"Three Dollar Shoes" is a gin cocktail made with Seagram's and Bombay Sapphire brand gin. It also includes Margarita mixer for sweetness, and grenadine to give the drink a pink tint.
The Three Dollar Shoes cocktail was invented in Albuquerque, New Mexico on 21 July 2006 as a strong but sweet cocktail to drink before going to a local club for Salsa dancing. Originally, the drink included only Seagram's and Margarita mixer. Bombay Sapphire was added to give a higher alcohol content, and drawing inspiration from one of the inventors recently purchased pink high-heel shoes (for three dollars), the grenadine was added to give the cocktail a pink tint.
For serving the drink, a plastic water-bottle was used for ease and portability. In keeping with the original spirit of the cocktail, if at all possible the drink should be served from a large, cheap plastic bottle, though a drink mixer can be used instead.
- Source: Three Dollar Shoes from the Wikibooks Bartending Guide—original source of recipe, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License
- Serves: 1
Ingredients[]
- 3 parts Seagram's brand gin
- 2 part Bombay Sapphire brand gin
- 2 part (or to taste) chilled margarita mixer
- 1 part grenadine
Directions[]
- Add all ingredients, gin first, into the plastic bottle.
- Shake for 10 seconds, or until well blended.
- Drink directly from water-bottle, or pour into a large glass.
- It may also be served as is or on the rocks.