If you live in a cold climate, chances for a spring nor’easter are high. Punxsutawney Phil may have said spring was around the corner but Mother Nature overrules him. This is the perfect time to plan a classic night in! Plan on a classic romantic movie and a cocktail to warm your hearts and get you through the storm. Complete your normal pre-storm chores and then prepare your classic night.

There is always a chance that you will lose power but this will not stop your classic night! Ok, so you’re thinking I’m crazy because if the power is out, there is NO TV so how could you possibly watch a movie?

Here’s a tip. Make sure your computer is completely charged as well as your phone and portable chargers. Have your movie(s) downloaded to your computer.

I suggest going with a classic like Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman or An Affair To Remember with Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, both considered the best romantic movies of all time! Guys may not grab a chick flick as a first choice but we all can appreciate a classic.

Our 2018 March Nor’easter Side Car is my spin on the classic Sidecar. This cocktail is a classic and has it’s own tales to tell with some controversy around the origin. Dating back to the end of WWI, The Ritz Hotel in Paris, which is timeless itself, claims origin of the drink. You may also hear the story of Harry’s New York Bar in Paris. In the 1920′s an American army captain, who drove a motorcycle with a sidecar invented it. Either story you want to believe gives a nostalgic feel to the cocktail.

Create your cocktail, play the movie, and snuggle with your dame to create a timeless classic night! 

Ingredients:

2.5 fluid ounces of Bulleit Bourbon

0.5 fluid ounces of Cointreau

1.0 oz of Fresh Squeezed lime juice

1.0 simple syrup

Instructions:

Add Bourbon, Cointreau and simple syrup in a mixing glass. Add ice. Squeeze fresh lime juice in. Stir don’t shake. Strain into glass. Garnish with lime wedge and orange twist.

ENJOY !