From what I hear, the Boston Tea Party wasn’t about tea at all, but a sugar tax (compounded on a molasses tax) which ultimately pushed the price of rum sky-high.
It makes sense, then, that rum (arguably theĀ most popular liquor in early U.S.Ā history) and apple (“as American as apple pie”)Ā couldĀ foster some sortĀ of patriotism forĀ oneĀ drinking it, right? So maybe that’s a stretch, but regardless, here’s a great simple cocktail thatĀ is certainly aĀ sip of liberty:
Liberty Cocktail
- 1 oz rum
- 2 oz applejack
- dash simple syrup
- shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass
- garnish with an apple slice
