What better way to celebrate American Independence than getting hammered with America's greatest invention, the cocktail? OK, I have no idea if the cocktail was invented in America, but it was certainly perfected here during prohibition when bartenders had to add mixers to hide the horrible taste of the hootch. What cocktail do I recommend today? The one that honors America's greatest city, the Manhattan, made with American Rye whiskey. Check out this article by Tony Sachs:
"With July 4th at hand, it's time to pay tribute to those uniquely American inventions that have made this country great. Baseball. Jazz. Blue jeans. Match Game '76. Loaded baked potatoes. Tina Louise. And perhaps the greatest of all -- rye whiskey."
Read the rest here. Anyone who can tie together Match Game '76, Tina Louise and cocktails is my kind of guy. Don't know how to make a Manhattan? Let that great American Rachel Maddow show you:
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