Bernie Sanders superfans are drinking Vermont maple syrup cocktails now


When you can't go to a Bernie Sanders rally, the Bernie Sanders rally comes to you. From an apartment in Washington, D.C., the Democratic presidential candidate broadcast Wednesday evening to 3,500 other simultaneous house parties and gatherings, reaching living rooms in all 50 states — with more than 100,000 people signing up to attend their local events. If you discount that the location wasn't centralized, the live stream "house party" was the largest gathering in support of a 2016 presidential candidate yet.
But what's a house party without a killer cocktail?
Manisha Sharma and bartender Miguel Marcelino Herrera, the hosts of the apartment from which Sanders was live streaming in D.C., introduced their thousands of guests to the "Bernie Paloma" as a show of their "Mexican hospitality," The New York Times reports.
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“Paloma means dove, dove means soul, and Bernie's got soul," Sharma said.
Of course, the drink honoring the Vermont socialist has a healthy dose of maple syrup. Jeva Lange
The Bernie Paloma0.5 oz. Vermont maple syrup0.5 oz. fresh lime juice2 oz. fresh grapefruit juice2 oz. silver tequilaGarnish: "salt air," which is sea salt, lime juice, water and Sucro, emulsified with a hand blender. [The New York Times]
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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.
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