Darwin Day Cocktails

[thayes1c]

In an effort to celebrate Darwin Day, I'm trying to think of appropriate cocktails. I think the man might have been a teetotaler, but I'm not, so what drinks do you all recommend for this occasion? I was thinking something nautical, what with the voyage on the Beagle, but I'd like to do something better than grog.

[Penwu]

Well, the Martinez/Martini/Dry Martini/Vodka Martini is an excellent example of a drink evolving in response to a changing environment. Even if you don't like where it ended up, just pick your favorite stage and drink that.

[KatieLoeb]

I'll be serving Monkey Glands today in Darwin's honor...

[slkinsey]

I'll be serving Monkey Glands today in Darwin's honor...

Er... don't you mean Serge Voronoff?

[Wild Bill Turkey]

Given that there were others who deserved to share the credit with Darwin for his pioneering work on "The Origin", it seems like we should celebrate the day in drink with something with a disputed origin, like the Margarita.

[haresfur]

I'll be serving Monkey Glands today in Darwin's honor...

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[plattetude]

After I polished off my Tailspin, I realized it was appropriate for the occasion from an "evolutionary" standpoint -- being a Bijou with a mutation of a splash of Campari, giving it an evolutionary advantage to my taste.

Edited to add: It actually had another mutation, in that I subbed Genevieve genever for gin. And I'd call that another evolutionary advantage.

Christopher

Edited February 13, 2009 by plattetude (log)

[KatieLoeb]

I'll be serving Monkey Glands today in Darwin's honor...

Er... don't you mean Serge Voronoff?

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Actually thinking through the logistics of transplantation technology in the late 19th century is enough to make me want to hurl. Dr. Voronoff was undoubtedly transplanting putrid monkey glands in less than sterile circumstances into only the very rich elderly gentlemen that could afford the $5000 price tag for the "procedure" back then, a tidy sum that made the good doctor a very wealthy and sought after surgeon. Yeah - I'll pass on "honoring" Dr. Voronoff. He made his own fortune and needs no honorifics from me.

Aren't you glad that modern technology has brought us the wonders of Viagra?

[Bill Miller]

Drink a Brunello di Montalcino--a mutation (and a happy one ) of Sangiovese, while you get over this years mutation of the flu. Darwin taught us so much about how things work. Evolution has even returned the gin martini when vodka didn't work--now the Vodka Martini is ordered like that--still around, but not the real thing. Survival of the fittest.

Edited February 15, 2009 by Bill Miller (log)