Black-Eyed Susan
Combine 2 ounces each orange
juice and sour mix and 1 ounce each
bourbon, peach schnapps and vodka
in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake
vigorously, then strain into a tall glass
filled with ice. Garnish with an
orange slice and a maraschino cherry.Preakness stakesBelmont StakesCocktail Royalty
Mint juleps get all the attention
around Derby Day, but there are
two other races in the Triple Crown—
and two signature cocktails to go with
them. Longtime Preakness Stakes
caterer Harry M. Stevens Co. created
the Black-Eyed Susan in 1973, and
although serious bourbon drinkers
think the drink is too sweet (and have
campaigned to replace it), racegoers
love it. Meanwhile, Belmont Stakes
organizers tried for years to come
up with the right cocktail and, after
a couple of failed attempts called the
White Carnation and the Belmont
Breeze, they finally landed on the
Belmont Jewel in 2011. Try both
cocktails when the Triple Crown kicks
off with the Kentucky Derby on May 2.Belmont Jewel
Combine 2 ounces lemonade,
1½ ounces bourbon and 1 ounce
pomegranate juice in a cocktail
shaker with ice. Shake vigorously,
then strain into a short glass filled
with ice. Garnish with a lemon twist.MAY 2020 ●FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE 109
COCKTAILS: RALPH SMITH; FOOD STYLING: ADRIENNE ANDERSON. BELMONT RACE: GETTY IMAGES.
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