The ‘Aunt Roberta’
- Three shots of vodka
- Two shots of absinthe
- One shot of brandy
- One and a half shots of gin
- One shot of blackberry liqueur
Yes, this cocktail has eight and a half shots in it and it still manages to taste pretty damn good (apparently) because of the blackberry liqueur.
Who was Aunt Roberta?
It turns out this cocktail has an interesting history. It was invented in the 1800s by a mulatto prostitute who was running a bootleg drinks shack.
Apparently, she stumbled upon it when drunk and was never able to get exactly the right measures again. One of her patrons took the recipe to New York and got rich selling it in his bar.
Some friendly advice
Roughly 34 people died while drinking at Aunt Roberta’s place during the two years it was open. (She also served homemade moonshine and it was a pretty rough crowd.)
So make sure you have life insurance before you mix this one up.
Once you try this (I know you will), leave comments.
I need to find some blackberry liqueur. Don’t think they sell that here.
I will report back my findings shortly
I will be trying this out at some point as the scientist and will repoort back with my findings!