The Preakness Cocktail
|
Ayear ago, when the Kentucky Derby ran for the 150th time, everyone knew what to quaff: the Mint Julep. This year, the Preakness reaches that same milestone, but we cheekily suggest you drink something other than the official cocktail (the Black-Eyed Susan). No, the best toast is with a drink that shares the name of the second leg of the Triple Crown. Run two weeks after the Derby, Baltimore’s Preakness Stakes is a furlong shorter with tight turns. A typically smaller field often provides a wire-to-wire winner. At the same time, local festivals show off the city’s culinary specialties. The Preakness cocktail, a melding of rye, vermouth and liqueur, captures the …
