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Edible Spirits
ILLUSTRATION BY ZOHAR LAZAR AND PHOTO COURTESY OF UNION STATION HOTEL
A new wave of interest in
gelatin cocktails is sparking
the creative juices of forwardthinking mixologists.
By Charu Suri
★
"There's Always Room for Jell-O," read the
slogan for America's most famous dessert.
That was in 1964. Today, the adage still applies -
among mixologists at least. Eating a cocktail with
a spoon seems counterintuitive, but bartenders
across the globe are creating edible cocktails with
ingredients from gelatin to agar agar and creating
light-as-flan concoctions that are decidedly not
college vodka shots.
Shelley Walker, sommelier at Union Station
Wine & Dine
Taste, Savor,
Enjoy
Hotel in Nashville, was recently asked to re-create
cocktails from the '90s, which took her back to her
college days. She started playing with pre-Prohibition recipes and created two seasonal gelatin shots,
including a Popcorn Old Fashioned made with
blackberry and lemongrass-infused white whiskey, a
classic Harvey Wallbanger, and a gelatinous version
of a French 75. A typical Old Fashioned uses maraschino cherries and orange, but Walker created
a different, fruity-meets-tart version noting that
"blackberries go very well with bourbon." The
lemongrass is a nod to the more traditional use
of Angostura bitters.
Union Station
While singer-songwriter Tom
Popcorn Old
Lehrer is credited with popularFashioned
izing Jell-O shots (he claimed he
invented them as a way to escape
liquor restrictions), gelatin's origins date back to the 1400s. Jell-O
has had a long, sinuous history in
America, with various attempts to
popularize it failing until General
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Table of Contents
Perspective: CEO Letter
From the Editor
Making It Happen?
Hot Spots: Best Wellness Retreats
Great Escapes: Sea Pines Resort, South Carolina
Great Escapes: Barceló Hotels and Resorts
Wine & Dine: Edible Spirits
Style Spotlight: Patriotic Pride
Gear Up: Summer Play
Getaway: Sugar Mountain, North Carolina
Adventure: Surf School
Connections: Everybody's Business
Travel Feature: Athens, Greece
Florida Panhandle Shipwreck Trail
Chefs Tell
Down to Business
Special Section: Vibrant San Diego
To Your Health: Joint Revitalization
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Best of Health: Miami Foot & Ankle Surgery
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Audio Entertainment
Video Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
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