Video and Recipe: The Colbert Bump, Stephen Colbert's Signature Cocktail
I just finished watching Esquire magazine's resident cocktail historian Dave Wondrich on the Colbert Report.
After sipping a daquiri and some rye whiskey, Colbert, true to megalomaniacal form, had Wondrich create a signature cocktail for him. Called The Colbert Bump,* it's based on cherry bounce, a cordial that both Wondrich and Eric Felten of the Wall Street Journal say George Washington used to drink.
The recipe for—and the video clip of the making of—the Colbert Bump, after the jump.
The Colbert Bump Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients
1 ounce Heering cherry liqueur
1 1/2 ounces "good ol' Republican gin"
1/4 ounce lemon juice ("we gotta keep away the scurvy")
Splash of soda water ("for summer cooling")
Procedure
To a tall iced-tea glass filled three-quarters full of ice, add the ingredients in the order above. Stir and serve with a heavy dose of pomposity.
Colbert, post-drink: "By the way, after these two drinks, you are really cute."
Video: The Colbert Bump Cocktail
* The Colbert Bump, per Wikiality is "the curious phenomenon whereby anyone who appears on The Colbert Report gets a huge boost in popularity, causing them to win elections, receive massive increases in money in (making Colbert the greatest fundraiser ever), receive major awards and even get laid (The Colbert Bumpin' Uglies)."
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3 Comments:
We tried it and it was absolutely delicious!
Libertina at 10:57AM on 08/05/09
"And some rye whiskey?" That's an old-fashioned--and one made right, at that!
NorrinRazael at 5:46PM on 08/07/09
I believe the "good ol' Republican gin" used in the Colbert bump is Brave Spirits Standing Guard Gin. It's not necessarily Republican but it is 100% American made and supports the men and women who serve our country. $2 from every bottle sold is donated to charities that support the men and women who serve. The bottle is shaped like a soldier standing at attention, which caught my eye in the piece above. Check out www.bravespirits.com for more information and to order online. CHEERS!!
jendfox at 10:33PM on 08/09/09