Tax Day Is Upon Us: Drink! - Posted: April 14th, 2009

Finished your taxes yet? Whether you’ve filed it already or are still coasting to the deadline, commemorating that dreaded April 15th with a good drink is always in order. What better way to drown out that nagging feeling of handing over your money to “the man,” after all?
These two drinks are both geared towards those who find the IRS a constant presence in their minds during this season. One is a classic and has wiped away more financial worries (for a night) that you can ever imagine. The other is a newer poison concocted in DC’s famous bar, Zola.
Income Tax Cocktail
A longstanding classic, this drink is perfect for the man right smack in the middle of working through his papers or the overworked accountant who could really use a drink come tax season. To make it, bring out a shaker and put the following ingredients together: two ounces of gin, a quarter ounce of sweet vermouth, a quarter ounce of dry vermouth, an ounce of orange juice and Angostura bitters (a dash). Shake it well to mix, strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with an orange twist. Drink languorously and live to see another day.
The IRS Drink
This one is a cocktail made especially for tax season by the creative cocktail connoisseurs at Zola. To make your own, you’ll need two ounces of bourbon mixed with Steaz raspberry-and-green-tea soda on a 14-ounce glass. To add extra color and taste, simply add a splash of cranberry juice and fresh mint. Zola servers it garnished with a slice of lime. Colorful and tasty, it’s a drink that sticks it to the man, in style.
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