The Brian Cox
Last night, Keith and I were sitting on our porch, enjoying a summer cocktail I’d made that afternoon and discussing what we should call it. The base was a minty lemonade I’d made on Friday night. Keith suggested the Aznavour, after the French-Armenian star of Shoot the Piano Player.
“It would just be a cool name for a drink,” he said.
“If I’m going to name a drink for an actor,” I replied, “I’m naming it after my favorite actor.” So, without further adieu:
The Brian Cox
Lemonade base (makes 6 glasses)
5-7 fresh mint stalks, to taste
1 tray’s worth of ice cubes
Juice of 4 lemons
1 cup simple syrup
20 oz. water
Combine all in order in a resealable pitcher. Shake slightly to mix; store in refrigerator.
To make the Brian Cox:
1 stalk fresh mint
4 ice cubes
2 oz. vodka
Lemonade
Splash of grenadine
Put stalk at bottom of glass, cover with ice cubes. Pour vodka over ice cubes, fill with lemonade mixture. Add splash of grenadine. Serve and enjoy!
