Yappy Hour: Meet Jett and Try A Tito’s Lemon Drop

Yappy Hour: Meet Jett and Try A Tito’s Lemon Drop

Yappy Hour: Meet Jett and Try A Tito’s Lemon Drop

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lemon Drop first squeezed to life in San Francisco sometime during the 1970s. Its inventor, Norman Jay Hobday, an out-of-work Vietnam vet turned saloon owner, is also credited with opening the country’s first fern bar, a concept that mixed house plants and Tiffany lamps with throngs of upwardly mobile urbanites.

Both were an instant hit. And for two-plus decades, the Lemon Drop dominated cocktail menus from North Beach to Bangkok, hooking a generation of bar patrons on its boozy-tart-sweet mélange of vodka, citrus and sugar. In 2006, Oprah famously served one to Rachael Ray on her show, which is like the ultimate nod of widespread acceptance and further solidified the drink’s place in popular culture.

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Some mislabel the Lemon Drop as a Martini. But its closest cocktail kin is actually the Crusta, a New Orleans invention that dates to the 1850s and, like the Lemon Drop, is distinguished by its sugared rim. It may be tempting to save time by skipping this important step, but take the extra minute to coat the rim with sugar. It’s worth the effort, and that first saccharine brush against the lips before the onrush of vodka, lemon and orange fills your mouth is the drink’s calling card.

Given the drink’s sweet lemony character, it’s ripe for experimentation. Some bars, and home bartenders, modify Lemon Drops with citrus- or berry-flavored vodkas, while others muddle fresh fruit into the cocktail. But before you start riffing, try the classic. It has lasted this long for a reason and deserves to be sipped in its original form.

 

 

 

 

Say Hi to Jett

 

       Hi! I’m Jett. I’m smart, very chill, and I love all creatures, both human and furry. Nothing fazes me. My puppy friend climbs me like Mount Kilimanjaro and it’s just fine! I’m that friendly. 

 I think almost any loving home would make me happy because I’m so easy going. And who doesn’t want a sweet 70-pound lap dog who will be content sleeping all day on the couch with them?

       My foster family says I have zero aggression, I’m crazy about their 4 lb. puppy and I’m the best big brother to him! I’m an old soul in a 6-10-month-old body. If you want to meet me, just go to WAALrescue.org/adopt and complete an application. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watch the interview with JJ, Kim and Jett

 

 

 

 

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