Literature and drink have always had a close relationship. Throughout history, many writers have linked their stories to the mystique of cocktails.
Taking advantage of the fact that this month is Sant Jordi's Day, and thanks to the knowledge that we have gained from our dedication to the wine distribution in MallorcaWe are going to make a slightly different book and drinks menu.
Literature and drink: a historical relationship
There are many, many stories surrounding literary classics and drinking classics. Some of the greats of world literature talk of epic nights, others pair their writing with various spirits.
Today we bring you a special drinks menu to toast Sant Jordi together, and don't forget to accompany your gift with a rose!
Letter of Sant Jordi
- The Catcher in the Rye: the most famous teenager in contemporary literature doesn't hesitate to ask for a scotch and soda at Ernie's, a now defunct club in New York's Greenwich. The mix is as simple as its only two ingredients, 60 ml of Scotch whisky and 120 ml of soda.
- On the road: the iconic novel of the Beat Generation, the hipster bible, made Wine Spodiodi popular. This blend already existed, brewed by African-Americans on the northwest coast of the United States. In the novel they took a simplified variant which, with the passage of time, has become even simpler, becoming in a mixture of whiskey and porto.
- Temperance: the acclaimed writer María Dueñas makes wine the protagonist of this exciting novel. In it, she tells how the Andalusian city of Jerez became a cosmopolitan and strategic enclave thanks to the trade in its wines with England.
- Harry Potter: If you have read any of the books in this saga or seen the films, butterbeer will have caught your eye, right? This drink of English origin is very typical at Christmas markets. In its mixture we found stoutegg, butter and spices such as cloves, nutmeg and ginger.
- Pirate stories: no pirate story without a talking parrot, eye patch and rum. This Caribbean drink takes its name from the English "rumbullion", which means "great tumult". No wonder if we travel back to the buccaneers' celebrations, where rum ran riot and accompanied their outrages.
Which cocktail will you choose to accompany your next reading? Remember that it is also possible to join the literature and drink with a lot of non-alcoholic options with which to toast together for yet another Sant Jordi.
