{"id":604,"date":"2011-01-14T10:16:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T10:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cocktailians.com\/2011\/01\/yes-thonx.html"},"modified":"2011-01-14T10:16:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-14T10:16:00","slug":"yes-thonx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cocktailians.com\/?p=604","title":{"rendered":"Yes, Thonx."},"content":{"rendered":"

One nice thing about wintertime is that citrus is pretty cheap. While I can't compete with the lucky-dog co-authors of this site that have lemon trees in their backyard (and they know who they are<\/a>), lemons at my local grocery store are currently running about 15-20 cents each, and good juice oranges can seemingly be had for the asking.<\/p>\n

And of course, this state of affairs is ultimately pleasing to the cocktail-head, as tons of cocktails make use of citrus in its varied forms. The plump oranges I just picked up inspired me to go in a direction I don't usually go, and led me to the Bronx (or at least its eponymous cocktail<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

The Bronx was a child of Manhattan, actually: invented at the Waldorf-Astoria<\/a> (the old location, where the Empire State Building is now) by ace bartender Johnnie Solan, who lived in the Bronx and came up with the drink's name a couple days after a visit to the Bronx Zoo. A Perfect Martini — i.e., a Martini with equal parts sweet and dry vermouth — with the addition of orange juice, the Bronx is "clean, simple, and very, very refreshing<\/a>." I agree with Wondrich, though, and think I'd like it better if it were a little less Arctic and a little more sweltering outside. Bronx, we'll meet again in June.<\/p>\n

\"Yes,<\/a><\/p>\n

The Bronx Cocktail<\/strong><\/p>\n