Barrett's Mixology

By G. Rollo Begley | Friday, January 23, 2004

The Singapore Sling

1 1/2 oz Gin
1 oz Pineapple juice
1 oz Cherry brandy
1 tsp Grenadine
Soda water to taste

Combine ingredients over ice in a Collins glass and garnish with a cherry.

Ah yes, it's primary season in New Hampshire again. There's nothing in the world quite like having every kook in the country suddenly converge on a tiny little state of just one million people—I suppose this is how the poor old Hague must have felt when the U.N. decided to move in. Invariably, when I think of primary season, I start to reminisce of scenes of hippies in cold weather standing around with signs. God, I love it when stupid people suffer.

But I digress. There is another scene that primaries remind me of, and this one is much sadder. It was the Bush party in 2000 to watch the returns come in. As it quickly became clear that all of our hopes would be dashed by some anti-gun wacko who had had to invent an issue to run on, I could not stand the contagious depression any longer. I grabbed a like-minded state representative, and we quietly escaped to a nearby bar, where we ordered a tropical drink to assuage our dejection and proceeded to toast South Carolina. And Michigan. And Nevada.

Barrett's Mixology

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