this recipe on thespruceeats.com.

gin, Chambord, lime juice, ginger ale⁣

The history of this cocktail is very cute. In 1900 there was a musical comedy called Floradora playing on Broadway in New York. At the after-party, one of the women in the cast asked the bartender to make her “something new”. He came up with this concoction for her, and named it after the show.⁣

This drink is bright and refreshing, but I don’t love it. On this journey of learning about cocktails, I’m learning my likes and dislikes as well. I don’t think I love Chambord. It’s too sweet and fruity…just not what I want when I sip a drink. Given a choice, and from what I know so far, I’ll choose a bitter or herby liqueur, like Campari or Chartreuse. Or even St-German, which is sweet, but has a lot more going on. ⁣

When I finished this pretty drink, I didn’t make a second…I got a clean glass and made myself a bourbon rickey (bourbon, lime squeeze, soda) and grew some hair on my chest.

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