Cocktail Linsanity: The Lin Tonic? The Matsu Mule? The JereMidori Sour?
- He appears to be popular in New York. (pic: 8asians.com)
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If we took him on a bar crawl in Beijing, he’d probably dribble a few Bourbon bubble teas down his chin, easily knock back any shot he took at Nanjie, and, at all costs, skip the draft, even ones priced at only rmb5 per pint. Talking ’bout Jeremy Lin, peeps, the New York Knicks guard who in less than two weeks has gone from NBA bench player to most talked about guy. So, how about belatedly joining the Linsanity — bandwagon? I don’t see any bandwagon — and coming up with some cocktails…
Lin Tonic
Both of Lin’s parents hail from Taiwan so simply use one of the island’s lychee fruits as a garnish. You could also go with a New York gin such as these two. Oh wait, they come from Brooklyn. Ack, so does these. Anyway, you’ll need to hand carry those ones to Beijing.
Ba Ba Baijiu
Lin was born in 1988, so this one is (roughly) 88 percent baijiu and 12 percent fresh lime juice. The latter sour mix represents his struggle to success, the former represents the strength of his potential. Deep stuff. Garnish with a shout of “ganbei“. Easy and cheap to make in Beijing.
Lin Island Iced Tea
A standard Long Island with, with double the alcohol, because Lin should be getting twice as many shots.
Matsu Mule
Replace vodka with kaoliang, a strong sorghum liquor, from the small island of Matsu in the Taiwan Strait. The mule represents Lin’s stubbornness in not giving up.
Manhatlin
A no-brainer, given Madison Square Garden is in Manhattan. We’ll go to Taiwan for the garnish and include a tiny basketball from sweet red bean.
Okay, I came up with those in a hurry, and will add more soon. Feel free to post a few of your own. Seems like there are endless possibilities: a twist on a BelLINi, a cocktail with LinDeman’s fruit beer, a take on this Linstead recipe, a Jeremidori Sour, something using bubble tea…
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wait, since when were decent limes (ie, ones that actually have any juice, let alone juice that tastes like REAL lime juice) “cheap” in beijing?