Trumptini
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| Type | Cocktail |
| Base spirit |
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| Served | Straight up |
| Standard garnish | Lemon peel shaped like a "T"; salmon caviar |
| Standard drinkware | .svg) |
| Commonly used ingredients |
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| Preparation | Straight: Pour all ingredients into mixing glass with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain in chilled martini cocktail glass, with a salt rim. Garnish with a "T"-shaped slice of lemon peel and a scoop of salmon caviar |
The Trumptini is a cold, cranberry-flavoured cocktail made with Bacardi Limon, Cointreau, sour mix and cranberry juice. It is traditionally served in a Rokz salt-rimmed martini glass, and garnished with scoop of premium red Atlantic salmon caviar, and a T-shaped slice of lemon peel.[1]
While not a true martini, the word is a portmanteau of the name Trump (named after Donald Trump) and the word martini.
Origins[edit]
The Trumptini is the signature cocktail of the Trump International Beach Resort in Miami, Florida. It is named after the hotel's owner Donald Trump in honour of the hotel's opening in 1992,[1] despite the fact that Trump himself is teetotal.[2]
In 2008, the Trumptini was awarded as "Best Signature Drink" by the Miami New Times.[3]
The "Trumptini" is a trademarked brand. In June 2016, ownership of the Trumptini trademark was transferred from the Trump Organization to Drinks Americas.[4]
Variations[edit]
Unofficial variations of the Trumptini have been served at various locations across the world.[1]
During the 2016 US presidential election campaign, The Rustic restaurant in Houston, Texas served a version of the Trumptini which used vodka instead of Bacardi, and used gold flakes instead of lemon peel.[5]
In 2018, Maxwells Steakhouse in Covent Garden, London, England created a "Stormy Trumptini" cocktail to commemorate President Trump's state visit to the United Kingdom. The Stormy Trumptini was similar to a porn star martini, made with vanilla-flavoured vodka, Passoã, passion fruit juice, and passion fruit puree. The cocktail was garnished with candy floss to imitate Trump's distinctive hairstyle, and was served alongside a shot glass of prosecco and Grenadine, which was meant to resemble the "nuclear button".[6]
As an internet meme[edit]
In April 2020, during a press conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump appeared to ask whether injecting disinfectants into the body could be an effective cure for coronavirus, perhaps sarcastically.[7][8] Trump's comments were ridiculed online and formed the basis of several memes, with internet users creating fake recipes for a Trumptini cocktail, consisting of mixes of various bleaches and other disinfectants, and garnished with Tide Pods.[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Luscombe, Richard (12 October 2018). "What's in a Trumptini? A cocktail of rum, citrus and caviar made for a tycoon". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Wright, Ben (17 January 2017). "Teetotal Trump and the drinking presidents". BBC News. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Best of Miami 2008: Food and Drink". Miami New Times. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Mordok, Jeff (1 June 2016). "Donald Trump moves more than 110 trademarks to Delaware". Delaware Online. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Pick Your Poison at The Rustic on Super Tuesday". Nation's Restaurant News. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Thomson, Lizzie (11 June 2018). "Chubby burgers and orange Martinis: Mark Trump's UK visit at Covent Garden's Maxwell's". Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Trump: Comments about injecting disinfectant 'sarcastic'
- ^ Rogers, Katie; Hauser, Christine; Yuhas, Alan; Haberman, Maggie (24 April 2020). "Trump's Suggestion That Disinfectants Could Be Used to Treat Coronavirus Prompts Aggressive Pushback". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Maddila, Suyash (25 April 2020). "Trump's injecting disinfectants gaffe leaves netizens in splits". Telangana Today. Retrieved 25 August 2020.