Saturday, September 19, 2020

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away yesterday.  She was a hero, role model, trailblazer,  and a beacon of hope to so many of us.

I am not going to repeat all the accolades and heartfelt praises we have already read on social media, because it’s all been said much more eloquently than I could say it.

One of my favorite things about RBG was how she described the love story between her and her husband, Martin.  She said he admired her “intellectual luminosity,”  and was “the only young man I dated who cared that I had a brain.”  (This kind of man, by the way, is the only life partner I would accept, and the kind of man I hope my sons have become.) 

Today’s cocktail is strong and direct, of course. Don’t underestimate the punch it can pack.

I used R and B and G–rum and bourbon and gin.

In a glass filled with ice, mix 1 ounce white rum, 1 ounce bourbon, and 1 ounce gin. Add ½ ounce lemon juice, ½ ounce lime juice, and 1 ounce simple syrup. Stir until combined, and strain into a martini glass.

Raise your glasses to RBG. May her memory be a blessing, may her memory be a revolution.