After completion of their “Bright College Years”, I imagine Yale graduates in springtime Connecticut back in the ‘30’s and ‘40’s rushed to a campus bar and threw back a couple of Yale cocktails in celebration. I think it’s kind of cool that a few universities had the wherewithal to create their own private drinks, and I imagine if you graduated from one, you owe it to yourself to partake. Did you know that Cole Porter wrote the Yale Fight Song while attending? Go Bulldogs!
Here we go –
- 2 ounces gin
- 1 ounce dry vermouth
- 3 dashes Crème de Yvette (you can substitute w/ Crème de Violette)
- 1-2 dash(es) bitters
Shake contents with ice in shaker ‘til cold. Serve up in a cocktail glass.