On January 6th, some Christians celebrated Three Kings Day, to commemorate when the three wise men brought gifts to baby Jesus. I’ve never observed this celebration, but I thought it was fitting that the two democratic Georgian senators, Warnock and Ossoff, officially won their elections on this day. There were many factors that led to their success, but I give much credit to that Black Girl Magic Powerhouse, Stacey Abrams. They were my secular three kings–or more precisely one queen and two kings–delivering the control of The Senate to the Democrats.
But that fabulous news was washed out by a lame duck presidential-inspired coup attempt at The Capitol. An angry mob of mostly white people broke windows, doors, smeared feces, fought with capitol police and all other manner of violence, which did not reflect any respect for law and order, nor did they appear to believe that blue lives mattered. They only cared about disenfranchising millions of Americans who voted for Biden and Harris.
Thanks to the mostly maskless insurrectionists, the FBI, along with the help of people on social media, have been identifying many of those criminals. Even though many of the insurrectionists were placed on the “no-fly list,” some made their way back to their home, only to be arrested by local law enforcement.
In the meantime, Democrats and some Republicans began talking about impeaching the president-reject for a historic second time despite him having only two weeks left in office. He still could run for office again and would be entitled to a pension. The second impeachment sought to prevent that–among other things. Once the Democratic-controlled House impeached him for a second time, I began thinking of how to craft a cocktail worthy of observing the occasion.
I didn’t think that peach and mint would actually go well together, but I had to experiment with it anyway.
Or be drunk to drink it. Either way, there was only one way to find out.
I cut up a few mint leaves, followed by a double shot of schnapps.
The minty taste was subtle, which was why I didn’t muddle the leaves. An alternative method was violently and pleasurably ripping up those mint leaves, which hurts no one and helps make a cocktail. Then, I tossed in a few ice cubes.
The next evening, I took my niece’s advice and added fresh lime juice.
The next evening, I took my niece’s advice and added fresh lime juice. That was definitely the right call. Now once the Senate starts impeachment proceedings, I’ll already have my cocktail ready. I don’t usually celebrate anything Congress does, but life’s unusual during a pandemic.