美国国家公共电台 NPR Christmas Cookie Cocktails: Nice, Naughty Drinks For (21+) Boys And Girls

 

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A bar in Washington, D.C., has found a way to combine two holiday season staples¹, cocktails³ and cookies. NPR's Neda Ulaby visited the birthplace of the cookie dough⁴ cocktail².

NEDA ULABY, BYLINE⁵: Even in a season spiked⁶ with boozy specialties⁷ like eggnog and hot buttered rum, a cookie dough cocktail might sound - a little gross.

PAUL TAYLOR: Well, it is delicious.

ULABY: Mixologist Paul Taylor likes to call himself head elf at this tinsel-bedecked bar known as Miracle On Seventh Street. It's a pop-up open only between Thanksgiving and New Year's, so head elf is not a year-round job.

TAYLOR: Seasonal⁸ - seasonal position.

ULABY: This head elf was determined⁹ to mix up a cocktail that tastes like cookie dough but still good enough to be a real Christmas classic. So he and his staff riffed on another one.

TAYLOR: And we thought White Russian. And how did we get to the cookie flavor? What does a cookie taste like? Butter, brown sugar.

ULABY: So they made a simple syrup¹⁰ with brown sugar and vodka washed with butter. That's right, butter-washed vodka.

TAYLOR: So we melt butter down, put the butter into the vodka - it does sound gross - stir it up, let it sit out for about four hours and then we put it in the freezer.

ULABY: This technique is called fatwashing.

TAYLOR: The butter hardens on top. We let it infuse overnight, and then we pull all the butter out. And we strain it very, very finely. So you have vodka that essentially¹¹ tastes like butter.

(SOUNDBITE OF LIQUID POURING)

TAYLOR: So we're going to do an ounce of our vodka. And then we're going to do an ounce of half-and-half. And then we added a little coffee liqueur, a little hazelnut liqueur and some salt.

ULABY: Because, says bartender Paul Taylor, the best cookies always include a little salt.

TAYLOR: At least for me. And then we'll add some ice.

(SOUNDBITE OF ICE BEING SHAKEN)

ULABY: So to recap - butter-washed vodka, coffee liqueur, hazelnut liqueur, also chocolate liqueur - which Taylor suggested later - brown sugar simple syrup, half-and-half and salt. This is the most popular cocktail at Miracle on Seventh Street, the Christmas-themed bar, and it comes with an extra special garnish¹², a tiny ball of raw cookie dough stuck on the rim¹³. Taylor served at least 400 every night here for weeks.

TAYLOR: I'll probably be Christmas cocktailed out on New Year's to be completely honest.

ULABY: On New Year's, Paul Taylor says, he'll switch to champagne¹⁴.

Neda Ulaby, NPR News.

1 staples   

n.（某国的）主要产品( staple的名词复数 )；钉书钉；U 形钉；主要部份v.用钉书钉钉住( staple的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The anvil onto which the staples are pressed was not assemble correctly. 订书机上的铁砧安装错位。 来自辞典例句
• I'm trying to make an analysis of the staples of his talk. 我在试行分析他的谈话的要旨。 来自辞典例句

2 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。

3 cocktails   

n.鸡尾酒( cocktail的名词复数 )；餐前开胃菜；混合物

参考例句：

• Come about 4 o'clock. We'll have cocktails and grill steaks. 请四点钟左右来，我们喝鸡尾酒，吃烤牛排。 来自辞典例句
• Cocktails were a nasty American habit. 喝鸡尾酒是讨厌的美国习惯。 来自辞典例句

4 dough   

n.生面团；钱，现款

参考例句：

• She formed the dough into squares.她把生面团捏成四方块。
• The baker is kneading dough.那位面包师在揉面。

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 spiked   

adj.有穗的；成锥形的；有尖顶的

参考例句：

• The editor spiked the story. 编辑删去了这篇报道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked. 他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。 来自辞典例句

7 specialties   

n.专门，特性，特别；专业( specialty的名词复数 )；特性；特制品；盖印的契约

参考例句：

• Great Books are popular, not pedantic. They are not written by specialists about specialties for specialists. 名著绝不引经据典，艰深难懂，而是通俗易读。它们不是专家为专业人员撰写的专业书籍。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
• Brain drains may represent a substantial reduction in some labor force skills and specialties. 智力外流可能表示某种劳动力技能和特长大量减少。 来自辞典例句

8 seasonal   

adj.季节的，季节性的

参考例句：

• The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
• The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。

9 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

10 syrup   

n.糖浆，糖水

参考例句：

• I skimmed the foam from the boiling syrup.我撇去了煮沸糖浆上的泡沫。
• Tinned fruit usually has a lot of syrup with it.罐头水果通常都有许多糖浆。

11 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

12 garnish   

n.装饰，添饰，配菜

参考例句：

• The turkey was served with a garnish of parsley.做好的火鸡上面配上芫荽菜做点缀。
• The sandwiches came with a rather limp salad garnish.三明治配着蔫软的色拉饰菜。

13 rim   

n.(圆物的)边，轮缘；边界

参考例句：

• The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。
• She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。

14 champagne   

n.香槟酒；微黄色

参考例句：

• There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
• They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。