Last year I was asked to create a cocktail for the 20th anniversary of the Legally Blonde movie. There were a couple of must haves. It had to be pink and called The Bend and Snap. Why the Bend and Snap? It’s named after the movie’s famous how to secure a date scene featuring the “bend and snap » technique. The scene was written at the hotel bar called the Writer’s Bar and paying homage to the creators and technique, this is my 2021 Bend and Snap.
This cocktail scheduled to be on the menu for one week. That was July 2021. It is still on the menu today. I am so proud of my little cocktail. I can’t promise it will secure you a date but sure is a tasty way to try.
Bend and Snap
2 oz Belvedere vodka
5-6 slides of watermelon
8 sprigs of fresh mint
1 slice of a jalapeño
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
3/4 oz agave syrup (add little water if too thick as this reduces the agave sweetness and adds more fluidity. This is a trick when using speed pour spouts at a bar)
Purple edible viola flowers
Method
1. Add 5-6 small slices of watermelon to a small mixing tin. Think watermelon cut for a breakfast fruit plate. Using a muddler, mash the watermelon to create a pulpy juice.
2. Add 8 sprigs of mint to the same tin. Gently press and twist the mint using a muddler.
3. Add one thin slice of jalapeño with the seeds. Turn once with the same muddler to extract the juices. Don’t over muddle. This drink isn’t a spicy drink. The heat and “snap” should be in the back of the throat a the finish of the sip.
4. Add agave, fresh lime juice, vodka and ice. Shake and double strain into a bucket glass over one large ice cube. Garnish with a purple or lavender viola flower.
Glass: Bucket glass
Garnish: purple or lavender edible viola flower
*** pro-tip if the jalapeño is too spicy or too green consider making or purchasing jalapeño bitters for consistancy
Side notes: I tested this cocktail with tequila and honey together and both with vodka. For this assignment, these ingredients work best.
