Storied Sips by Erica Duecy

Author:Erica Duecy [Duecy, Erica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-375-42622-3
Publisher: Diversified Publishing
Published: 2013-10-07T16:00:00+00:00

At the Detroit Athletic Club, doormen have been greeting guests in top hats and coattails since 1915. Clubhouse to Olympic athletes, automotive titans, and Midwestern politicians during Detroit’s heyday, the DAC was (and is) the city’s most elite gathering place. It is also home to the Last Word, a remarkable Prohibition-era cocktail. During that thirsty time, Detroit was a major thoroughfare for bootleggers, so the DAC elite didn’t have to go far for a cocktail. In their ball gowns and tuxedos, members snuck out the club’s back door to the “DAC Annex” speakeasy, conveniently located behind it.

How the club’s—or, ahem—speakeasy’s bartenders procured the Last Word’s relatively exotic ingredients is anyone’s guess. But thankfully, someone whipped up the aromatic, limey elixir. Gin and lime juice, common bar partners, meet two unlikely glass-mates in Chartreuse, a bitter, herbal spirit from France, and Luxardo Maraschino, a bittersweet cherry liqueur from Italy. Lean in for a sip and you’re enveloped in a delicious cloud of cherries and herbs.

Sadly, the cocktail languished in obscurity for decades after it was published in Ted Saucier’s 1951 bar book, Bottoms Up. But recently, dedicated cocktailians have resurrected the Last Word. To try one at the source, though, you may have to twist the arm of a well-heeled Detroiter: The DAC is still members’ only. Or you could try that back door.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.