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More like shorts
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In the early days of TBIAW, we would often provide some history on a cocktail’s origins.
I realized today that it has been a while since we’ve done that and the oversight must be rectified immediately.
It is important to return to one’s root and today we are going to dig deep.
So without further ado, we present the
Capri, a shooter made from crème de cacao, crème de banana, and cream.
It was invented by famous mixologist Hobie Flehr in 1952.
He called it the
Capri because he hated to wear full length pants and was trying to eradicate them through awareness-raising cocktails.
The
Capri was his most famous one, outshining his previous efforts
Clam Digger, Pedal Pusher, and the disastrous
Knickerbocker.
Unfortunately for Flehr, the success of the
Capri was short lived and his bartending career petered out. He was briefly homeless which was hard on him since his ankles got extremely cold at night.
He bounced back professionally, though, when he created a line of
pouched juice drinks.
[citation needed]
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Rare photo of Flehr in plus-eights [citation needed]
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As far as flavor, the
Capri was pretty tasty.
On my first sip I mostly tasted the chocolate flavor of the crème de cacao.
I commented to Mrs. Bottle that I didn’t taste much banana.
She has the opposite reaction and said that when she sipped it that it tasted like a banana exploded in her mouth.
I’ve never experienced that personally so I couldn’t relate.
Regardless, I gave the drink another sip and this time I could taste the banana as well.
The two crèmes complemented the cream completely. As an added benefit, we are that much closer to polishing off that carton of half and half.
Overall Rating for the Capri
Taste: 4
Presentation: 3
Ease of Preparation: 4
Drinks Until Blackout: 8 – 15% Alcohol
Ingredients
0.75 oz Crème de Cacao
0.75 oz Crème de Banana
0.75 oz Light Cream
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