In weird not-quite-holiday news, today is Ponce de Leon Day. In honor of the dude who stumbled upon the majestic state of Florida and its larger-than-life state birds mosquitos, whilst searching for the mythical Fountain of Youth, I presume this means today is the day for either recapturing your lost youth -OR- making sure your current youth isn’t wasted.
Therefore, I propose a Ponce de Leon-y remedy:
The Fountain of Youth Cocktail!
Fountain of Youth Cocktail, as featured on the NYT (photo by Michael Falco)
Made with cucumbers, gin, white cranberry juice (ooh-la-la!), fresh lime juice and Pimm’s No. 1 (a gin-based liqueur), this drink was featured on the New York Times website back in March. While I haven’t tried it myself, it sounds fresh and tasty, though I kind of doubt it’ll do anything for your immortality. Still, I suppose it couldn’t hurt to try, right?
Drink up and prosper, in the name of Spain!
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