One Barackatini please – shaken, not stirred
SAN ANTONIO – U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has promised to change Washington when he takes office in January 2009, but you may see evidence of the change at your local bar even sooner.
San Antonio celebrity bartender Malcolm Cates, who has been credited with introducing several trendy new cocktails, has whipped up the “Barackatini,” which he says reflects a “new tone” in Washington.
“A Barackatini consists of rum, fruit, a splash of club soda to keep it mellow,” Cates says. “After all, (Obama) does very well under pressure.”
Cates says the Bush administration favored “traditional” cocktails like the vodka tonic. But Obama’s time in the Oval Office will usher in a new era of exotic drinks made with champagne and rum, he said.
Also look for trendy night spots to highlight “ultra premium” vodka and rum, he said.
(Reporting by Jim Forsyth in San Antonio)
- Photo credit: Reuters/Carlos Barria (Obama speaks to reporters in Chicago on Nov. 7, 2008)
Oh come on, you neggies. This is totally fun. Obama is causing a stir everywhere, even in the food world. There’s a new blog that’s totally devoted to Barack and food: obamafoodorama.blogspot.com.
Change & hope through food!